Foreign Minister Dipu Moni yesterday said the CIRDAP will continue to work in areas of rural development to help attain the development goals in the countries of Asia and the Pacific.

She said this when the new Director General of Centre for Integrated Rural Development for Asia and Pacific Cecep Effendi called on her to present his credentials.

The CIRDAP chief mentioned that his organisation will continue to assist the members and promote regional cooperation for

integrated rural development.

CIRDAP was established in Dhaka in 1979 to help the countries of Asia Pacific region to supplement rural development activities.

The Foreign Minister thanked CIRDAP for the various programs of the organisation in the member countries including Bangladesh.

She also thanked for the cooperation extended to the member countries for implementation of national actions in integrated rural development.

The foreign minister said small producers continue to be marginalised due to subsidies in

the developed countries.

She hoped that CIRDAP would come forward to assist the member countries with technology transfer in enhancing food productivity. She also requested CIRDAP to help develop an in situ adaptation model to help people displaced by adverse effects of climate change.

The director general thanked Bangladesh for the cooperation extended to the organisation. They agreed that Bangladesh and CIRDAP could continue to engage in areas of strengthening local government, digitalisation of land records and disaster management.