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Georgia joins UN Food and Agriculture Organisation Council for two years

Georgia has become a member of the Council of the UN FAO for two years for the first time. Photo: Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture

Agenda.ge, 07 Jul 2023 - 18:15, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia has become a member of the Council of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation for two years for the first time, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture said on Friday.

The decision was made at the 43rd conference of the FAO, hosted between July 1-7 in Rome.

The Ministry said the Council consisted of 49 member states of the organisation, elected once in two years.

It added the main directions of the Council's activity involved issues related to food and agriculture, as well as the work programme, budget, administrative and financial management of the organisation itself.

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