06 January 2010

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FVE and WVA

FVE hosts Secretariat for
World Veterinary Association

Brussels, January 2010: The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) is pleased to announce that since 1st of January FVE is hosting the Secretariat of the World Veterinary Association (WVA). This will continue the work of the Danish Veterinary Association in Copenhagen, who hosted the WVA Secretariat since 1994.

The contract between FVE and WVA for the provision of the WVA secretarial services was signed in the end of October by FVE President Walter Winding and WVA President Tjeerd Jorna, who was accompanied by WVA Vice-Presidents Duane Landals and Faouzi Kechrid.

Both professional veterinary organisations are looking forward to a fruitful cooperation. 'In a globalised world strong co-operation between the European Federation and the World Veterinary Association are needed, not least underlining the 'One World - One Health' concept' added Walter Winding.

FVE President Walter Winding (left) and WVA President Tjeerd Jorna after signing the contract for the WVA Secretariat

Notes for Editors:

• World Veterinary Association: http://www.worldvet.org/
  
  
• The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) is an umbrella organisation of 46 veterinary organisations from 38 European countries, representing a total of around 200 000 veterinarians.
  

For further information, consult the FVE website http://www.fve.org or contact the FVE Secretariat on tel +32 2 533 70 20 or by e-mail to info@fve.org.