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AccueilSALLE DE PRESSE200310 September 2003, NATO PA TO MEET IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 7 TO 11, 2003
10 September 2003, NATO PA TO MEET IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 7 TO 11, 2003
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The 49th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) will be held in Orlando, Florida, USA from Friday November 7 to Tuesday November 11 (incl.). |
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The session will be held at the Orange County Convention Center (North Complex) and will comprise meetings of the 5 Committees (Civil Dimension of Security; Defence and Security; Economics and Security; Political and Science and Technology) on Saturday and Sunday November 8 and 9 to be followed by a Plenary Session on Tuesday November 11. The Plenary Session will feature keynote addresses by leading members of the US administration and the NATO Secretary General, Lord George Robertson and also debate a series of Resolutions submitted by the Committees on key Alliance issues such as the threat from weapons of mass destruction (wmd), NATO's role in Afghanistan and the Balkans, NATO reform, the forthcoming enlargement of NATO, the effect on US-European relations of the Iraq conflict, etc. The Orlando Session will be attended by 300(approx.) legislators from the 19 NATO member states and the 20 associate member states. DRAFT PROGRAMME Friday 7 November 14.30 - 15.30: Meeting of the Secretaries of Delegations 16.00 - 17.30: Meeting of the NATO - Russia Parliamentary Standing Committee (for members of the Standing Committee and the leaders of the Russian Federation Delegation only) Saturday 8 November 8.00 - 9.00: Meetings of the political groups - Conservative, Christian Democrat and Associates - Liberal, Democratic and Reform - Socialist 9.15 - 13.00: Meeting of the Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security Meeting of the Defence and Security Committee Meeting of the Economics & Security Committee Meeting of the Political Committee 14.30 - 18.00: Resumption of committee meetings Sunday 9 November 9.00 - 13.00: Meeting of the Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security Meeting of the Defence and Security Committee Meeting of the Science and Technology Committee Meeting of the Political Committee 14.30 - 18.00: Resumption of the committee meetings Monday 10 November 9.00 - 11.30: Meeting of the Standing Committee Tuesday 11 November 9.00: OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 49th ANNUAL SESSION Address by Hon. Doug Bereuter, President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Addresses by select senior U.S. administration officials (tbc) Address by the Rt Hon. the Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, Secretary General of NATO and Chairman of the North Atlantic Council 11.30: PLENARY SITTING Election of officers of the Assembly Report by the Secretary General on Priorities and Activities Report by Mr Lothar Ibrügger, Treasurer of the Assembly, and vote on the 2004 budget 12.30: Break 14.00: Resumption of the Plenary Sitting Presentation by representatives from inter-parliamentary assemblies Debate and vote on committee resolutions 19.00: Closure of the Plenary Sitting |
