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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Ykhanbai Hijaba <y.hijaba@gmail.com> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 17, 2019 1:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> VelascoGil, Gregorio (AGAG) <Gregorio.VelascoGil@fao.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> IYRPsupportgroup <iyrpsupportgroup-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: FW: Proposal International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists from the Government of Mongolia<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:blue">Thank you. Yes, we are already prepared all the docs of the Mongolian for IYRP and Ministry of Food and Agriculture will send very soon it Now from today the Chair of NSG and other our colleagues in the Ministry
working for Minister's Note Verbale , as we have Mongolian National Holiday-Naadam in last week. I'm in this week on the travel for ILC Asia MSP facilitators meeting in India. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 1:01 PM VelascoGil, Gregorio (AGAG) <<a href="mailto:Gregorio.VelascoGil@fao.org">Gregorio.VelascoGil@fao.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Hijaba</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear all of the IYRP support members.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Just to let you know about the last communication between COAG and the Mongolian Permanente Representation to FAO in Rome ( see message below). As you
can see they are requesting to send an official email or Note Verbale transmitting the request.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please let me know when this official request will be sent. Like this I can follow up on it.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best rewards</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Gregorio</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>From:</b> FAO-COAG <<a href="mailto:FAO-COAG@fao.org" target="_blank">FAO-COAG@fao.org</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 4, 2019 1:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:rome@mfa.gov.mn" target="_blank">rome@mfa.gov.mn</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> AG-ADG <<a href="mailto:AG-ADG@fao.org" target="_blank">AG-ADG@fao.org</a>>; Glinni, Ariella (AGD) <<a href="mailto:Ariella.Glinni@fao.org" target="_blank">Ariella.Glinni@fao.org</a>>; RodaMartin, Inma (AGDD) <<a href="mailto:Inma.RodaMartin@fao.org" target="_blank">Inma.RodaMartin@fao.org</a>>;
AG-Registry <<a href="mailto:AG-Registry@fao.org" target="_blank">AG-Registry@fao.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Proposal International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists from the Government of Mongolia<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Reference is made to the proposal by the Government of Mongolia for the proclamation of an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists during the next 27<sup>th</sup> Session
of the Committee on Agriculture (COAG) to be held from 28 September to 2 October 2020 at FAO Headquarters. Background documentation is attached for ease of reference and includes:<o:p></o:p></p>
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-<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">29/06/18: Letter from Chair of Committee for the IY of Rangelands and Pastoralists to the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, Government of Mongolia</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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-<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">18/07/18: Letter from Minister (above) to FAO DG</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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-<span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><span lang="EN-GB">23/08/18: Reply from FAO DG to Minister (above) indicating to contact COAG</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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request. Kindly send an official email to this address (<a href="mailto:FAO-COAG@fao.org" target="_blank">FAO-COAG@fao.org</a>) so that we can process it according to the established rules and procedures.<o:p></o:p></p>
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