Knowledge exchange with Catalonia on food processing

The Industry Minister Dr. Hussein Haj Hassan who is on an official visit to Catalonia met yesterday his Catalonian counterpart and discussed with him prospects of economic, industrial and agricultural cooperation and exchanges between the two countries. Both sides also conferred ways of developing the industry sector by accessing European standards and specifications and the need to implement them. They also agreed to promote the exchange of goods between the two countries through encouraging Lebanese and Catalonian entrepreneurs from both sexes to launch joint investment undertakings.

Minister Haj Hassan emphasised after the meeting that the purpose of his visit was to explore Catalonian expertise in the field of food processing, particularly in the meat industry, while exploring the opportunities of developing the slaughterhouse sector in Lebanon. He also noted the responsibility of his ministry in this domain together with the ministries of agriculture and health. (As Safir, September 22, 2015)