Commissioner Piebalgs in Turkey, Istanbul

Istanboel
datum 21 mei 2010 - 22 mei 2010
plaats Istanbul, Turkije
locatie Istanbul, Turkey Toon locatie
aanwezigen A. (Andris) Piebalgs i, R.T. (Recep) Erdogan i e.a.

Commissioner for Development, Mr. Andris Piebalgs, will make a two-day visit to Turkey, to participate in the Istanbul Conference on Somalia.

The conference, fully entitled 'The Political, Security and Reconstruction Conference for Somalia' will be convened by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, along with the Governments of Somalia and Turkey, and will take place over three days (21-23 May). It will take place one year after the Brussels conference and a month after the International Contact Group meeting in Cairo.

The first day (21 May) will be devoted to a Preparatory session of senior Government officials and heads of United Nations agencies, beginning at 10.00. The meeting will end at 17.45 with concluding remarks for Day One.

The second day (22 May) will consist of a High Level Segment, lasting from 09.30 to 17.00, including a luncheon for the Heads of Delegation between 13.00-14.30, hosted by H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey. A press conference will be held at 17.00.

The final day of the Istanbul Conference concerns the Recovery and Reconstruction Segment, which will run from 09.00 to 12.30. There will then be five concurrent sector-based round-tables beginning at 14.00, followed by a brief closing session summarizing the five round-tables at 17.30.


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