Former President Jiang Zemin of P.R. China met Mr. Kim Hak-Su, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP, in Zhong Nan Hai on 27 November 2002, when the opening ceremony of APCAEM was held, Jiang reaffirmed that Chinese government’s  support for UN activities. Having heard report from Mr. Xu Kuangdi, president of CAE, Jiang said it is worthy of congratulations that APCAEM locates its headquarters in China. China is an agricultural country and we hope China will expand its agricultural cooperation globally through APCAEM. We should offer more conveniences to attract not only agricultural organization but also other organizations to establish their headquarters in China.