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3. Opening remarks
were made by Mr Mahmud Duwayri on behalf of FAO, Mr Geoff
Hawtin on behalf of IPGRI and the CGIAR/SGRP, and Mr Adel
El-Betalgy on behalf of ICARDA.
4. The Minister of
Agriculture His Excellency, Mr Asaad Mustapha, Minister of
Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, delivered the opening address.
He welcomed participants to the Syrian Arab Republic and highlighted
the importance of the region where civilizations developed
thanks to agriculture. He stressed the importance of plant
genetic resources for food security and wished the meeting
success in its critical task of promoting implementation of
the Global Plan of Action (GPA). He declared the meeting opened.
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