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NATO Parliamentary Assembly
61ST ANNUAL SESSION
STAVANGER, NORWAY, 9 - 12 OCTOBER 2015
Stavanger Forum
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Friday 9 October
15.00 - 16.00 Secretaries of Delegation Meeting (Lysefjorden A)
16.30 - 18.00 NATO PA Co-ordination Meeting (for members of the Bureau, Committee and Sub-Committee Chairpersons and Rapporteurs only) (Mastrafjorden B)
Evening reserved for embassies and consulates
Saturday 10 October
8.15 - 9.15 Meetings of the political groups* - Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (Lysefjorden A) - Conservative, Christian Democrat and Associates (Mastrafjorden B) - Socialist (Mastrafjorden A)
9.30 - 13.00 Committee Meetings - Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security (Mastrafjorden B) - Defence and Security Committee (Lysefjorden B) - Economics and Security Committee (Lysefjorden A) - Political Committee (Mastrafjorden A)
13.00 Break for lunch
14.30 - 18.00 Resumption of the committee meetings (same rooms)
20.00 Dinner for Members of the Standing Committee and Heads of Associate, Regional Partner and Mediterranean Associate Member delegations hosted by Mr Øyvind Halleraker, Head of the Norwegian Delegation, at the Stavanger Petroleum Museum
20.00 Dinner for Secretaries of Delegation of Member, Associate, Regional Partner and Mediterranean Associate Member delegations hosted by Mr Alexander Leirfall, Secretary of the Norwegian Delegation, at Sjøhusene
______* At the request of the leaders of the political groups PTO
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Sunday 11 October
8.30 - 12.30 Committee Meetings - Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security (Mastrafjorden B) - Defence and Security Committee (Lysefjorden B) - Political Committee (Mastrafjorden A) - Science and Technology Committee (Lysefjorden A)
12.30 Break for lunch
13.30 - 16.00 Resumption of the committee meetings (same rooms)
16.30 - 18.30 Standing Committee Meeting (Lysefjorden A)
20.00 Reception for all participants hosted by Mr Olemic Thommessen, President of the Storting, at the Stavanger Concert Hall
Monday 12 October
9.00 Seating of delegates in the Plenary Hall (Mastrafjorden)
9.15 PLENARY SITTING
Order of speakers to be confirmed
Address by Hon. Michael Turner, President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Address by Mrs Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway, followed by a question and answer period
Address by Mr Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO and Chairman of the North Atlantic Council, followed by a question and answer period
Address by Mr Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, followed by a question and answer period
Other speakers to be confirmed
Debate and Vote on the Committee Resolutions
Election of Officers of the Assembly
Presentation by the Treasurer, Mr Marc Angel, and vote on the 2016 Draft Budget
17.00 Closure of the Plenary Sitting
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