On September 4, Prof. Huang Sanwen, President of CAAS, met with H.E. Maria Fernanda Lay, President of the National Parliament of Timor-Leste, during her visit to CAAS. The two sides toured the CAAS Exhibition Hall and the National Crop Genebank, and exchanged views on advancing agricultural science and technology cooperation.  

Prof. Huang welcomed H.E. Lay and noted that Timor-Leste attaches great importance to food security, with broad potential for cooperation with CAAS. He expressed the hope that the visit would serve as an opportunity to strengthen communication and jointly open a new chapter in China–Timor-Leste agricultural science and technology cooperation.

H.E. Lay spoke highly of CAAS’s achievements in scientific and technological innovation and expressed her hope to carry out comprehensive exchanges and cooperation with CAAS in the field of agricultural science and technology.

Also present were H.E. Mr. Loro Da Silva Horta, Ambassador of Timor-Leste to China; Ms. Yan Ke, Vice Chairperson of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress; Prof. Sun Tan, Vice President of CAAS; and representatives from the Department of International Cooperation, CAAS, the Institute of Crop Sciences (ICS-CAAS), and the Agricultural Information Institute (AII-CAAS).