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Second Meeting of the PSMA Strategy ad hoc Working Group - Provisional agenda and timetable

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Category Meeting document

Statutory body / Meeting title N/A

Meeting symbol PSMA_StrategyWG2/2024/1

Meeting Session Number 2

Meeting date 21-25 October 2024

Meeting location Busan, Republic of Korea

Language English

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