AU, Arab League hold ministerial meeting on agriculture, food security Feb 14
Posted by Zawya.com
30 January 2010

CAIRO -- The Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh hosts on February 14 Arab and African Agriculture Ministers to discuss food security and to prepare for the 2nd Afro-Arab summit, to be held in Libya in October.

A statement by the Secretariat of the Arab League on Saturday said the ministers would discuss all means to providing food security and promoting development in the Arab and African regions.

Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa and African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping announced during their meeting two weeks ago, the readiness of procedures necessary to hold the Ministerial meeting.

The director of the Arab-African cooperation department in the Arab League, Ambassador Samir Hosni told the reporters on Saturday that the convening of this meeting reflected the interest of both the Arab League and the AU to lay the foundations for a serious cooperation in agricultural development and food security.

Arab and African experts are to meet in Sharm El-Sheikh shortly before the ministerial meeting to put the finishing touches on joint draft program for agricultural development and food security as well as the mechanism for follow-up and implementation.

© KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) 2010

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