The State of Qatar was unanimously elected as Vice-Chairman of the FAO Council during the opening of the 161st Session of the FAO Council.

It started on Monday and runs until 12 April at FAO headquarters in Rome.

The election of the State of Qatar represented by its Ambassador to Italy and its Permanent Representative to the United Nations agencies in Rome, His Excellency Mr. Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al-Malki.

Al-Maliki will participate in the meetings of the Council of the Organization, which will discuss a number of issues, notably the upcoming elections for the post of Director-General of the Organization during its General Conference from 22 to 29 June.