Iranian Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif received Gerold Boedeker new FAO Representative to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran Press/Iran News:  Zarif and Boedeker discussed areas of mutual interest and conferred on the ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in Monday's meeting.

Iran became a Member of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1953. FAO office reopened in Tehran in 1992 after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

The major thrust of FAO’s technical assistance to Iran has been in the areas of capacity building, policy and strategy development, crop production, livestock and animal health, fisheries and forest management, and, emergency and rehabilitation programs, as announced by FAO official website.

German National Gerold Boedeker appointed on 10 Nov 2018 as new FAO Representative in Islamic republic of Iran. Boedeker succeeds Nakouzi as FAO Representative in Iran.105/205

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