Closing remarks
Dear Participants and Colleagues,It gives me great pleasure to preside over the closing ceremony of the Conference on Global Trade in Aquaculture. On behalf of the Director General of the Food and Agricultural Organization, I would like to thank all of you for your valuable contribution to the success of this Conference. In fact I am tempted to call it the First(or the Qingdao) Conference on Global Trade in Aquaculture, because I am sure all of you will agree with me that with this conference we have initiated a much needed forum to discuss important issues of aquaculture and global trade. I am certain thatall of you will be awaiting the 2nd conference with great expectations because all of us feel that we have learned a great deal from each other, that we have touched upon very interesting issues of aquaculture in international trade and that we have developed valuable contacts that future conferences will nurture and enrich further.Indeed, the Conference enabled us to listen to over 30 eminent speakers who addressed around 400 participants from over 30 countries, companies and organizationsfor which aquaculture and trade in aquaculture products are extremely important. I ould like to take this opportunity to thank on behalf of FAO and on your behalf all the speakers who despite their very busy schedule took the time to come and share their experiences and thoughts with us.
Ichiro Nomura
General Fisheries and Aquaculture Department Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
国际会议
青岛
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2007-05-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）