Jordan, AOAD okay joint activities in animal health.


Thursday, March 22, 2007

 

Amman-(Petra)—Director General of Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) Salem Louzi announced the establishment of “early warning system” in the AOAD to follow up and monitor animal diseases in the Arab world and generalizing them in other countries.

Louzi expressed AOAD readiness to develop the work of this office to become an office for animal diseases at Arab world level.

He expressed his keenness to cooperate and coordinate with Arab vets and Jordan Veterinary Association (JVA), in line with the AOAD open policy with the civil society organizations and to cooperate with private sector.

Abdul Fattah Kelani, Chairman of JVA and Chairman of Permanent office of Arab Veterinarians Union (AVU) said that (AVU) and JVA hoped that AOAD would perform the same role of the Food and Agriculture Organization , particularly in the field of food safety and health through cooperation and coordination with Arab Health ministers and regional Office for Nutrition constitution.

(JIC)

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