In a meeting with FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva in Geneva on Friday, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo said that food security is closely linked to trade and therefore it is an important element of work at the WTO. Azevedo expressed his hope that WTO will now be able to enhance its work on this crucial issue which affects so many people, through an even closer partnership with the FAO. As part of this work, the WTO will be taking part in the preparatory work on the FAO’s State of Agricultural Commodity Markets, which this year will focus on trade and food security. The FAO and WTO chiefs discussed how the report could provide evidence and greater clarity on a range of issues related to trade and food security. The FAO will also hold a symposium on food security at the WTO on June 5, 2015.