The 3rd Meeting of the Asia-Europe Political Forum (Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 5-7, 2019)

ICAPP/3AEPF/001 Program

As of April 03, 2019

Friday, April 5

p.m. Arrival of Delegates - Check-in at Hilton Colombo Hotel (Address: 2 Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner, Mawatha, 00200) 19:30 Welcoming Dinner hosted by H.E. , Speaker of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - Venue: Speaker’s Residence

Saturday, April 6

07:00- 08:00 Breakfast 08:15-09:30 The 32nd Meeting of the ICAPP Standing Committee - Venue: Moon Stone & Amethyst, on the Ground Floor 10:00-10:40 Opening Session of the 3rd Meeting of the Asia-Europe Political Forum(AEPF) - Venue: Ball Room 1, on the Ground Floor - Chair: Hon. Daya Gamage, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 3rd AEPF, Minister of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment and Senior Deputy Chairman of the (UNP), Sri Lanka 10:00 National Anthem 10:05 Welcoming Remarks by Hon. Daya Gamage, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 3rd AEPF, Minister of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment and Senior Deputy Chairman of the United National Party, Sri Lanka 10:10 Opening Remarks by Hon. Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Vice Chairman and Special Rapporteur of the ICAPP Standing Committee, Chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan 10:15 Keynote Address by H.E. , Prime Minister, Leader of the United National Party of the [텍스트 입력]

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 10:25 Congratulatory Remarks by Hon. Geoffrey Van Orden MBE, Co-Chairperson of the AEPF, Member of the European Parliament for the East of England and Vice Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR), United Kingdom 10:30 Congratulatory Remarks by Hon. Khuon Sudary, Co- Chairperson of the AEPF and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Cambodia, Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), Cambodia 10:35 Welcoming Remarks by Hon. Park Ro-byug, Secretary General of the ICAPP and Coordination Secretariat of the ICAPP- COPPPAL-CAPP, Republic of Korea

Election of the Bureau of the Asia-Europe Political Forum

10:40-10:50 Group-photo 10:50-11:00 Coffee Break

< Session Topic> 「How political parties can handle the challenges of social security and employment of the increasing aged population as well as items of current urgency in the Asian region」

11:00-12:30 1st Session - Chair: Hon. Daya Gamage, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 3rd AEPF, Minister of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment and Senior Deputy Chairman of the United National Party (UNP), Sri Lanka - Presentation by Hon. Phang Ha-nam, Former Minister of Employment and Labor of the Republic of Korea - Views/Remarks to be delivered by the Participants

12:30 Lunch - Venue: Restaurant – Grace Kitchen, on the Ground Floor 14:00-16:30 2nd Session - Chair: Hon. Geoffrey Van Orden MBE, Co-Chairperson of the AEPF, Member of the European Parliament for the East of England and Vice Chairman of the European [텍스트 입력]

Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR), United Kingdom - Presentation by Hon. Ulrike Trebesius, Vice-Chairperson of the AEPF, Chief Whip of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR) and Member of the European Parliament, Germany - Views/Remarks to be delivered by the Participants 16:30-16:40 Coffee Break 16:40-17:10 Closing Session - Chair: Hon. Daya Gamage, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 3rd AEPF, Minister of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment and Senior Deputy Chairman of the United National Party (UNP), Sri Lanka - Adoption of “Colombo Statement” - Closing Remarks by Hon. Geoffrey Van Orden MBE, Co- Chairperson of the Asia-Europe Political Forum, Vice- Chairman of the ECR Group, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England and Conservative Spokesman for Security and Defense, United Kingdom - Closing Remarks by Hon. Park Ro-byug, Secretary General of the ICAPP and Coordination Secretariat of the ICAPP- COPPPAL-CAPP, Republic of Korea - Closing Remarks by Hon. Daya Gamage, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 3rd AEPF, Minister of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment and Senior Deputy Chairman of the United National Party (UNP), Sri Lanka 17:10-17:40 Press Conference - Venue: Moon Stone & Amethyst, on the Ground Floor 19:00 Dinner hosted by H.E. , President of Sri Lanka, Leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - Venue: President’s House

Sunday, April 7 a.m. Breakfast 07:30 Assembling at the Hotel Lobby 08:00 Leaving for Galle 09:30 Arriving at Galle and Site Visits [텍스트 입력]

: Visit to Galle Fort, Dutch Museum, National Museum and Maritime Museum 16:00 Departure to Colombo 17:30 Departure of ICAPP SC Members and European Delegates

Monday, April 8 Departure of ICAPP SC Members and European Delegates