THE CHAIRPERSON (HON. GHASSAN TAYARA) :

Ladies and gentlemen, can I have your attention? We shall begin.

First of all I want to introduce myself. I am Doctor Engineer Ghassan Tayara, Member of Parliament of Syria and Arab Republics. I'm also President of the Engineering Syndicate of Syria.

First of all, I have small words. I want to say, instead of by saying "behind a great man there is a woman," Let us try to change it and say that "in front of great man there is a woman guiding him to success." Second, I think, the woman likes to hear this also, "behind the great woman should be a man."

Our lecture now is on Basic Survey on Agriculture and Rural Development in Pakistan will be presented by Dr. Shigeto Kawano, Director, Asian Population and Development Association, Professor Emeritus, the University of Tokyo.
Take the floor, please.