Yunus returns home after two-day visit to Italy

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home on Wednesday morning, concluding his two-day visit to Rome to participate in the World Food Forum (WFF) at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in the Italian capital.

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the Chief Adviser landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:20 am, according to the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. The flight had departed from Rome at 7:20 pm on Tuesday (Rome time).

During his visit, Professor Yunus delivered a keynote speech at the grand opening of the World Food Forum, the flagship event of the FAO in Rome, on Monday.

On the sidelines of the forum, he held meetings with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri, Prime Minister of Djibouti Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, FAO Director-General Dr. Qu Dongyu, and Brazilian agronomist and writer José Graziano da Silva.

Upon his arrival at the FAO headquarters, Professor Yunus received a warm reception from FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu. He also joined Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Dr. Qu Dongyu to inaugurate the new office of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty at the FAO headquarters.

In addition, World Food Programme (WFP) Acting Executive Director Carl Skau met with Professor Yunus, while Bangladeshi community leaders in Italy also called on him at his hotel in Rome. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Alvaro Lario paid a visit to the Chief Adviser during his stay.

Source: BSS