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Bilateral meeting with Mr Bateer, Executive Vice Governor of the Hainan Provincial Government, China
30/09/2025
Rome – The FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, met with Mr Bateer, Executive Vice Governor of the Hainan Provincial Government, China, to discuss strengthening cooperation between FAO and Hainan Province in advancing sustainable agricultural development.
Bilateral Meeting with H.E Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of Guinea-Bissau
29/09/2025
Rome - The Director-General welcomed His Excellency the President to FAO headquarters and reiterated FAO's commitment to continue to support Guinea-Bissau, especially through programmes such as South-South Cooperation.
Director-General’s Iceland visit focuses on salmon genetics, renewable energy and the blue economy
26/09/2025
Reykjavik – Director-General QU Dongyu paid a two-day official visit to Iceland during which he visited cutting-edge enterprises in aquaculture and renewable energy and other related sectors.
Bilateral Meeting with H.E. Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate of Iceland
24/09/2025
Reykjavík - On the occasion of his official visit to Iceland, the Director-General met with H.E. Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate of Iceland.
Bilateral Meeting with H.E. Halla Tómasdóttir, President of Iceland
24/09/2025
Reykjavík - On the occasion of his official visit to Iceland, the Director-General held a bilateral meeting with Her Excellency Halla Tómasdóttir, President of Iceland.
Bilateral Meeting with H.E. Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, Minister of Industries of Iceland
24/09/2025
Reykjavík - On occasion of his official visit to Iceland, the Director-General met with Her Excellency Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, Minister of Industries of Iceland.
Bilateral Meeting with H.E. Sachiko Yamamoto, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan
23/09/2025
New York - On the margins of the 80th UN General Assembly the FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, met with Her Excellency Sachiko Yamamoto, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.
Bilateral Meeting with H.E. Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona, President of the Dominican Republic
23/09/2025
New York - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with His Excellency Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona, President of the Dominican Republic, on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly in New York.
Bilateral meeting with H.E. Mohieldin Salem Ahmed Ibrahim, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sudan
23/09/2025
New York - The FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met with H.E. Mohieldin Salem Ahmed Ibrahim, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sudan, on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly in New York.
Director-General addresses future of agrifood systems at UN General Assembly events in New York
23/09/2025
New York – Over two days (22 and 23 September) during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, together with a high-level delegation, participated in several high-level events to advocate for strategic pathways to transform global agrifood systems to be more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable.
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