Staf correspondent :<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today arrived here on a three-day official visit to Italy to attend the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment.<\/p>\n
A regular commercial flight of Qatar Airways, carrying the premier and her entourage members, landed at Rome Fiumicino Airport at 01:40pm local time (05:40pm BST)after making around one hour stopover at Hamad International Airport in Doha of Qatar.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the flight departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 05:05am (BST).<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is joining the United Nations Food Systems +2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) conference at the invitation of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ant\u00a2nio Guterres.<\/p>\n
The UNFSS+2 conference will be held at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome, Italy on July 24-26 with the theme “Sustainable Food Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity: Diverse Pathways in a Shared Journey”.<\/p>\n
In a media briefing on July 20, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said two Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) – “Cooperation in the Field of Energy” and “Cultural Exchange Programme” are likely to be signed between Bangladesh and Italy.<\/p>\n
He said the prime minister is scheduled to address the official opening of the conference at the FAO Headquarters as the Special Guest Speaker on July 24.<\/p>\n
Heads of state, heads of government, agriculture specialists, food producers, scientists, researchers and other stakeholders from different countries will attend the forum.<\/p>\n
After the opening ceremony, the prime minister will participate in the plenary session titled “Food Systems and Climate Action”.<\/p>\n
On the evening of the same day, she will also join the inaugural ceremony of Bangladesh-Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Room in FAO headquarters.<\/p>\n
FAO Director General Qu Dongyu and President of International Fund of Agricultural Development (IFAD) Alvaro Lario will pay courtesy call on the premier.<\/p>\n
On July 25, the prime minister will attend the “Regional Envoys Conference” organised by Bangladesh ambassadors stationed in 15 European countries.<\/p>\n
In addition, Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni and the MoUs will be signed there.<\/p>\n
She will also join a community reception hosted by the expatriate Bangladeshi in Italy.<\/p>\n
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder, members of parliament and government high officials will join the UNFSS+2 as prime minister’s entourage member.<\/p>\n
The prime minister is scheduled to leave Rome for home on July 26.<\/p>\n
UNFSS+2 is commencing with the aim of reviewing the progress of the implementation of the recommendations adopted at the “United Nations Food Systems Summit” held on September 23, 2021.<\/p>\n
During the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, the prime minister joined virtually and proposed five point recommendations.<\/p>\n
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