16 countries in Asia reach a consensus on avian influenza prevention and control

Introduction: the Ministerial Conference of Asian avian influenza prevention and control cooperation passed the Kunming initiative; Hui Liangyu called on all countries to strengthen cooperation and comprehensive Xinhua News Agency Asia avian influenza prevention and control cooperation ministerial conference was held in Kunming on the 7th The meeting was initiated by the Ministry of agriculture of China 16 Asian countries and 6 international organizations sent delegations to attend the meeting, with more than 100 delegates attending Hui Liangyu, vice premier of the State Council and commander in chief of the national command for the prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza, pointed out in his opening speech that the Chinese government has always been highly responsible for regional and global affairs, and actively advocated and participated in exchanges and cooperation in global avian influenza prevention and control Hui said the Chinese government attaches great importance to the prevention and control of avian influenza Since last year, major policies for prevention and control of avian influenza have been put forward, and the national emergency plan for highly pathogenic avian influenza and regulations on emergency response to major animal epidemics have been formulated and promulgated All departments in all regions have adhered to emergency prevention and control in accordance with the law, implemented joint prevention and control, group prevention and control, accelerated scientific and technological progress in prevention and control, strengthened the construction of animal epidemic prevention system, actively participated in international exchanges and cooperation, and effectively carried out prevention and control work in an orderly and effective manner Hui Liangyu stressed that the occurrence and development of avian influenza has transcended national and regional boundaries and is a serious threat to mankind Asian countries and regions should take action to strengthen close cooperation and cooperation between countries and regions, strengthen cooperation with international and regional organizations, strengthen ecological environment protection and construction, and jointly do a good job in avian influenza prevention and control Du Qinglin, Minister of agriculture, presided over the opening ceremony On the basis of full discussion and exchange, participating countries and regions jointly issued the Kunming initiative for cooperation in prevention and control of avian influenza in Asia, reached a basic consensus on joint prevention and control of avian influenza epidemic, and called on Asian countries to further strengthen regional and international cooperation, take joint actions, increase economic investment, and effectively prevent and control the serious transnational spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza Large animal disease The meeting expressed support for the global avian / human influenza prevention and control financing conference to be held in Beijing from January 17 to 18, 2006, and hoped that the financing conference would achieve substantive results in mobilizing funds.