The GIES in operation

The GIES in operation

Fourth meeting of the PSMA Technical Working Group on Information Exchange (TWG-IE4)

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

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Meeting symbol TWG-IE/3/2024/3

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Meeting date 18-22 March 2024

Meeting location Panama City, Panama

Language English

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