During a meeting following the credential presentation ceremony, Qu Dongyu congratulated Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Anh on her new assignment and hailed Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements in recent years, particularly in agriculture, food security, poverty reduction and sustainable rural development.

The FAO Director-General affirmed that the organization considers Vietnam an important partner in the region and values the country’s role and experience in agricultural development, especially trilateral cooperation models in Africa and the “One Commune One Product” programme.

He encouraged Vietnam to continue sharing its development experience and extending successful models to more countries and regions, while expanding cooperation in sustainable food systems transformation, green agriculture and climate change adaptation.

Qu Dongyu also recalled his positive impressions from a meeting with National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man at FAO headquarters in April, as well as from previous visits to Vietnam.

He said he was pleased to welcome the first senior Vietnamese leader to visit the FAO in many years, describing the trip as an important milestone reflecting Vietnam’s regard for cooperation with the organization.

For her part, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Anh reaffirmed that Vietnam values its long-standing and effective cooperation with the FAO and appreciates the organization’s support for Vietnam’s agricultural sector over recent decades.

The Ambassador expressed hope that the FAO will continue supporting Vietnam in restructuring the agricultural sector, developing green and sustainable agriculture, advancing digital transformation, ensuring food security, implementing the One Health approach and responding to climate change.

The two sides agreed to continue enhancing coordination, improve the effectiveness of existing cooperation programmes and projects, and broaden cooperation in sustainable agriculture, innovation, food systems transformation and South-South cooperation, thereby contributing to food security and sustainable development in the region and around the world.

Vietnam views FAO as leading partner in agricultural, rural development

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man met with Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), in Rome on April 14, affirming that Vietnam always regards FAO as a leading partner in agricultural and rural development.

FAO Representative hails Vietnam’s progress in sustainable agriculture

Mr. Vinod Ahuja, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative in Vietnam granted an exclusive interview to Vietnam News Agency reporter, during which, he hailed Vietnam’s progress in sustainable agriculture, particularly low-emission rice.