9th PAM Plenary Session Hotel Hermitage, 2 – 4 February 2015 Agenda

Monday 2 February 2015

08:30 – 12:30 Registration

09:00 26th PAM Bureau meeting (Eiffel Hall / Plenary Hall)

10:30 Meeting of PAM geopolitical groups North Group (Eiffel Hall / Plenary Hall) South Group (Trainon Hall)

12:00: Lunch offered by Mrs. Nathalie AMORATTI-BLANC, Head of the Monegasque delegation to PAM. (Hôtel Hermitage, Salle Belle Epoque)

14:30 Opening ceremony of PAM 9th Plenary Session

Welcome Note by H.E. Mr. Laurent Nouvion, Speaker of the Parliament of Monaco

Address by H.E. Sen. Francesco Amoruso, PAM President

Message from H.H. , delivered by H.E. Archbishop Luigi Travaglino

Message from H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General of the United Nations, delivered by Amb. Sergio Piazzi, PAM Secretary General

Welcome Note by H.S.H. Prince Albert II, Prince of Monaco

15:00 Family photo

Address by H.E. Mr. Mohamed Cheikh Biadilla, Speaker of the House of Councillors, Morocco.

Address by H.E. Mr. Sameh Shoukry Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, delivered by H.E. Amb. Ezz El-deen Fahmy, Assistant Minister for Parliamentary Affairs

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Address by H.E. Mr. Martin Chungong, Secretary General, IPU

Address by H.E. Mr. Nabil El-Araby, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, delivered by H.E. Amb. Omnia Taha, Director of the European Department, LAS.

Address by H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, UN High Representative for Alliance of Civilization, delivered by Ms. Nihal Saad, Senior Advisor and Spokesperson

Address by Mr. Loïc Simonet, Senior Officer, Office of the Secretary General, OSCE

15:30 Presentation of the work of the 1st Standing Committee on Political and Security- Related Cooperation, and Activities for 2015, by Sen. Mohammad Halaiqah (Jordan), President of PAM 1st Standing Committee

Key note speakers - Mr. Weixiong Chen, Deputy Executive Director - UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) - Ms. Charlotte L. Warakaulle, Chief of the Political Affairs and Partnerships Section, UN Office in Geneva

- Debate and voting on the Report and Resolution on «Counter Terrorism and Foreign Fighters»; Presented by Sen. Luigi Compagna ()

- Debate and voting on the Report and Resolution on «Political developments in the Middle East and North Africa»; Presented by Parliamentary Secretary Hon. Justyne Caruana (Malta)

17:30 Closure of the Session by Sen. Mohammad Halaiqah

19:30: Cocktail offered by Mr. Laurent NOUVION, President of the National Council, and the members of the Monegasque delegation to PAM. (National Council)

20:00: Official dinner offered by Mr. Laurent NOUVION, President of the National Council, and Mrs. Nathalie AMORATTI-BLANC, Head of the Monegasque delegation to PAM. (Musée Océanographique)

Tuesday 3 February 2015

09:30 Presentation of the work of the 2nd Standing Committee on Economic, Social and Environmental Cooperation, and Activities for 2015, by Sen. Lhou Lmarbouh (Morocco), President of PAM 2nd Standing Committee

Key note speakers - Mr. Christian Blondin, Director of the Cabinet of the Secretary General and External Relations Department of the World Meteorological Organisation - Ms. Nayé A. Bathily, Head of Global Parliamentary Unit, the World Bank

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- Debate and voting on the Report and Resolution on «Activities of the PAM Panel on Trade and Investments in the Mediterranean»; Presented by Hon. Nevena Stojanovic (Serbia)

- Debate and voting on the Report and Resolution on «Climate Change: the road to Paris 2015»; Presented by Hon. Michel Vauzelle (France)

11:00 Coffee Break

11:20 Presentation of the work of the 3rd Standing Committee on Dialogue among Civilizations and Human Rights, and Activities for 2015, by Hon. Maria Conceição Pereira (), President of PAM 3rd Standing Committee.

Key note speakers - H.E. Mr. José Badia, Conseiller du Gouvernement pour les Relations Extérieures et la Coopération (Minister of Foreign Affairs - Monaco) - Mr. Frej Fennich, Chief of MENA Section, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva

- Debate and voting on the Report and Resolution on «Protection of civilians in the Mediterranean: Refugees, Migrants and Displaced Persons»; Presented by Hon. Nathalie Amoratti-Blanc (Monaco)

- Debate and voting on the Report and Resolution on «The role of Parliamentarians in promoting Human Rights»; Presented by Hon. Vural Kavuncu (Turkey)

12:50 Closure of the Session by Hon. Maria Conceição Pereira

13:00 Lunch offered by Sen. Francesco Amoruso, President of PAM. (Hermitage Hotel, Room Belle Epoque)

15:00 Election of the PAM President

Nomination of new members of the PAM Bureau

Address by the new PAM President

16:00 Presentation of PAM 2015 Activities and Financial Report by Amb. Sergio Piazzi, PAM Secretary General

16:30 «2014 PAM Prize» laureates Award ceremony

17:30 Closing remarks by PAM President

17:45 Press Conference

End of Plenary Session

Free evening

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Wednesday 4 February 2015

09:45 Departure from the hotel to the National Council of the Principality of Monaco

10:00 Visit of the Musée Océanographique

11:30: Signing the MoU between PAM and the European Investment Bank at the National Council (Only for Heads of Delegation)

11:45: Family photo followed by a cocktail.

12:45: Return to the hotel.

End of Program

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