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Iran-Brazil Cooperation in FAO Plant Genetic Resources Commission
Iran-Brazil Cooperation in FAO Plant Genetic Resources
Commission
According to the information center of the Ministry of
Jihad-Agriculture, quoted by the Public Relations of Research Organization, Dr.
Kazem Khavazi emphasized the necessity of developing bilateral cooperation in
agricultural research, while he was explaining the strategic axes of
cooperation between Iran and Brazil.
Head of Agricultural Research, Education and Promotion
Organization of Iran, after referring to the multiplicity of its organization
mission areas, suggested that an expert delegation headed by the Brazilian
Research Agency should visit the Agricultural Research, Education and Promotion
Organization of Iran to learn about the capabilities of the Agency for
Research, Education and Promotion of Agriculture and then can sign a
cooperation document.
of future views, suggestions and decisions of the two countries, i.e. Iran and
Brazil, at the Commission on Plant Genetic Resources at the FAO. Mr. Rodrigo de Azeredo Santos, the
respected ambassador of Brazil in Iran, after welcoming the suggestions put
forward at the meeting, emphasized on bilateral cooperation in the fields of
agricultural education and research.
of the unique countries in the world with valuable natural and genetic
resources.
Following the meeting, a follow-up and expert meeting on the Commission on
Plant Genetic Resources was held, attended by the National Reference Director
for the Convention on Biological Diversity, the President of the National
Center for Agricultural Genetics and Natural Resources Management, and Dr.
Toraj Valinasb, Director General of the Office of Scientific Communication and
International Cooperation.
