Georgian delegation, US officials discuss cooperation, international trade developments
The Georgian officials also visited the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, an agency of the US Department of Agriculture, where they were introduced to specifics of controls over imports of risk-factor food. Photo: National Food Agency of Georgia
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Kakha Kakabadze, the Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, and Giorgi Iakobashvili, the First Deputy Head of the National Food Agency of the country, on Tuesday met Shane Danielson, the Senior Director of the International Food Assistance Division at the United States Department of Agriculture, to discuss cooperation between the two countries.
The National Food Agency said the meetings, hosted as a part of an invitation from the Department, also featured heads of the European, Asian, African and Middle Eastern divisions of the Department of Foreign Trade of the US.
Kakabadze said the parties discussed developments of international trade, with the visiting officials also being introduced to risks related to export and import and methodology of their reduction.
The Georgian officials also visited the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, an agency of the US Department of Agriculture, where they were introduced to specifics of controls over imports of risk-factor food.