Representatives of 26 member states of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (LAES) convened here Friday to discuss how to address the current food crisis.
LAES President Geronimo Cardozo addressed the opening ceremony, saying it is necessary to find the root cause of the current world food crisis, which has seen the prices of as many as 32 agricultural products including rice, wheat and cereal hiking, causing the death of about 25,000 people each day.
The crisis was caused by world economic disorder, Cardozo said.
The LAES president said the meeting aims to help Latin American and Caribbean governments reach a common position for the summit of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to be held in Rome on June 3-5, with the theme of "food security, climate change and bioenergy."
He said during the upcoming Rome FAO summit, LAES will propose to form a regional alliance to tackle the world food crisis.
Since its establishment 33 years ago, LAES has cooperated with various governments in solving a wide range of issues including energy crisis, demographic problems and water shortage, he added.
The Caracas-based LAES was established on Oct. 17, 1975 in Panama. As an intergovernmental regional organization, LAES is designed to promote a consultation and coordination system among Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Source: Xinhua
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