Director of the Food Security Department, Masoud Jarallah Al Marri, and Director-General of IOFS, Yerlan Baidaulet during virtual meeting.
Doha: Director of the Food Security Department and Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Fisheries Affairs at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), Masoud Jarallah Al Marri held yesterday a virtual coordination meeting with Director-General of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS), Yerlan Baidaulet.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed the most important projects, programmes and action plans of the Islamic Organization for Food Security aimed at developing and promoting food security and sustainable development among the member states.
The Director-General of IOFS affirmed the organization’s desire to enhance the means of developing bilateral relations with the State of Qatar due to its distinguished efforts in the areas of food security, as well as its achievement of advanced ranks in Arab and International levels in the Global Food Security Index.
In addition, the State of Qatar is one of the countries to ratify the articles of association and participate in the first session of the General Assembly of the Islamic Organization for Food Security.
The Director-General also expressed the organization’s plan to participate in a pavilion in the next Qatari agricultural exhibition if it is held, in addition to his intention to visit the State of Qatar during the month of March in order to consolidate and enhance cooperation between the two parties and inform the Qatari side of more details of programmes and projects of the organization.
At the end of the meeting, the two sides stressed the need for continued cooperation and coordination on common issues in a way that serves the interests of both parties, especially in the field of supporting and enhancing food security.