BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 24. Turkmenistan's Ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Toily Komekov met with the newly elected President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Alvaro Lario at the IFAD building in Rome, Trend reports with reference to the Turkmen media.
During the meeting, Komekov spoke about the reforms and large-scale work being carried out in Turkmenistan to transform agriculture into a high-tech industry, and also added that the urgent tasks for Turkmenistan are the development of the domestic agro-industrial complex through the rational use of land and water resources and the widespread introduction of new technologies.
In turn, the President of IFAD spoke about the activities and projects of the organization aimed at improving the well-being of rural residents.
The parties confirmed their readiness to continue the dialogue on Turkmenistan's interaction with IFAD and strengthen cooperation for the implementation of joint projects in the future.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is a specialized financial institution of the UN and the only global development organization specializing exclusively in the transformation of agriculture, rural economy, and food systems.
