FAO Governing Bodies


38th Session of the FAO Conference | 15–22 June 2013

Statements


*Statement inserted in the Verbatim Records on Request.


Member Country
Delivered By
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FAO

Mr Graziano da Silva

Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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FAO

Mr Luc Guyau

Independent Chairperson of the FAO Council

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Afghanistan

His Excellency Zia Nezam

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to FAO

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Statement (in French)

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Algérie

Son Excellence Monsieur Rachid Benaissa

Ministre de l'agriculture et du développement rural de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire

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Angola

Son Excellence Monsieur Afonso Pedro Canga

Ministre de l'agriculture de la République d’Angola

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Argentina

Excmo. Sr. Don Hugo J. Gobbi

Embajador, Dirección de Asuntos Económicos Multilaterales y G-20, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de la República Argentina

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Australia

His Excellency David J. Ritchie

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to FAO

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Austria

Ms Hedwig Wogerbauer

Director Head of the Division for FAO Affairs Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management of the Republic of Austria

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Azerbaijan

His Excellency Ismat Abasov

Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

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Statement (in Russian)

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Bahrain

His Excellency Juma Bin Ahmed Alkaabi

Minister for Municipalities and Agriculture Affairs and Urban Planning of the Kingdom of Bahrain

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Statement (in Arabic)

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Bangladesh

The Honourable Muhammad Abdur Razzaque

Minister for Food of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

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Belarus

Her Excellency Lyudmila Nizhevich

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus

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Statement (in Russian)

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Belgique

Son Excellence Monsieur Vincent Mertens de Wilmars

Ambassadeur et Représentant permanent du Royaume de Belgique auprès de la FAO

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Bénin

Son Excellence Monsieur Boni Yayi

Président de la République du Bénin

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Bhutan*

The Honourable Sherub Gyaltshen

Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests

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Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de)

Excmo. Sr. Don Victor Hugo Vásquez Mamani

Viceministro de Desarrollo Rural y Agropecuario del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia

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Botswana

The Honourable Patrick Pule Ralotsia

Minister for Agriculture of Botswana

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Brazil

His Excellency Antonino Marques Porto

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Brazil to FAO

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Bulgaria

His Excellency Dimitar Grekov

Minister for Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Bulgaria

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Burkina Faso

Son Excellence Monsieur Jérémy Tinga Ouédraogo

Ministre des ressources animales et halieutiques du Burkina Faso

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Burundi

Son Excellence Monsieur Rénovat Ndayirukiye

Ambassadeur et Représentant permanent du Burundi auprès de la FAO

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Cameroun

Son Excellence Monsieur Menye Essimi

Ministre de l'agriculture et du développement rural de la République du Cameroun

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Canada

Mr Frédéric Seppey

Director-General, Trade Agreements and Negotiations, Agriculture and Agri-Food of Canada

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Cap-Vert

Son Excellence Madame Eva Verona Teixeira Ortet

Ministre du développement rural de la République du Cap-Vert

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China

His Excellency Yu Xinrong

First Vice Minister for Agriculture of China

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Statement (in Chinese)

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Comores

Son Excellence Monsieur Fouad Mohadji

Vice-Président de l'Union des Comores en charge du Ministère de la production, de l'environnement, de l'énergie, de l'industrie et de l'artisanat

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Costa Rica

Excma. Sra. Doña Xinia Chaves Quiros

Vice-Ministra Agricultura de Costa Rica

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Côte d'Ivoire

Son Excellence Monsieur Kouassi Adjoumani Kobena

Ministre des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques de la République de Côte d'Ivoire

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Cuba

Excma. Sra. Milagros Carina Soto Agüero

Embajadora y Representante Permanente de Cuba ante la FAO

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Cyprus

His Excellency Nicos Kouyalis

Minister for Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment of the Republic of Cyprus

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea*

 

 

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Denmark

Mr Ib Byrge Sorensen

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Kingdom of Denmark

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Egypt

His Excellency Amr Mostafa Kamal Helmy

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to FAO

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Statement (in Arabic)

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España

Sr. Don Jaime Haddad Sánchez de Cueto

Subsecretario de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Reino de España

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Ethiopia

His Excellency Tefera Derbew

Minister for Agriculture of Ethiopia

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European Union

Her Excellency Laurence Argimon Pistre

Ambassador and Permanent Representative to FAO Delegation of the European Union

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Finland

His Excellency Jari Koskinen

Minister for Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Finland

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France

Son Excellence Monsieur Stéphane Le Foll

Ministre de l'agriculture, de l'agroalimentaire et de la forêt de la République française

