A Myanmar delegation led by Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo attended the 2nd Non-Aligned Movement First Ladies Summit on 15 November, the World Summit on Food Security on 16 to 18 November and the 36th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization Conference on 19 and 20 November in Rome of Italy.

On 15 November afternoon, the 2nd Non-Aligned Movement First Ladies Summit was attended by wives of Heads of State/Government, Presidents and Prime Ministers and ministers of NAM countries including Myanmar.

Madame Susanne Mubarak, wife of the President of Egypt, presided over the summit. The meeting discussed loan assistance for farmland utilization and food production, and creation of more opportunity for women to take part in human resources development sector.
On 16 November morning, the World Summit on Food Security took place at the FAO headquarters in Rome of Italy, attended by heads of State/Government and representatives of heads of States from 152 FAO member countries and representatives of international organizations.

FAO Director-General Mr Jacques Diouf, Senate Speaker of Italy Mr Renato Schifani, UN Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-moon and Rome Mayor Mr Giovanni Alemanno extended greetings.

The summit approved the declaration of FAO Summit, and participants of the summit delivered addresses on endeavours for food sufficiency, rural development for food sufficiency, role of farmers and commercial sector related to food sufficiency and prevention against damages in food sufficiency during the financial crisis.

Leader of the Myanmar delegation Minister Maj-Gen Htay Oo met President of International Agricultural Development Fund Mr Kevin Cleanver and Italian NGO AVSI Secretary-General Mr
Alberto Piatti on 16 November. The minister also met responsible persons of World Food Program on 17 November and Minister for International Development Affairs Mike Foster of the UK at the FAO Headquarters.

The Myanmar delegation attended the 36th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization FAO
Conference. Leaders of the USA, Bangladesh, Germany and Zimbabwe presided over the conference.

Turkish Prime Minister Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered an opening address.

On 18 November, Minister Maj-Gen Htay Oo discussed cooperation in agriculture sector,
construction of Cyclone Shelter in the Nargis hit regions and availability of water in tropical region with Director of FOCSIV Board Mr Alberto Zamberletti at Mediterraneo Hotel.

On 19 November, Minister Maj-Gen Htay Oo delivered an address at the 36th Session of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Conference and explained widely laying down the policies for
boosting food and agriculture production, assistance for supply of water for agriculture purpose and inputs for the farmers while Myanmar is striving for overcoming difficulties of food sufficiency during the financial crisis, raising irrigated sown acreage to increase food production
and endeavours for prevention against loss and wastage in food production in climate change.

The minister also met FAO Director-General Dr Jacques Diouf on 19 November afternoon and discussed progress in cooperation between Myanmar and FAO and requirements in collecting of farm census.

The minister received Special Diplomat of European Union to Myanmar Mr Piero Fassino and the
Italian Ambassador to Myanmar at Mediterraneo Hotel on 20 November.