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By Aynur Jafarova

Azerbaijan and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have mulled the cooperation issues.

The discussions were held between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Director General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jose Graziano da Silva in Rome. The meeting was held as part of President Aliyev's official visit to Italy.

During the meeting, the sides said cooperation between Azerbaijan and FAO has been developing successfully, and spoke of the achievements gained by the country in the economic field.

The parties also noted agriculture has developed in Azerbaijan in recent years and reforms carried out in this area have yielded good results.

The sides also highlighted Azerbaijan's achievements in ensuring food security and measures that will be taken in the future.

The meeting further exchanged views on prospects for cooperation between Azerbaijan and FAO.

FAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts in defeating hunger. Serving both the developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy.

FAO is also a source of knowledge and information, and helps the developing countries and countries in transition to modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices, ensuring good nutrition and food security for all.