POLITICAL

006 PCNP 12 E Rev. 2 Original: English

NATO Parliamentary Assembly

SUB-COMMITTEE ON NATO PARTNERSHIPS

VISIT TO DOHA, QATAR

19 - 21 MARCH 2012

DRAFT PROGRAMME

International Secretariat 14 March 2012 1

SUNDAY 18 MARCH DOHA

Arrival of participants in Doha. Individual transfer to hotel

Accommodation The Ritz-Carlton Sharq Village and Spa PO Box 26662, Doha, Qatar Phone: + 974 4425 66 66 Fax: + 974 4425 66 60 Email: [email protected] Preferential rate: QAR 900 = 190 euros (including breakfast + internet) http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Default.htm Reference: EIT-EITA

Staff contact numbers Rebecca Chandler: +32 477 310 620 Steffen Sachs: +32 472 888 700

13:30 – 15:30 Members who arrive on time are invited to an informal meeting with Dr. Gerd Nonneman, Dean and Kai-Henrik Barth, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Foreign Service (SFS), Georgetown University, Qatar. Meet in the hotel lobby at 13:30 for transportation to the Georgetown University building. Please inform Rebecca Chandler in advance if you wish to attend this meeting.

Evening Free

MONDAY 19 MARCH DOHA

10:30 Meet in the hotel lobby, collection of badges/documents Please note that passports should be carried at all times

10:45 Transportation to Ritz-Carlton, Doha (West Bay) Please note that the following meeting and buffet lunch with Ambassadors is open to Members and interpreters only: Accompanying staff should re-join the group at 14:00

11:30-12:30 Meeting with Ambassadors of NATO member countries, chaired by Ambassador Andrea Ferrari, Italian Ambassador (NATO Contact Embassy) at Ritz-Carlton, Doha (West Bay)

12:30-13:30 Buffet Lunch at La Mer Restaurant, Ritz-Carlton, Doha (West Bay) hosted by the Italian Embassy

14:00-15:30 Briefing and tour of facilities at Qatar International Academy for Security Studies (QIASS)

Ali Soufan, Executive Director, QIASS Robert McFadden, Senior Vice-President, Soufan Group Martin Reardon, Vice-President, Soufan Group 2

16:00-17:30 Meeting with independent Foreign Policy and Security experts on The “Arab Spring”: Possible implications for Euro-Atlantic Security, at the Ritz-Carlton Sharq Village and Spa:

Mohsen Marzouk, Secretary General, Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF) Dr. Salman Shaikh, Director, Brookings Doha Center and Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy

Evening Free

TUESDAY 20 MARCH DOHA

07:40 Meet in the hotel lobby

08:30-09:30 Meeting with His Excellency Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs on Qatar’s Foreign and Security Priorities (tbc)

10:00-11:00 Meeting with the Advisory Council (Majlis Al-Shura) (tbc)

11:30-13:00 Meeting with independent Foreign Policy and Security experts on, Stability and Security in the Gulf hosted by School of Foreign Service (SFS), Georgetown University, Qatar

Moderator: Dr. Kai-Henrik Barth, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, SFS, Georgetown University

Dr. Birol Baskan, Assistant Professor, SFS, Georgetown University Dr. Mark Farha, Visiting Assistant Professor, SFS, Georgetown University Dr. Amira A. Sonbol, Professor, SFS, Georgetown University David B. Roberts, Research Fellow / Deputy Director, Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI), Qatar Dr. Salman Shaikh, Director, Brookings Doha Center and Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy Dr. Gary B. Wasserman, Visiting Professor of Government, SFS, Georgetown University

13:30-14:30 Lunch hosted by His Excellency Ali Bin Fahad Al Hajri, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, State of Qatar (location tbc)

15:00-17:00 Meeting at Al Jazeera Media Training Centre, Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, on the "Arab Spring" and the region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA):

Salah Eddine Elzein, Director, Al Jazeera Centre for Studies Ezzeddine Abdelmoula, Head of Research, Al Jazeera Centre for Studies Jamal M. Abdullah, Head of Publishing, Distribution and Relations, Al Jazeera Centre for Studies 3

WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH DOHA

08:45 Meet in the hotel lobby

09:30-10:30 Meeting with Major-General Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah, Chief of the Armed Forces of Qatar (tbc)

11:00-12:00 Meeting with His Highness, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani

12:30-14:00 Lunch hosted by His Excellency Sheikh Ali Bin Jassim Al Thani, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Kingdom of Belgium

14:30-16:30 Visit to Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC) Passports will be checked upon entry

End of meetings and individual departure of participants 4

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

DELEGATION CHAIRPERSON

Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships Marit NYBAKK ()

MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU

President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Dr. Karl A. LAMERS (Germany)

Former Vice-President of the NATO PA and General Rapporteur of the Political Committee Assen AGOV (Bulgaria)

OFFICERS OF THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE AND OF THE GSM

Rapporteur of the Sub-Committee on Daniel BACQUELAINE (Belgium) NATO Partnerships

Vice-Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Pierfrancesco Emilio R. GAMBA (Italy) NATO Partnerships

Chairperson of the Mediterranean and Middle East Special Group Antonio CABRAS (Italy)

Vice-Chairperson of the Mediterranean and Middle-East Special Group Loïc BOUVARD (France)

Vice-Chairperson of the Political Committee Jose LELLO (Portugal)

Vice-Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Relations Dobroslav DIMITROV (Bulgaria)

MEMBER DELEGATIONS

Estonia Marko MIHKELSON France Martine AURILLAC Germany Robert HOCHBAUM Italy Arturo PARISI Latvia Ojars Eriks KALNINS Luxembourg Lydie POLFER Poland Pawel ARNDT Stefan NIESIOLOWSKI Norway Spain Beatriz RODRIGUEZ-SALMONES Ovidio SANCHEZ Turkey Ali Riza ALABOYUN Muzaffer BASTOPCU Metin Lutfi BAYDAR United Kingdom David CRAUSBY 5

ACCOMPANYING STAFF

Belgium Frans VAN MELKEBEKE Italy Federico Guglielmo VINCELLI Norway Henrik MALVIK Turkey Yesim USLU

INTERPRETERS

English/French Kathryn FALK English/French Louise PETITCLERC English/Italian Claudio OLMEDA English/Italian Marta BOCHICCHIO

INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT

Director of the Political Committee Steffen SACHS Coordinator of the Political Committee Rebecca CHANDLER

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