Vice Minister Zhang Taolin meets Finnish Minister Petteri Orpo
DATE:2014-09-15 SOURCE:Information Office, MOA
Vice Minister Zhang Taolin met with Mr. Antti Petteri Orpo, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, and his delegation in Beijing on Sept.12, 2014. The two sides exchanged views on further intensifying agricultural cooperation between China and Finland.
At the meeting, Vice Minister Zhang spoke highly of the achievements in bilateral agricultural cooperation. He stressed that China and Finland are highly complementary to each other in agriculture, and enjoy great potential for further cooperation. Hence, it is in the common interest of both sides to enhance agricultural cooperation.
Zhang also pointed out that China-Finland Platform for Agriculture Development and Innovation (CF-PADI) serves as a significant window and channel for bilateral cooperation. He proposed that the two Ministries, based on the development of CF-PADI, facilitate and deepen agricultural exchange and cooperation in priority areas.
Orpo agreed with Zhang on his proposal. He also expressed his willingness to prioritize cooperation activities under CF-PADI in particular,the substantive cooperation in oat production, farming machinery, dairy production and biomass energy, so as to promote common development in the agriculture sectors of both countries.
