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J) Jlfjllu OCT - 1 2002 Note to Mr THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 30 September 2002 Dear Mr. Alvarez-Couceiro, Thank you for your letter dated 28 August 2002 in which vou invitrd n,c to atteud ,he General Assembly of the Club of MadrM on 25 " As Mr. Danilo Turk, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs hletter f B AU8USt 2 2 b th Ur goals and ™m ° assisting countrie°° ' s° in th°e proces -a s of Yours sincerely, Kofi A. Annan Mr. Antonio Alvarez-Couceiro Secretary General Club of Madrid Madrid J) JLfJLLU OCT - 1 2002 Note to Mr. Doyle REPLY TO THE SG OF THE CLUB OF MADRID Please find attached, for the Secretary-General's signature a letter to Mr. Alvarez- Couceiro, Secretary General of the Club of Madrid. As you can see, I have suggested that the head of UNIC Madrid attend the General Assembly of the Club. Danilo Turk 25 September 2002 cc: Mr. Prendergast Ms. Kane UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES NEW YORK Kevin Sean Kennedy Principal Officer Executive Office of the Secretary-General To: Mr. Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze Date: 1 October 2002 Director-General United Nations Office at Geneva Fax: 41-22-917-0002 Page: loflS Subject: Club of Madrid For your information and attention, kindly see attached. Best Regards. Kevin. S. Kennedy S-3840C, United Nations, NY USA 10017 Telephone: (212) 963-6821 Fax: (212) 963-1185 E-mail: <[email protected]> 10/01/02 TUB 12:37 FAX 212 963 1185 EXEC OFF SEC-GEN/EXT REL *« TX REPORT «* TRANSMISSION OK TX/RX NO 1220 CONNECTION TEL 901141229170002 CONNECTION ID ST. TIME 10/01 12:31 USAGE T 06'05 PCS. SENT 15 RESULT OK UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES NEW YORK Kevin Sean Kennedy Principal Officer Executive Office of the Secretary'General To: Mr. Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze Date: 1 October 2002 Director-General United Nations Office at Geneva Fax: 41-22-917-0002 Page; 1 Of 15 Subject: Club of Madrid For your information and attention, kindly see attached. Best Regards. Kevin. S. Kennedy {g B Felipe IV, 9 - Tdcha. • 28014 Madrid tel. 91 52372 16-fax 91 5320088 Ji e-mail: clubmadridwclubmadrid.org wvwv.clubmadrid.org VE OFFICE CLUB DE MADRID OF THE ETARY-GENERAL Mr. Kofi Annan Secretary General United Nations First Avenue at 46th Street I, 10017 New York USA Madrid, 24th September 2002 Dear Mr. Annan, We are pleased to send herewj^th^ revised^ Assembly of the Club of Ma3?fd7 you a major problem. Shortly you will receive a new travel proposal for your approval. We look forward to seeing you in Madrid. Best regards, Lucinio Munoz Assistant to the Secretary General J) CLUB DE MADRID GENERAL ASSEMBLY - Madrid 24-25 of October 2002 Preliminary Agenda th October 24 Arrival of participants. Transfer to the Hotel. 13:30-15:00 Buffet available 19:30 Welcome drink 20:30 Welcome dinner October 25th 08:30 Departure from Hotel to La Quinta Palace 09:00 Welcome Kim Campbell 09:15 Introduction, agenda review and logistic Antonio Alvarez-Couceiro 09:30 Information about the constituent meeting and ratification of decisions Kim Campbell/Antonio Alvarez-Couceiro 10:45 Proposal of New Members Kim Campbell 11:15 Coffee break 11:45 Report of the Secretary General and debate Antonio Alvarez-Couceiro about projects and activities 12:30 Departure for Zarzuela Palace 13:00 Audience with H.M.King Juan Carlos 14:30 Lunch 16:30 Nicaragua: present and future. Main challenges President Bolanos Presentation and debate 17:45 Coffee break 18:15 UNDP Project in LA. Presentation and debate D. Caputo/G. O'Donnell 19:30 Departure 20:30 Formal dinner October 26th 08:30 Departure from Hotel to La Quinta Palace 09:00 Members to comment on potential new projects 10:00 Budget proposal Antonio Alvarez-Couceiro 10:15 Proposal for next General Assembly Kim Campbell/Antonio Alvarez-Couceiro 10:30 Coffee break 11:00 Yugoslavia: present and future. Presentation and debate President Kostuniza (pending confirmation) 12:15 Coffee break 12:45 Building trust in divided societies T. Phillips Presentation and debate 13:00 Miscellaneous 14:30 Lunch Note to Mr. Kennedy MEETING OF THE CLUB OF MADRID Please find attached a revised draft letter for the Secretary-General's signature addressed to the Secretary-General of the Club of Madrid. Mr. Ordzhonikidze's participation is suggested, in line with Mr. Riza's suggestion. 