Ambassador Martin Selmayr met with Martha Carvajalino, Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development of Colombia, just before the opening of the Committee on World Food Security at FAO on 21 October. HoD stressed how the EU and Colombia are close partners in trade, climate, environment and geopolitical matters. Both underlined the need for addressing the biodiversity, climate, land, water and ocean, food, health nexus in a strong, effective and holistic manner. Colombia also seeked support on their initiative to hold in 2026 an international conference on subjects like land tenure, agrarian reform and rural development.