TIRANA DECLARATION

Distress Migration: Agriculture and Rural Development can help

At the invitation of H.E. Edmond Panariti, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Administration of the Republic of Albania, the Ministers of Agriculture of the 13 Member Countries of the CIHEAM or their representatives, convened in Tirana on the 22nd of September 2016. 

The Ministers and Heads of Delegation have discussed the following themes:

  • An exchange of views on distress migration (internal and international) from the perspective of agricultural development, food security, land policy, development and inclusion of rural territories and climate change in relation to challenges that are specific to the Mediterranean;
  • The presentation of the CIHEAM Strategic Agenda 2025 (CSA 2025)

The Ministers and Heads of Delegation supported the CIHEAM Strategic Agenda 2025 and recognised the efforts deployed by this Organisation at the service of international cooperation and peace.

They have reiterated their wish to strengthen and sustainably support the capacity of CIHEAM that is an essential actor of development in the region of Euro-Mediterranean dialogue.

They have expressed their commitment to this organisation that devotes its activity to build a true Mediterranean solidarity.

The Ministers and Heads of Delegation expressed their wish to encourage interinstitutional synergy in the Mediterranean region for which the CIHEAM represents a key actor, convinced as they are that agricultural, food, rural and climate challenges call for integrated and crosscutting strategies, federating projects between countries and joint initiatives between international organisations.

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