Mehdi Eker, candidate for FAO Director-General, said that if Türkiye manages the organization, it will put forward a better force and will. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asked for support for Eker.
At the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye is ready to contribute to global food security and asked for support for Eker. Eker said that enough food is produced for nearly 11 billion people, but 645 million people are hungry.