ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
On 21 February 2024, the APTERR Secretariat had a great opportunity to welcome and have a meeting with the representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan led by Mr. Norikazu Suzuki, the State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, at the APTERR Secretariat. The meeting focused on the APTERR activities, especially Tier 1 and Tier 3 programmes. Both sides discussed and exchanged views on the APTERR activities with the fruitful and positive outcomes
The APTERR Secretariat led by General Manager Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn warmly welcomed Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s consultant team, Ms. Lourdes Adriano and Dr. Roehlano Briones together with ADB’s senior natural resource and agriculture specialist Mr. Shingo Kimura to the Secretariat office on 19 February 2024 in order to discuss on the ATPERR’s operation and activities.
The 21st East Asia Forum was successfully held in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, the People’s Republic of China (P.R. China) on 29 October 2023. The forum was hosted by Department of Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, P.R. China and was participated by distinguished delegates from the ASEAN Plus Three (APT) countries, Timor-Leste and related organisations: ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Secretariat.
The APTERR Secretariat attended a webinar held by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for addressing the imperative of enhancing food security in Southeast Asia on 20 October 2023 titled “Strengthening Food Security in Southeast Asia: Regional Cooperation, Market Development and Policy Reforms”.
The APTERR Secretariat team, led by Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, attended the meeting with the officers from Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) of the People’s Republic of China (P.R. China) on 17 September 2023 to discuss about the current update on Tier 3 programme under the P.R. China’s contribution and the preparation of the 12th Meeting of APTERR Council which will be held in 2024 with P.R. China as the host country.
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