Committee on Foreign Affairs The Secretariat
COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS / DEVELOPMENT / BUDGETS JOINT DELEGATION TO THE MIDDLE EAST 24 – 27 MAY 2010 ISRAEL / PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
DRAFT PROGRAMME
MONDAY 24 MAY 2010 Individual arrivals of Members and staff Stay at Ambassador Hotel Nablus road, Sheikh Jarrah East Jerusalem, Tel: +972 (0)2 541 22 22 Fax: +972 (0)2 582 82 02 e–mail: [email protected] web: http://www.jerusalemambassador.com 19.40 Meeting at the lobby of the Ambassador Hotel and departure by bus 20.00~22.00 Reception hosted by EU Representative in the West Bank and Gaza in the presence of the Swedish/Spanish/Belgian/French/Italian/German/Norwegian Consuls Venue: The Residence Nashashibi Street, Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem Tel: +972 (0)2
TUESDAY 25 MAY 2010 Group 1 8.30–10.00 Working Session (for MEPs of the Budget Committee) Subject: EU financial assistance to Palestine including PEGASE mechanism Venue: Ambassador Hotel, Big Conference hall Group 2 8.00 Meeting at the lobby of the Ambassador Hotel and departure by bus 8.30–10.00 Meeting with the Members of the Knesset (for MEPs of the Foreign Affairs Committee) Venue: Kiryat Ben Gourion,Jerusalem 91950 10.15–11.30 Meeting with Israeli and Palestinian NGOs: New Israel Fund (Israel), ADALAH (Israel) Al-Haq (WB), Holy Land Trust (WB), One Voice (WB and Israel), Peres Center for Peace (Israel and WB) Venue: Ambassador Hotel, Big Conference Hall
B-1047 Brussels - Tel +32 2 28 42473 - Fax +32 2 28 49013 23-05-2010 18:38:00 F-67070 Strasbourg - Tel +33 3 88 1 73313 - Fax +33 3 88 1 76902 11.45 Meeting at the lobby of the Ambassador Hotel and departure by bus 12.00–13.30 Briefing with the oPt Office of the Coordination Humanitarian Affairs Venue: OCHA oPt Offices, MAC House 7 St. George Street Contact: Ray Dolfin and Tahrier Hijazi Tel: +972 (0)2 582 99 62 13.40 Transfer by bus to Bir Zeit and Ramallah (Sandwich lunch) 14.30–16.30 Meeting with Dr Ghassan Khatib, Spokesman of the Government, Head of the Palestinian Government Media Center and Vice-President of Bir Zeit University Subject: Today’s EU-Palestinian bilateral relations Venue: University Bir Zeit 16.40 Transfer by bus 17.00–18.00 Meeting with Members of the PLC Venue: Palestinian Legislative Council, Ramallah Contact: Aisha Alahmad Tel: +972 598 554 585 20.30 Dinner in the presence of Michel Sabah, Emeritus Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (see separate list of the participants) Venue: Ambassador Hotel
WEDNESDAY 26 MAY 2010 CHECK–OUT FROM THE AMBASSADOR HOTEL Alternative visits I: Palestinian institution buildings – Ramallah & Nablus 08.00–09.00 US Security Coordination - Colonel Bernd Willand (confirmed) Venue: Ambassador Hotel Contact: Niel Page tel: +972 (0) 54 662 0248
09.00–10.00 EU POL COPPS - Henrik Malmquist , Head of Mission (confirmed) Venue: Ambassador Hotel Contact: Suzy Hamad, tel: +972 (0)2 297 66 77 ext. 152
10.15–12.45 Transfer to Nablus: Briefing on the way by the Representative Quartet Office (including field visit)
13.00–14.15 Lunch hosted by the Mayor of Nablus Jibreen al-Bakri (confirmed) Contact, Mr. Ziyad Othman, Director International Department, Nablus Governor office, mobil +972 597 989 868, Tel: +972 9 234 15 33
14.30–15.30 Meeting with Governor, National Security Force's District Commander, Palestinian Civil Police District Commander (confirmed) Venue : Nablus Governorate
15.30–15.45 Transfer to Specialized Police Force Compound (SPF)
15.45–16.15 Demonstration & presentation of EU donated equipment, vehicles fleet, and operational apparatus (SPF) (confirmed) 16.30–17.30 Transfer to Ramallah
19.00 Meeting with Prime Minister Dr Salam Fayyad (for group I and II) (confirmed) Venue: Prime Minister Office
CHECK-IN AT THE MAMILLA HOTEL AND FREE EVENING
II: Peace Process – Jerusalem and Settlements 08.30–09.30 Briefing with Ir Amim / Jerusalem Policy Forum Contact: Haim Erlich, Tel: +972 546 432 523 and Nora Biatrah-Rayan, Tel: +972 522 875 785
09.30–12.00 Field visit Great Jerusalem
