NNA – Caretaker Minister of Agriculture, Abbas Hajj Hassan, met during his participation in a conference organized by the United Nations in Rome, the Director General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization quot;FAOquot;, Qu Dongyu.
Minister Hajj Hassan briefed Dongyu on the Ministry of Agriculturersquo;s strategy to develop the sector in Lebanon in partnership with FAO.nbsp;
He also mentioned the projects that are implemented in joint cooperation between the ministry and the organization, in addition to the proposed projects .
For his part, FAO director confirmed his support for Lebanon.nbsp;
ldquo;Lebanon plays a central role in the Middle East region, he added.nbsp;
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