The Stability Pact will hold its Working and Regional Table Meetings at the same location, on two consecutive days. Day 1 (7 June) will host the Working Table Meetings of Working Table II (Economic Reconstruction, Development and Co-operation) from 08.30 to 12.30, Working Table III (Security Issues) from 09.30 to 13.15, Working Table I (Human Rights and Democratisation) from 13.30 to 17.00, according to the following formula.
On Day 1, the Working Tables will review and discuss all activities relating to each Table with a particular focus on the six core objectives for the year 2004.
Venue for Table Meetings: Grand Hotel Emona, 7 June 2004
Venue for Regional Table Meeting: Grand Hotel Emona, 8 June 2004
Journalists may cover the opening sessions of each Table meeting and are kindly invited to a press briefing on each Working Table (7 June) and to the main Press Conference of the Regional Table (8 June), according to the following schedule:
08:30 Working Table II opening session
13:00 Working Table II press briefing by Chair Fabrizio Saccomanni
09:30 Working Table III opening session
13:15 Working Table III press briefing by Chair Janez Premoze
13:30 Working Table I opening session
Approx. 16:00 Working Table I press briefing by Chair Elisabeth Rehn
17:30 – 19:00 Cross-Working Table debate on “Migration” chaired by MARRI Chair Soren Jessen-Petersen –
open to media
DAY 2 // 8 June 2004 5 Years of Stability Pact
Day 2 is reserved for the Regional Table, the “general assembly” of all Stability Pact countries and organizations, hosted by the Slovenian Prime Minister Anton Rop and chaired by Special Co-ordinator Erhard Busek. The Portoroz Regional Table has as its special feature a commemorative event on “5 Years of Stability Pact”, which is a highlight and has attracted high-level attendance of up to 12 ministers.
08:45 – 08:55 Family picture with Ministers
09:00 – 12:00 Commemorative event on “5 Years Stability Pact”
09:00 – 09:30 Opening addresses by Slovenian PM Anton Rop and by SCSP Erhard Busek
09:30 – 12:00 Discussion chaired by Slovenian FM Dimitrij Rupel
Confirmed Keynote Speakers (alphabetical order):
· Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria
· Mladen Ivanic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
· Janez Potocnik, Member of the European Commission
· Fabrizio Saccomanni, Vice-President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
· Miomir Zuzul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Croatia
Statements by delegations
12:00 – 12:45 Main Press Conference
DAY 2 // 8 June 2004 Formal part of the Regional Table
14:00 – 16:30 Regional Table - Formal Part
Chaired by SC Busek
14:00 – 14:30 Opening remarks by:
- SEECP (tbc)
- European Parliament, MEP Elmar Brok
- EU Presidency, Ireland
- OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office
14:30 – 15:00 Reports by Working Table Chairs
§ WTI: Elisabeth Rehn
§ WT II: Fabrizio Saccomanni
§ WT III: Janez Premoze
15:00 – 16:00 Welcome by SC Busek to new EU Member States and to IOM as new SP partners
Statements by delegations
16:00 – 16:30 Adoption of the Chairman’s Conclusions and concluding statement by SC Busek
For accreditation, please fax/mail to the Press and Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, Office for the Public Affairs Relations, Mrs Zora Tajč.
Tel: +386 (1) 4782354 — Fax: +386 (1) 4782355 — E-mail: zora.tajc@gov.si
The deadline for accreditation is 4 June 2004
Background Paper1: 5 Years of Stability Pact: http://www.stabilitypact.org/specials/5years.asp
Background Paper 2: Migration: http://www.stabilitypact.org/wt1/documents/Cross-WorkingTablePanelonMigration.doc
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