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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see attached IUCN’s letter of support for the IYRP. I have sent this to the Mongolian representative and I hope that it is in time to support the decision on Thursday.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best of luck to everybody involved – I look forward to working on the IYRP once a favourable decision is reached.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All the best, Jon <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Jonathan Davies, Ph.D.</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
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