ICARDA, ESCWA Sign Memorandum of  Understanding
	Dr Mervat Tallawy, Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary, ESCWA, and ICARDA Director General Prof. Dr Adel El-Beltagy signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Center headquarters on 27 May 2003. ICARDA and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), based in Lebanon, have formalized their coop-erative relationship in a Memorandum of Understanding that should spur exchange of information, research, capacity building, and joint projects. Dr Mervat Tallawy, Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary, ESCWA, and ICARDA Director General, Prof. Dr Adel El-Beltagy, signed the document at Center headquarters on 27 May 2003. "This Center has enjoyed many years of productive cooperation with ESCWA. This memorandum recognizes this relationship officially, and points to specific areas of mutual interest where we hope to expand and enhance our collaboration for the good of farmers and farm communities in the dry areas of West Asia," said Prof. Dr Adel El-Beltagy.

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