Delcy Rodríguez and Rodrigo Paz at World Food Forum

Delcy Rodríguez, acting president of Venezuela, and Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz will attend the World Food Forum in Rome next Monday, according to Diario Versión Final. The international event, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), will open on October 12 with a speech by its Director-General, Qu Dongyu.

The forum will bring together a range of global leaders to debate food security and current agricultural solutions. Among the main speakers are the Bolivian president, along with King Letsie III of Lesotho and Angolan President Joao Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço. The participation of Venezuela's acting president marks her presence on the international stage after the political events of last January.

The summit will also feature virtual interventions by Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori and Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel. They will be joined by video messages from Dominican Republic President Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona; Ecuadorian Vice President María José Pinto; Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni; Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan; and Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin.

The gathering will be held under the motto "Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow" and will conclude with the celebration of World Food Day on October 16. The sessions will be organized around pillars such as the Global Action for Youth, the Science and Innovation Forum and the Investment Forum of the Hand-in-Hand Initiative, in addition to specific debates on water resources and indigenous food systems.