IFAD pledges continued support Viet Nam’s agriculture

IFAD pledges continued support Viet Nam’s agriculture

10/01/2008 -- 11:48 AM

Rome (VNA) – The Int’l Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Lennart Bage has pledged IFAD’s continued support to Viet Nam in hunger alleviation and agriculture development in the years to come.

In a recent reception to Viet Nam ’s chief representative to IFAD Nguyen Van An, the IFAD President spoke highly of Viet Nam ’s socio-economic achievements in 2007.

Bage will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from January 14-18 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem.

He said the visit will be a good chance for him to discuss with Vietnamese leaders matters of common concerns in order to consolidate and boost bilateral relations.

During his Viet Nam ’s tour, the IFAD President is scheduled to work with the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

He will also pay a courtesy visit to permanent deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung and visit IFAD’s current projects in some localities, including southern Ben Tre province.

The IFAD President will also sign agreements worth 40 million USD on aid to Ben Tre and Cao Bang provinces; an agreement to set up IFAD’s representative office in Ha Noi and a 300,000 USD project to be implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.-Enditem
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