BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN GREECE AND OTHER COUNTRIES
IN AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL SECTOR
 
MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES
2. LEBANON
In the beginning of 2001, when the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs met with the Lebanese Prime Minister, the Lebanese side expressed its wish to develop bilateral relations with Greece in agricultural sector. In May 2001, the Minister of Agriculture of Lebanon met with his Greek counterpart in Athens and during the consultations, reference was made to:

·        Greek investments in Lebanon;

·        Greek support to improving the EU market access to Lebanese products;

·        Training expertise on issues of processing and standardisation of fruits, olive oil, potatoes, organisation of co-operatives and small agricultural industries;

·        Greek firms building irrigation projects.
Finally, a Protocol on economic, scientific and technical co-operation in agricultural sector between Greece-Lebanon was signed in Beirut (21.01.2004), in the framework of the formal visit of the Greek President of Democracy to Lebanon.
In December 2003, in the framework of the Protocol of the 1st Joint Ministerial Committee (Beirut, 24.02.2003), the Greek side organized and implemented, in the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, a training seminar for 20 Lebanese agriculturists on issues of olive cultivation, and quality control (06-16.12.2003).
 
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