President Danilo Medina will address the 69th General Assembly of the United Nations (held from 24-30 September 2014) in New York on Wednesday 24 September 2014. The theme of the 69th Assembly General Debate (from 24-30 September 2014) is “Delivering on and Implementing a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda”. This will be the second time that Medina speaks at the UN General Assembly. His first time was on 25 September 2012, just one month after taking office.
Next he will travel to Rome to take part on Monday, 29 September in the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Committee on Agriculture 24th Session in Rome (29 September – 3 October 2014).
At a press conference held yesterday, Wednesday 17 September 2014, Presidency Communications Director Roberto Rodriguez Marchena said that during his talk at the FAO, President Medina will describe his program of surprise visits that he has carried out since the start of his administration to support small farm operations nationwide.
Medina’s surprise visits in support of small and medium businesses in the farming sector have generated interest among other presidents who plan to replicate this experience in their own countries.