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MUS Group: Minutes of the Meeting

Year of publication 2009

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Category Brochure

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Minutes of the MUS Group meeting - FAO offices, Rome - 24-25 Aug 2009

Language English

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