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Germany

His Excellency Thomas Wriessnig

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to FAO

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Ghana

The Honourable Clement Kofi Humado

Minister for Food and Agriculture of the Republic of Ghana

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Greece

His Excellency Themistoklis Demiris

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Greece to FAO

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Guatemala

His Excellency Elmer Lopes

Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Food of Guatemala

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Guinée

Son Excellence Monsieur Marc Yombouno

Ministre de l'agriculture de la République de Guinée

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Haïti

Son Excellence Monsieur Vernet Joseph

Secrétaire d’Etat à la Relance Agricole de la République d'Haïti

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Hungary

His Excellency Sándor Fazekas

Minister for Rural Development of Hungary

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Iceland

Mr Sigurgeir Thorgeirsson

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture of the Republic of Iceland

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India

His Excellency Sharad Pawar

Minister for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries of the Republic of India

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Indonesia

His Excellency Achmad Suryana

Deputy Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia

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Iran (Islamic Republic of)

His Excellency Sadegh Khalilian

Minister of Jihad-e-Agriculture of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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Iraq

His Excellency Azz Eldin Al Dawla

Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Iraq 

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Statement (in Arabic)

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Ireland

His Excellency Tom Hayes

Minister of State for Food Safety, Forestry and Horticulture of Ireland

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Italy

Her Excellency Nunzia De Girolamo

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policy of Italy

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Statement (in Italian)

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Jamaica

The Honourable Roger Clarke

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica

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Japan

His Excellency Taku Eto

Senior Vice Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan

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Jordan

His Excellency Hazim Kamal Saleh El Naser

Minister for Agriculture of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

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Statement (in Arabic)

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Kenya

The Honourable Felix Kiptarus Koskey

Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kenya

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Kyrgyzstan

His Excellency Chyngysbek Uzakbaev

Minister for Agriculture and Amelioration of the Kyrgyz Republic

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Statement (in Russian)

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Lao People's Democratic Republic

His Excellency Phouang Parisak Pravongviengkham

Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Forestry of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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Liban

Monsieur Louis Lahoud

Directeur général du Ministère de l’agriculture de la République libanaise

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Statement (in Arabic)

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Liberia

His Excellency Charles McClain

Deputy Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Liberia

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Lithuania

His Excellency Vigilijus Jukna

Minister for Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

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Luxembourg

Son Excellence Monsieur Romain Schneider

Ministre de l'agriculture, de la viticulture et du développement rural du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

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Malawi

Her Excellency Brave Rona Ndisale

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Malawi to FAO

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Malaysia

The Honourable Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob

Minister for Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry of Malaysia

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Maldives

The Honourable Ahmed Shafeeu

Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture of the Republic of Maldives

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Mali

Son Excellence Madame Diané Mariam Koné

Ministre de l'élevage et de la pêche de la République du Mali

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Malta

The Honourable Roderick Galdes

Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries of the Republic of Malta

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Maroc

Son Excellence Monsieur Hassan Abouyoub

Ambassadeur et Représentant permanent du Royaume du Maroc auprès de la FAO

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Mauritanie

Son Excellence Monsieur Moctar Ould Dahi

Ambassadeur et Représentant permanent de la République islamique de Mauritanie auprès de la FAO

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Statement (in Arabic)

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México

Excmo. Sr. Don Miguel Ruíz-Cabañas Izquierdo

Embajador y Representante Permanente de México ante la FAO

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Mozambique

Her Excellency Carla Elisa Mucavi

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Mozambique to FAO

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Statement (in Portuguese)

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Myanmar

His Excellency U Ohn Than

Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

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Namibia

The Honourable Samuel Chief Ankama

Deputy Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources of the Republic of Namibia

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Nepal

Mr Lila Ram Paudel

Director-General Department of Agriculture of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

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Netherlands

Her Excellency Gerda Verburg

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture

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New Zealand

Ms Deborah Roche

Deputy Director-General of the Ministry for Primary Industries of New Zealand

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Nicaragua

Excmo. Sr. Don Omar Halleslevens Acevedo 

Vice Presidente de la República de Nicaragua

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Niger

Son Excellence Monsieur Oua Saidou

Ministre de l'agriculture de la République du Niger

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Norway

His Excellency Heikki Holmas

Minister for International Development of the Kingdom of Norway

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Statement (in Arabic)

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Oman

His Excellency Fuad bin Ja'afar bin Mohammed Al-Sajwani

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries of the Sultanate of Oman

