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NATO Parliamentary Assembly

SUB-COMMITTEE ON DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE AND SUB-COMMITTEE ON TRANSITION AND DEVELOPMENT

DRAFT PROGRAMME AND LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

RABAT AND CASABLANCA,

14 – 17 APRIL 2014

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IMPORTANT NOTICE  All participants are required to carry their passports with them at all times.  Andrius AVIZIUS: +32 473 931 961  Paul COOK: +32 474 815 106

SUNDAY 13 APRIL RABAT

Arrival of participants in Rabat Participants will be welcomed at the airport and transport between the airport and the hotel will be organised by the Moroccan delegation

Accommodation Sofitel Rabat Jardin Des Roses Souissi, Rabat 10000, Morocco Tel.: +212 5 37 675656 Fax: +212 5 37 671492 Email: [email protected] Please see the reservation form for more information

Evening Free

MONDAY 14 APRIL RABAT

7:45 Departure by bus from the hotel

8:30-10:30 NATO Ambassadors Rountable

Venue Embassy of Spain, Rue Aïn Khalouiya, s/n, Av. Mohamed VI, km 5,3, Soussi-Rabat

11:00-12:30 Meetings with Moroccan Representatives:  HEM Mohamed Cheikh BIADILLAH, Speaker of the House of Councillors  HEM Speaker of the House of Representatives  Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee

12:30-13:30 Lunch at the Restaurant of the Parliament

Meetings with:

14:00-14:30  HEM , Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation

14:45-15:15  HEM , Minister of Economy and Finance

15:30-16:00  HEM Mohamed HASSAD, Minister of Home Affairs

16:15-16:45  HEM Driss EL YAZAMI, President of the National Council for Human Rights

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17:00-18:30 Meetings at the Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences (tbc), on:

 Political and Democratic Transition in North Africa and

Consolidation of the Moroccan Democracy

 Regional Changes in Terms of Security

19:00-21:00 Dinner offerted by HEM Mohamed Cheikh BIADILLAH, Speaker of the House of Councillors

Venue Restaurant "Royal Club Nautique"

TUESDAY 15 APRIL RABAT / CASABLANCA

8:45 Departure by bus from the hotel. Participants should check out and take their luggage with them on the bus.

9:30-12:00 Conference and Debate on

The Security Challenges in the Sahel

Moderator: HEM Mohamed Cheikh BIADILLAH, Speaker of the

House of Councillors

Venue Conference Room of the House of Councillors

12:30-13:30 Lunch at the Restaurant of the House of Councillors

14:00-15:00 Participation as observers to the Oral Questions between the Councillors and the Government

Venue Plenary Room of the House of Councillors

15:30-17:30 Meeting with representatives from the World Bank:  Michael HAMAIDE, Morocco Senior Country Officer  Jean-Pierre CHAUFFOUR, World Bank Lead Economist

for Morocco

Venue 7, Rue Larbi Ben Abdellah, Souissi-Rabat

+/- 18:00 Depature by bus to Casablanca

Logement Le Royal Mansour Méridien 7, Av de l’armée Royale, 21 000 Casablanca Te.: +212 5 22 54 60 01 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Please see the reservation form for more information

Evening Free

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WEDNESDAY 16 APRIL CASABLANCA

8:30 Departure by bus from the hotel

9:00-10:00 Meeting with Mohamed SAJID, Chairman of the City Council of Casablanca

10:00-11:15 Meeting with Hamid BEN ELAFDIL, Director of the Regional

Investment Center of Greater Casablanca

11:15-12:15 Meeting with Miriem BENSALAH-CHAQROUN, Chairperson of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM)

12:30-13:00 Lunch hosted by the CGEM

13:30-15:00 Meeting with Saïd IBRAHIMI , General Director of Casablanca Finance City

15:30-17:00 Meeting on Women and Modern Moroccan Society (tbc) with:

 Fouzia ASSOULI, President of the Democratic League

for Women’s Rights ; Member of the Board of the

Foundation for Women from the Euro-Meditarreanean

 Sabah ABOUSSALAM, Professor, National Institute for Territory-Planning and Urbanism ;  Fatima MOURD, Head of the Gender Division, Agency for Social Developpement ; Project Officer at the Amazigh Observatory for Rights and Liberties

Venue Meeting Room, Le Royal Mansour Méridien (tbc)

17:30-19:00 Visit of Hassan II Mosque

Optional programme Visit of Morocco Mall (largest shopping mall in Africa)

19:30 Departure by bus from the hotel to Morocco Mall

21:30 Departure by bus from Morocco Mall to the hotel

THURSDAY 17 APRIL CASABLANCA

9:00-12:00 Visit of the Civilan Port Infrastructures

The programme is scheduled to finish by 12:00, at the latest, on Thursday 17 April.

Transport to Casablanca Airport will be organized by the Morocccan Delegation

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

OFFICERS OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE (CDSDG)

Chairperson Vitalino CANAS (Portugal) Vice-chairperson Ahmet Berat CONKAR (Turkey)

OFFICERS OF SUB-COMMITTEE ON TRANSITION AND DEVELOPMENT (ESCTD)

Chairperson Francis HILLMEYER (France) Vice-chairperson Jean-Luc REITZER (France)

OFFICERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE CIVIL DIMENSION OF SECURITY (CDS)

Chairperson Lord JOPLING (United Kingdom) General Rapporteur Witold WASZCZYKOWSKI (Poland)

OFFICER OF THE ECONOMIC AND SECURITY COMMITTEE (ESC)

Rapporteur Diego LOPEZ-GARRIDO (Spain)

HOST DELEGATION

Abdelhakim BEN CHAMACH Hassan BENOMAR Said CHBAATOU Hamid KOUSKOUS

MEMBER DELEGATIONS

Czech Republic Anna PUTNOVA Milan SARAPATKA Greece Christos KARAGIANNIDIS France Guy-Michel CHAUVEAU Italy Bruno CENSORE Emilio FLORIS Luca FRUSONE Luxembourg Alexander KRIEPS Poland Michal SZCZERBA Portugal Joaquim PONTE Romania Ion MOCIOALCA Slovenia Dragutin MATE Spain Enrique ABAD Alejandro MUNOZ-ALONSO Turkey Mehmet MUS United Kingdom Madeleine MOON

DELEGATION STAFF

Turkey Murat HASTURK

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INTERPRETERS

English-French Bjorn FOSSBERG Louise PETITCLERC Nicolas SCHNEIDER

Italian-English Marco CITTADINI Hayat KISSAYI

INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT

Director of the CDS Andrius AVIZIUS Director of the ESC Paul COOK

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