Lebanon signed Tuesday an agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) an agreement to set up a regional bureau for the international organization in Lebanon.

Caretaker Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayeb signed on behalf of the Lebanese government with the Director General of (FAO), Jose Graziano da Silva, an agreement relevant to setting up in Lebanon a regional bureau for FAO for countries of the Levant, According to the National News Agency (NNA).

"It is not the first cooperation between Lebanon and the FAO and it won't be the last," Shehayeb said.

He thanked all the efforts that have been made by the organization and the constant cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture.

"Today we sign the agreement of establishing the regional office for the Levant and we also sign two projects on this occasion," he said.

source: Xinhua