Yemen and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) discussed here on Saturday establishing a special fund in cooperation with the GCC countries to achieve food security and fight poverty and malnutrition in Yemen.

During their meeting in the Italian capital Rome, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mohammad al-Sa'adi and FAO Director General Jose Graziano da Silva also reviewed the possible means to enhance the joint cooperation between Yemen and FAO in the agricultural and development fields.

The Minister briefed da Silva on the efforts Yemen has made so far, including the establishment of Supreme National Committee for Food Security, stressing the importance of providing the Committee with all support to do its mission of making policies to achieve food security in Yemen.

He also indicated to the efforts Yemen has made recently to combat desert locusts and other pests, underlining the importance that FAO funds national strategic projects for agricultural development in Yemen, as well as increasing its aid for other projects implemented by FAO.

Da Silva expressed the Organization's constant readiness to provide technical and consultative assistances to Yemen in the fields of agriculture and development.

He said that the appointment of the FAO's new representative in Yemen confirmed the Organization's interest in promoting the cooperation relations with Yemen.

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