17 May 2012, Rome, Italy - (Left to Right) Moujahed Achouri, Regional Representative for the Near East, Yaya Olaniran Ambassador to the Rome-based UN food agencies, Nigeria, Luc Guyau, Independent Chairperson of the Council, Jose Graziano da Silva, FAO Director-General, Azzuldin Abdullah Hussen Al Dawla, Minister for Agriculture of Iraq, Nasredin Elamin, Secretary, Amira Daoud Gornass, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Sudan, Seyed Aminollah Taghavi, Permanent Representative, Iran, Chairperson Near East Group, Chairperson. Ministerial Meeting, FAO Regional Conference for the Near East, (NERC) 31st Session, FAO headquarters (Red room).