First informal meeting to discuss the possible negotiation of a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe
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At its 106th meeting on 8 July 2019, the UNECE Executive Committee (EXCOM) considered a letter from the Deputy Prime Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic, Ms. Gabriela Matečná, transmitting the Ministerial Decision on Resuming the Negotiations of a Legally Binding Agreement on Forest in Europe developed under the Forest Europe process.
EXCOM took note of the information provided and requested the Secretariat to organize informal consultations to consider the matter further. In response to this request, the Secretariat is pleased to announce that the first informal meeting to discuss the possible negotiation of a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe will take place on 23-24 September in room XXIV at the Palais des Nations, in Geneva.