Vietnam Attends APEC Meeting

4:46:41 PM | 5/31/2012

Agriculture Minister Cao Duc Phat has joined other ministers from 21 APEC member countries and territories at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting on Food Security in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan.
 
Taking place on May 30-31 in Tatarstan capital city of Kazan as part of activities to prepare for the APEC Leaders’ Meeting in September in Vladivostok, Russia, the event aims to discuss issues relating to ensuring food security.
 
During the two-day meeting, delegates discussed measures to ensure sufficient provision and quality of food under international standards.
 
They also worked out solutions for boosting agricultural production through application of advanced technology.
 
Minister Phat met his Russian counterpart Nikolai Fedorov to deliberate ways to promote agricultural cooperation between the two countries, including Vietnam’s food and seafood exports to Russia.
 
VNA/VOV