EUROPEA COUCIL Brussels, 11 January 2013

THE PRESIDET PCE 2/13 Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council Programme

Herman VAN ROMPUY, President of the European Council, will have the following schedule beginning on 13 January 2013:

Sunday 13 January Visit to (Cairo) 13:35 Meeting with President followed by press statement 16:30 Meeting with Pope Tawadros II 18:00 Meeting with representatives of the National Salvation Front

Monday 14 January Visit to Egypt (Cairo) 10:00 Meeting with Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Nabil Elaraby followed by press statement 11:45 Meeting with the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Ahmed El Tayeb 19:30 Working dinner with representatives of the business community

Tuesday 15 January Visit to Egypt (Alexandria) 11:30 Round table at Young People's event organised by Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Anna Lindh Foundation

Visit to 17:15 Meeting with President Moncef Marzouki 18:15 Meeting with Prime Minister followed by press statement 19:30 Meeting with President of the National Constituent Assembly

Wednesday 16 January 15:00 Meeting with Prime Minister of Finland Jyrki Katainen (photo opportunity ± 14:55)

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FOR FURTHER DETAILS: Dirk De Backer - Spokesperson of the President -  +32 (0)2 281 9768 - +32 (0)497 59 99 19 Preben Aamann - Deputy Spokesperson of the President  +32 (0)2 281 2060 - +32 (0)476 85 05 43 e-mail: [email protected] - internet: www.european-council.europa.eu/

Thursday 17 January 10:00 Participation to the plenary session of the Economic and Social Committee (European Parliament) 13:00 Meeting with the Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trọng (photo opportunity ± 12:55) 15:00 Presentation of letters of credentials of Ambassadors

Friday 18 January 10:00 Meeting with Prime Minister of Serbia Ivica Dačić (photo opportunity ± 09:55)

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For possible updates, please check our website: www.european-council.europa.eu/the-president Follow President Van Rompuy on Twitter and on Facebook Video coverage of the trips and meetings will be available for download in broadcast quality from the Council TV newsroom http://tvnewsroom.consilium.europa.eu Photos covering the event will be available for download in high resolution from the Council Photo Library http://www.consilium.europa.eu/photo