10 November 2015, Rome, Italy - Mahmoud Solh, Director-General of the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Aydin Adnan Sezgin, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Turkey to FAO, FAO Director-General Jose' Graziano da Silva, Nadeem Riyaz, Permanent Representative designate of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to FAO, Marcela Villarreal, Director FAO office for Partnership, Advocacy and Capacity Development. International Year of Pulses (IYP) 2016 Launch Ceremony with Ceremonial Plantingo by FAO Director-General, FAO Headquarters.