During the third day of the working visit of the the Director General IOFS, Prof. Yerlan Alimzhanuly Baidaulet to Tripoli, the State of Libya, the delegation of the IOFS delegation was received by His Excellency the President of the Presidential Council, Dr. Mohamed Younis al-Menfi. The meeting provided an opportunity to assess the current agricultural cooperation between Libya and the IOFS and discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation, particularly in the areas of wheat, livestock breeding, and the development of value-added supply chains for animal products. The gathering was attended by His Excellency Eng. Muhammad Muhammad Akika, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock for Technical Affairs, and His Excellency Mr. Alaeddin Lehwaik, Ambassador of The State of Libya to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The meeting concluded with His Excellency the President, Dr. Mohamed Younis Al-Menfi, supervised the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the IOFS and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, according to which the two parties agreed to strenghten their cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
H.E. Director General of the IOFS also had a meeting with H.E. Mr. Mohamed Raied, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Libya, during which the officials examined the prospects to enhance cooperation between the Libyan private sector and International Islamic Food Processing Association (IFPA) .
