Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr S. Babayeva / The Azerbaijani Agriculture Minister, Ismat Abbas, is visiting Turkey, according to the Ministry.
The purpose of the visit is participation in the opening ceremony of the regional office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO in Ankara, which will be held on 11 July. Through the office the organization will coordinate such counties as Turkey, Azerbaijan and five Central Asian countries.
The FAO uniting over 150 members was established on 16 October 1945 and was the first specialized establishment of the United Nations. The purpose of the organization is technical assistance in agriculture, as well as in production of food, timber and fish products. The headquarters of the FAO are located in Rome.
Azerbaijan joined the FAO in October 1995.