ST. PETERSBURG, June 9 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) would like to open a representative office in every federal district of Russia, Oleg Kobyakov, director of the UN FAO office for relations with the Russian Federation, said in an interview on the sidelines of SPIEF.
«We expect to establish our temporary or permanent presence in the most important Russian regions, taking into account the importance of their contribution to agri-food systems. Ideally, it would be good to have representation in every federal district,» Kobyakov said.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is an intergovernmental international organization dealing with food resources and agricultural development in various countries. FAO plays a leading role in international action to fight hunger.
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