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APRC 36 Распорядок дня, 11 марта 2022 года

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Бангкок, Таиланд ;

Author FAO

Publisher ФАО ;

Product type Meeting

Category Meeting document

Edition 1

Statutory body / Meeting title Региональная конференция для Азии и Тихого океана - РКАТО

Meeting symbol APRC/22/OD/4

Meeting Session Number Sess. 36

Meeting date 8-11 March 2022

Meeting location Dhaka, Bangladesh

Language Russian

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