12.00–13.00 Transfer to Hebron - Briefing by the Negotiations Support Unit (NSU) Contact: Ashraf Khateeb, Tel: +972 546 363 377
Sandwich lunch
13.30–15.00 Field visit organised by OCHA and briefing with Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Committee and Field Visit Contact: Hamed Qawasmeh, OCHA, Tel:+972 599 339 180
Meeting with Saeb Erakat, Chief Palestinian Negotiator and Head of the 17.00–18.00 Negotiations Affairs Department (confirmed) Venue: Ambassador Hotel Contact: Leïla Shahid, Tel: +972 598 016 848
Meeting with Prime Minister Dr Salam Fayyad (For Group I and II) 19.00 (confirmed) Venue: Prime Minister Office Contact: Leïla Shahid, Tel: +972 598 016 848
CHECK-IN AT THE MAMILLA HOTEL AND FREE EVENING Stay at Mamilla Hotel 11 King Solomon Street, West Jerusalem 94182 Tel: +972 (0)2 548 22 22 Fax: +972 (0)2 548 22 20 e–mail: [email protected] web: http://www.mamillahotel.com III: Humanitarian assistance and Reconstruction : Cairo - Rafah - Gaza Separate programme
12.00–13.00 Transfer by bus to Tel Aviv International Airport
18.10–19.40 Flight Tel Aviv - Cairo El Al n° LY443
Transfer by bus and check-in Radisson Blu Hotel Heliopolis Cairo
Radisson Blu Hotel Heliopolis Cairo Abdel Hamid Badawy St, - 114 Rawda Al Sheraton - Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt - P.O. Box 114 Cairo - Egypt Phone: + 20 (2) 26 96 5656 web: http://www.radissonblu.com
THURSDAY 27 MAY 2010
06.00–12.00 Check out and depart by bus for Rafah
12.00 Arrive Egyptian side of Rafah terminal
The whole visit in Gaza Strip is conducted under the auspices and in collaboration with UNRWA
contact details : Trude Strand cell phone n° +972 599 418 045
13.30 Arrive Palestinian side of Rafah terminal and meet UNRWA
13.45–14.10 Drive by Rafah tunnel area
14.15–14.45 Travel to Khan Younis
14.55–15.20 Visit UNRWA Khan Younis housing project - Briefing by Munir Manneh, Head UNRWA Construction and Engineering Division
15.20–16.00 Travel to Gaza City
16.15–17.00 Visit Bank of Palestine, through which PEGASE payments are made to vulnerable Palestinian families - Briefing by Faisal Shawwa and Ma’moun Abu Shahla, Board of Directors
17.30 Drop-off and check-in Al Deira Hotel EL Rasheed St. Gaza Palestine Tel: +972 (8) 2838100 Fax: +972 (8) 2838400 e-mail: [email protected] www.aldeira.ps
18.15-20.00 Meeting and dinner with John Ging, Director of UNRWA Operations Gaza, and team, at Roots Restaurant (Al Deira Hotel)
20.15 Meeting with civil society at Roots Restaurant - Participants include representatives from the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR); Al Dameer - For Human Rights; Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights; Gaza Community Mental Health Programme; the Palestinian Bar Association; and Pal Think for Strategic Studies. Names of participants to be confirmed
RIDAFRIDAY 28 MAY 2010
06.00 Pick-up from hotel
06.00–07.00 Travel through Gaza City and the north en route to Rafah terminal - Briefing by Imad Okal, UNRWA Area Operations Officer (North)
07.00 Arrive Rafah terminal and depart for Cairo by bus
Individual departures of Members and staff
Mobile phones during the mission in Gaza: Karl Minaire (BUDG): +32 498 983 219 Tom Morgan (DEVE):+32 498 983 218
THURSDAY 27 MAY 2010 08.15–09.15 Debriefing breakfast Venue: Mamilla Hotel Tel: +972 (0)2 548 22 22 09.30 Departure by bus 10.00–11.00 Meeting with Danny Ayalon, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Venue: Foreign Ministry Tel: +972 (0)2 11.30–12.00 Meeting with Dan Meridor, Deputy Prime Minister Venue: The Prime Minister's Office Tel: +972 (0)2 12.30–13.00 Meeting with Ehud Barak, Minister of Defence Venue: Defence Ministry Tel: +972 (0)2 13.15 Transfer by bus to the Mamilla Hotel
FRIDAY 28 MAY 2010 Individual departures of Members and staff FURTHER INFORMATION: Mobile phones during the mission: Silvio Gonzato (AFET) +32 498 981 330 Djamila Chikhi (AFET) +32 498 983 324 Helena Marits (AFET) +32 475 351 948 Tom Morgan (DEVE) +32 498 983 218 Petra Uhrmeister (DEVE) +32 498 983 324 José Luis Pacheco (BUDG) +32 498 981 392 Karl Minaire (BUDG) +32 498 983 219