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a) The role of Parliaments in enhancing the Euro--Mediterranean political dialogue.

Rapporteur: Dr. Heinz Fischer, President ofthe National Council of Austria

b) The importance of the cultural, social and humandimension in strenghtening the Euro-Mediterraneau partnership.

Rapporteur: Dr. Ahmet Fatlii Sorour, President of the People’s Assembly of the ArabRepublic of Egypt.

Adoption of the final declaration.Conclusions of the Conference.

Pro granun e

Friday, 15th February 2002

Arrival of Delegations.Welcome at Athens <> Airport (VIP

Lounge).Transfer to the Hotel.18.00-21.00 — Registration to the Conference (Athenaeum

Inter-Continental Hotel).20.30 — Contact Group meeting in the Hellenic Parliament

(Room 168).

Saturday, 16th February 2002

09.30 — Departure by bus from the Hotel.10.00:

10.30:

Opening of the Conference on >;

Opening of the Conference and welcome speech byMr. Apostolos Kakiamanis, President of the Hellenic Parliament;

Approval of the Agenda;Explanatoiy remarks on the works of the Conference.

1st Theme: <>;

Rapporteur: Dr. Heinz Fischer, President of the National Council of Austria.

10.45-12.30 — Debate.Break.

For heads of Delegations:

12.40 — Departure by bus for the Presidency of the Republic.

13.00 — Audience by H. E. Mr. Constantinos Stephanopoulos, President of the Hellenic Republic.

For all other participants:

Guided tour to the exhibition on the <<180 years since Greek Revolution (1821)>>.

13.45-15.15 — Buffet lunch hosted by the Hellenic Parliament at the > on the ground flour of the Parliament.

15.30 — Debate (continue).17.30:

End of the debate;Departure by bus for the Hotel.

20.30 — Departure by bus from the Hotel.21.00 — Official dinner hosted by Mr. Apostolos Kaklama

nis, President of the Hellenic Parliament. at the > (Old Post Office, 96 Aiolou st. Athens).

Sunday, 17th February 2002

09.30 — Departure by bus from the Hotel.10.00-10.15 — 2nd Theme: <

social and human dimension in strenghtening the Euro--Mediterranean partnership>>.

Rapporleur: Dr. Alimet Fathi Sorour, President of thePeople’s Assembly of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

10.15-13.45:

Debate (continue):Adoption of the Draft Declaration;Conclusions:Closing of theConference.

14.00 Informal lunch hosted by the 2nd Vice-Presidentof the Hellenic Parliament, Mr. Panayiotis Sgouridis atthe > restaurant, opposite the Acropolis.

15.30 — Departure by bus for the Hotel.Afternoon free.19.45 — Departure by bus from the Hotel for the <

ron Moussikis>> (Athens Concert Hall).20.30 — Attendance of a music performance, followed by

a dinner at the < (Foyer) hostedby the 3rd Vice-President and Chairman of the EuropeanAffairs Committee, Mr. Dinos Vrettos.

00.30 — Departure by bus for the Hotel.

10.00:

Monday, 18th February 2002

Departure by bus from the Hotel:Visit to the Archaeological site of the Acropolis and

its Museum.

13.00 Lunch hosted by the Hellenic Parliament at theInter-Continental Hotel.

Departure of Delegations.

ANEXO II

Third Conference of Presidents/Speakersof the Euro-Mediterranean Parliaments

Hellenic Parliament, Senate Hall

List of participants

Algeria

Al Majlis-Al Chaabi-A1 Watani (National People’s Assembly of Algeria):

Mr. Abdelkader Bensalah. President;Mr. Noureddine Terbak, Head of Parliamentaiy Group

of the RND;