On April 23, Prof. Wu Kongming, President of CAAS, met with H.E. Mr. Eleutherios Agkenakes, Greek Minister of Rural Development and Food. The two sides exchanged views on further deepening cooperation in agricultural science and technology.

Prof. Wu Kongming stated that China attaches great importance to food security, and that scientific and technological support is a core element in ensuring national food security. He pointed out that CAAS and the Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food have a strong foundation for cooperation and have made a series of positive progress in collaborating on agricultural informatization, plant protection, fiber crop research, etc. Based on the existing cooperation, both sides should further expand collaboration in smart agriculture, animal science, rural revitalization and other fields, strengthen the training and exchange of agricultural science and technology talents, and develop a talent pool for agricultural science and technology.

Mr. Agkenakes expressed his admiration for the achievements made by China in agricultural science and technology, and stated his willingness to further strengthen cooperation with CAAS, expand the areas of collaboration, actively promote joint programs of graduate students, and further deepen China-Greece cooperation in agricultural science and technology.

H.E. Mr. Evgenios Kalpyris, Ambassador of Greece to China, accompanied the delegation. Relevant officials from the Department of International Cooperation, Graduate School, Institute of Animal Sciences, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, and Agricultural Information Institute of CAAS attended the meeting. After the meeting, Mr. Agkenakes and his delegation visited the National Crop Gene Bank and the National Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Park.