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TASHKENT: Uzbekistan was elected chairman of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Europe for the next two years, Media reports with reference to Norma information and legal portal.
Uzbekistan expands cooperation with three UN structures – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). All of them are located in Rome, Italy.
According to the information, the priority areas for a comprehensive expansion of cooperation with FAO, IFAD, and WFP were identified and the corresponding roadmap has been approved and the staffing table of the Uzbek Embassy in Italy has been changed.
Thus, the concurrent ambassador was appointed as the country’s permanent representative to FAO, IFAD, and WFP. In this capacity, he will coordinate the entire range of issues of interaction between Uzbekistan and these organizations.
In addition, the post of adviser – deputy permanent representative is introduced and his responsibilities include the development of systematic practical cooperation with FAO, IFAD, and WFP.
Also, the post of Counselor of the Embassy was reorganized into Counselor of the Embassy on trade and economic issues.
