POLITICAL 155 PCTR 14 E Original: English
NATO Parliamentary Assembly
SUB-COMMITTEE ON TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS (PCTR)
DRAFT PROGRAMME
BELGIUM AND NETHERLANDS
15 - 17 SEPTEMBER 2014
www.nato-pa.int 11 July 2014
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IMPORTANT NOTICE All meetings, speakers and venues are still to be confirmed All participants are required to carry their passports with them at all times
SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER BRUSSELS
Arrival of participants in Brussels Individual transfer to hotel
Accommodation THE HOTEL Contact: Daniel Castro Boulevard de Waterloo 38 1000 Brussels Phone: +32 (0) 2 504 11 11 Preferential Rate : Single Superior room 150€ including breakfast and wifi, excluding city tax Reservation Deadline : Friday 15 August 2014 Website: http://www.thehotel-brussels.be/
Evening Free
MONDAY 15 SEPTEMBER BRUSSSELS
8.10 Registration of participants in hotel lobby
8.20 Depart by bus to NATO Headquarters
Meetings at NATO Headquarters Boulevard Leopold III, 1110 Brussels, Belgium
Briefings on: NATO post Summit
9.00 Meeting with Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Deputy Secretary General, NATO
10.00 Meeting with James Appathurai, Deputy Assistant Secretary General, Political Affairs and Security Policy Division, NATO
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 – 13.00 Panel Discussion with H.E. Mr Yves Brodeur, Permanent Representative of Canada to NATO, H.E. Mr Rudy Huygelen, Permanent Representative of Belgium to NATO and H.E. Mr Kęstutis Jankauskas, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to NATO
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
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14.30 Meeting with H.E. Mr Douglas E. Lute, Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO
15.30 Meeting with Lieutenant General David Hogg, U.S. Military Representative to the NATO
16.30 End of meetings. Return by bus to hotel
Evening Free for Embassies
TUESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER MONS
9.30 Meet in hotel lobby and depart by bus to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)
Meetings at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) Casteau, Mons, Belgium
Morning Meeting with General Philip M. Breedlove, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), NATO
Briefing on NATO Partnerships
Lunch
Afternoon Briefing on Cyber Security
Briefings by NATO Special Operations Command
End of meetings. Return by bus to hotel
Evening Free for embassies
WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER BRUNSSUM, THE NETHERLANDS
8.30 Meet in hotel lobby and depart by bus to Joint Force Command Brunssum
Meetings at Joint Force Command Brunssum Rimburgerweg 30, 6445 PA Brunssum Netherlands
Briefings on: Role of Joint Force Command Brunssum Afghanistan: International SecurityLocation: Assistance Force (ISAF) and Resolution Support Mission (RSM)
Lunch
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The NATO Response Force – an Update
NATO Response to the Ukraine Crisis
Tbc Return to the hotel
End of meetings and individual departure of participants
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