On Oct. 22, 2015, Dr. Li Jinxiang, Vice President of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences met with the delegation led by Gheorghe Sin, the president of Romanian Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences. Both sides exchanged views on deepening cooperation in agricultural research.

Li Jinxiang updated the latest development of CAAS and the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Programme. He noted that Romanian Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences and CAAS had good cooperative foundation and also the potentials in strengthening collaborations in such fields as biotechnology, crop breeding, horticulture, soil sciences, plant protection, facility agriculture, veterinary, bee products and so on. Therefore, the two sides should find their matching point and deepen the cooperation accordingly. Li welcomed Romanian young scientists to come to the institutes of CAAS for joint research and exchanged ideas with Prof. Gheorghe Sin on setting up Sino-Romanian Demonstration Park of Agricultural Science and Technology.

Echoing Li Jinxiang’s proposals, Prof. Gheorghe Sin introduced the advantages and needs of Romanian agricultural sciences and expressed the willingness of continuous exchange and cooperation in the above mentioned fields with CAAS.