Senior Advisor Yang Shaopin meets Czech Deputy Minister of Agriculture
DATE:2014-09-01 SOURCE:MOA
MOA Senior Advisor (Vice-Ministerlevel) Yang Shaopin met with Mrs. Jaroslava Beneš Špalková, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Czech Republic in Prague on August 27, 2014. The two sides exchanged views on further strengthening agricultural exchange and cooperation between the two countries.
Yang noted that China and Czech are complementary in agriculture and enjoy great potential for bilateral cooperation in agricultural S&T, food safety, agricultural trade, animal production, veterinary service, and so on. China is keen to work with Czech for continuing pragmatic collaboration.
In order to boost future cooperation, Yang put forward the following three-point proposal: First, to build up an agriculturalexchangeand cooperation mechanism. The two sides would establish a bilateral working group on agriculture in the coming days, and have regular consultations to define cooperation priorities.
Second, to enhance the partnership in agricultural S&T research. The two sides would step up cooperation in livestock breeding and farming, germplasm exchange and use, agro-machinery, food quality and safety, soil protection and rational utilization, etc.
Third, to promote agricultural trade. The two sides might intensify their efforts in boosting bilateral agricultural trade through various forms like the Agro-trade & Economic Cooperation Forum between China and Central-Eastern European Countries, international expos, trade promotion activities, and so on. Besides, both sides might support and encourage collaboration between agro-businesses, increase investment and facilitate trade between the two countries.
Mrs. Jaroslava Beneš Špalková fully agreed with Yang on the above proposal.
After the meeting, the leaders from both sides attended the Local Leaders'' Meeting of the Agro-trade & Economic Cooperation Forum between China and Central-Eastern European Countries and the Trade & Economic and Agriculture Forum under the China Investment Forum.
