A major boost to preparations for the FAO Summit on food security

At the opening of the 30th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced that he has accepted an invitation from FAO Director-General Dr. Jacques Diouf to take part in the "Summit on food security", scheduled for 3 to 5 June 2008 at the FAO headquarters in Rome.