Bilateral meeting with H.E. Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio Mapy, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia
28 November 2025, Rome: FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, met today with Her Excellency Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio Mapy, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, at the Organization’s headquarters in Rome.
The Director-General welcomed Minister Villavicencio and praised the longstanding cooperation with Colombia, which stretches back to the origins of the Organization. He also expressed his appreciation for Colombia’s active participation in corporate initiatives such as the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) programme and the Hand-in-Hand (HIH) initiative. He also commended Colombia’s enthusiastic role in the 2025 World Food Forum and the FAO’s 80th anniversary celebrations in October.
The Minister thanked the Director-General for FAO’s strategic support to Colombia’s rural transformation agenda, as well as to its fight against hunger and poverty. She shared positive experiences, such as the improvement of the coffee value chain — a flagship national product — and conveyed the ongoing efforts to replicate this approach with other agricultural products from the country’s various regions.
The Director-General thanked the Minister and added that Colombia could share its expertise in coffee production and promotion in the region and worldwide. He referred to the proposal to designate 1 October as International Coffee Day, which had been submitted to the United Nations General Assembly for consideration. He also encouraged the Minister to continue improving agricultural value chains, given Colombia’s remarkable natural resources, including its diverse range of flowers, food and vegetables.
Both parties reaffirmed their commitment to the alliance for rural development and food security, in line with FAO’s mandate and Colombia’s national priorities.
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