1 Danilo Turk 27 September 2002 cc: Mr. Prendergast Ms. Kane Note to Mr. Turk Attached is a letter to the Secretary-General from the Secretary General of the Club de Madrid informing him of the formal incorporation of this body. It also advises the Secretary-General of the body's first General Assembly, to be held on 25 October in Madrid and invites him to attend or to send an observer. We would be grateful if DPA could prepare a draft reply for the Secretary- General's signature. Thank you. Kevin S. Kennec 18 September 2 CLUB DE MADRID ANTONIO ALVAREZ-COUCF.IRO EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL H.E. Kofi Annan Secretary General United Nations Organization First Avenue at 46th Street New York, N.Y. 10017 U.S.A. Madrid, 28th of August 2002 Dear Mr. Secretary General, I have the pleasure to inform you that < h^c^ the Jfonnal incorporation, of the Club, of Madrid, whose members are former Heads of State and Government ; The main objective and priority of the Club of Madrid is to contribute to strengthening democracy in the world and to help countries in a process of democratisation or consolidation; its activities shall have a practical approach and aim at making feasible and realistic recommendations to be implemented and to help in the implementation. To this purpose the Club of Madrid is willing to join forces and cooperate with other institutions and organizations sharing the same objectives, hi this sense, as you probably know, we have just signed an agreement with the UNDP to cooperate in an important project they are carrying out aimed at strengthening democracy in Latin America aimed at strengthening democracy in this region. The creation of this organization was unanimously approved at the Closing Plenary Session of the Conference on Democratic Transition and Consolidation, held in Madrid last October, with the participation of 35 Heads and former Heads of State and Government. The initial members of the Club of Madrid are the former Heads of State and Government who participated in the Conference as well as representatives of the two constituent foundations; other former Heads of State and Governments of democratic countries will be invited in the future to become members of the Club of Madrid. The personal experience of the members of the Club of Madrid and the in depth knowledge of the problematic of the democratisation and consolidation processes of the more than 100 experts who participated in the Conference (and who have offered to cooperate with the Club of Madrid), are two very important assets for the successful analysis of the problems identified and the recommendation of potential solutions. Felipe IV, 9 - l°dcha. • 28014 Madrid tel. 91 523 72 16 • fax 91 532 00 88 e-mail: aacouceircxadubmadrid.org CLUB DE MADRID As you will see in the attached documents, President Cardoso has been appointed President of the Club of Madrid, position that he will assume once his present term as President of Brazil is concluded. Kim Campbell, former Prime Minister of Canada, appointed Deputy President, will act as President till January 2003. For your information we are sending you some documents about the_Club of Madrid, its mission and activities."We are "also sending.you the Hook published by FRJDE about the Conference on Democratic Transition and Consolidation, where the creation of trie Club^/ of Madrid was approved^ ' " The first General Assembly of the Club of Madrid will take place in Madrid next October 25th. We would be veryjionoured if .you, or some other representative of the United Nations, could attend this General Assembly as an observer. For your information, I am sending herewith.the meeting's prelimma^ Agenda. (,*.<£/ ^.,,.^ i ,~) We are at your disposal if you have any questions or need some additional information and look forward to a potential further cooperation with your organization; in this sense we would be very pleased to have the opportunity to meet you and explain with more detail the objectives and intended activities of the Club of Madrid. Yours sincerely AAC/mv/acc/2 CLUBoE MADRID FINAL DECLARATION Constituent Meeting of the Club of Madrid The signatories of this declaration, former Heads of State and Government who participated in the Conference on Democratic Transition and Consolidation, and the representatives of the two promoting foundations (The Fundacion para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Dialogo - FRIDE - and the Gorbachev Foundation of North America-GFNA-), convened as founding members, have held a constituent meeting to give legal form to the creation of the Club of Madrid. In this way, they are fulfilling the mandate they were given at the Conference, held in Madrid last October. The closing plenary session of the Conference unanimously voted to create the Club of Madrid. This Permanent Committee, whose members will be former Heads of State and Government of democratic countries, is created with the clear vocation to continue the work started by the Conference on Democratic Transition and Consolidation. Its main objective and top priority will be to strengthen democracy in the world. To this end, the Club will promote, stimulate, support and implement initiatives and activities, and participate in projects seeking this objective; more specifically, it will act as an advisory body and support group for those countries involved in processes of democratic transition and consolidation who should request their services.
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