On January 11, 2013 the Ambassador of Ukraine Volodymyr Koval had a meeting with the Minister of agriculture of Lebanon Hussein Hajj Hassan.

Results of Hassan’s visit in November, 2012 were discussed and also subsequent steps aimed at extension of cooperation in the field of agriculture.

The Sides stated mutual interest in increasing agricultural products trade volume and in initiating bilateral industrial projects in the field of agriculture. In the nearest future the Lebanese Side has an intention to invite a group of Ukrainian exporters to Lebanon for holding bilateral thematic forum aimed at defining further measures to intensify cooperation in the field of agriculture.