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Philippines

The Honourable Proceso J. Alcala

Secretary for Agriculture of the Republic of Philippines

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Poland

Ms Krystyna Gurbiel

Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland

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Portugal

His Excellency José Diogo Albuquerque

Secretary of State for Agriculture of the Portuguese Republic

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Republic of Korea

His Excellency Dong Phil Lee

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of the Republic of Korea

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República Dominicana

Excmo. Sr. Mario Arvelo Caamaño

Embajador y Representante Permanente ante la FAO

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République centrafricaine

Son Excellence Madame Marie Noëlle Koyara

Ministre du développement rural de la République centrafricaine

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Romania

His Excellency Daniel Constantin

Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development of Romania

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Russian Federation

His Excellency Ilya Shestakov

Deputy Minister for Agriculture the Russian Federation

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Statement (in Russian)

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Rwanda

Son Excellence Monsieur Jacques Kabale Nyangezi

Ambassadeur et Représentant permanent du Rwanda auprès de la FAO

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

His Excellency Cenio Lewis

High Commissioner for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Kingdom

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Sao Tomé-et-Principe

Son Excellence Monsieur Gabriel Arcanjo Ferreira da Costa

Premier ministre de la République démocratique de Sao Tomé-et-Principe

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Sénégal

Son Excellence Monsieur Abdoulaye Baldé

Ministre de l'agriculture et de l'équipement rural de la République du Sénégal

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Seychelles

His Excellency Bernard Shamlaye

Ambassador of the Republic of Seychelles to France

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Singapore

Ms Tan Poh Hong

Chief Executive Officer Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of the Republic of Singapore

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South Africa

Her Excellency Tina Joemat-Pettersson

Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the Republic of South Africa

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South Sudan

The Honourable Ms Betty Achan Ogwaro

Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Cooperatives and Rural Development of the Republic of South Sudan

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Sri Lanka

The Honourable Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena

Minister for Agriculture of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

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Sudan

His Excellency Abdel Halim Ismail Al Mutaafi

Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation of the Republic of Sudan

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Statement (in Arabic)

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Suisse

Monsieur Bernard Lehmann

Secrétaire d’Etat, Directeur général de l’Office fédéral de l‘agriculture de la Suisse

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Swaziland

The Honourable Clement Dlamini

Minister for Agriculture of the Kingdom of Swaziland

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Sweden

Mr Magnus Kindbom

State Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Affairs of Sweden

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Tajikistan

His Excellency Kosim Kosimov

Minister for Agriculture of Tajikistan

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Statement (in Russian)

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Tchad

Son Excellence Monsieur Dangdé Laoubélé Damaye

Ministre de l'agriculture et de l'irrigation de la République du Tchad

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Thailand

His Excellency Yukol Limlamthong

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand

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Togo

Son Excellence Monsieur Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé

Président de la République togolaise

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Trinidad and Tobago

The Honourable Devant Maharaj

Minister for Food Production of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

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Tunisie

Son Excellence Monsieur Mohamed Ben Salem

Ministre de l'agriculture de la République tunisienne

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Statement (in Arabic)

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Turkey

His Excellency Mehmet Mehdi Eker

Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock of the Republic of Turkey

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Ukraine

Mr Ivan Bisiuk

First Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Food of Ukraine

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United Kingdom

His Excellency Neil Briscoe

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to FAO

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United Republic of Tanzania

The Honourable Christopher Chiza

Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives o of the United Republic of Tanzania

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United States of America

Ms Darci Vetter

Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Department of Agriculture of the United States of America

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Vanuatu

The Honourable David Tosul Butulso

Minister for Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity of the Republic of Vanuatu

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Venezuela (República Bolivariana de)

Excmo. Sr. Don Elías Jaua Milano

Ministro del Poder Popular para las Relaciones Exteriores de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela

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Viet Nam

His Excellency Long Nguyen Hoang

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to FAO

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Yemen

His Excellency Farid Ahmed Mujawar

Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation of Yemen

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Statement (in Arabic)

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Zambia

The Honourable Robert Sichinga

Minister for Agriculture and Livestock of the Republic of Zambia

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Zimbabwe

Her Excellency Mary Sibusisiwe Mubi

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zimbabwe to FAO

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Tokelau

The Honourable Kelihiano Kalolo

Minister for Economic Development, Natural Resources and Environment of Tokelau

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Palestine

His Excellency Abdallah Saleh

Acting Deputy Minister for Agriculture of Palestine

(on behalf of His Excellency Walid Assaf, Minister for Agriculture of Palestine)

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Saint-Siège

Son Excellence Révérendissime l'Archevêque Luigi Travaglino

Nonce Apostolique, Observateur permanent du Saint-Siège auprès de la FAO

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UN-OHRLLS

Mr Gyan Chandra Acharya

Under-Secretary-General and High Representative, United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries

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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Mr Yukiya Amano

Director-General International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

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