ACP-EU JOINT PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
13.4.2018
15th REGIONAL MEETING (EAST AFRICAN REGION) OF THE ACP-EU JOINT PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
Nairobi (Kenya)
11–13 April 2018
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DRAFT AGENDA and WORK PROGRAMME
Website of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp
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EN United in diversity EN SUMMARY OF THE PROGRAMME
TUESDAY, 10 April
Arrival of Members
WEDNESDAY, 11 April
08.30 – 10.30 Meeting of EU Members only
11.00 – 12.00 Official Opening of the 15th Regional Meeting of the JPA
14.00 – 17.30 Start of the Plenary Session
19.00 Dinner
THURSDAY, 12 April
09.00 – 12.30 Continuation of the meeting
14.30 – 18.00 Continuation of the meeting
FRIDAY, 13 April
09.00 – 12.30 Workshop/Field visit
14.30 – 16.00 Adoption of the Final Communiqué and conclusion
16.00 – 17.00 Press conference
AP102.378v03-00 2/5 OJ\1145616EN.docx EN DRAFT AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, 11 April
11.00 – 12.00 Official Opening of the 15th Regional Meeting (East Africa) of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly
List of speakers:
– Hon. Moses Cheboi, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya – Joseph Owona Kono, Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly – Michèle Rivasi, acting Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly – Ambassador Monica Juma, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya
12.00 – 12.30 Official Group Photo
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 – 17.30 First Working Session
1. Adoption of the agenda
2. Co-Presidents' announcements
3. Regional integration and cooperation
i. State of play of regional and inter-regional cooperation Presentations by Geoffrey Osoro, Secretariat of the East African Community, Hamada Madi Boléro, Secretary General of the Indian Ocean Commission
ii. Regional cooperation with regard to security and its consequences on migration Presentation by Marine Mosnier, Head of the UNICEF office for the Greater Equatoria, South Soudan
4. Trade, investment promotion and private sector development Presentation by Charles Kahuthu, Director of the East African Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture
19.00 Hosted dinner
OJ\1145616EN.docx 3/5 AP102.378v03-00 EN THURSDAY, 12 April
09.00 – 12.30 Second Working Session
5. Energy and infrastructure needs Presentation by John Musale, Financial and Planning Officer Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) and James Kivuva, Secretariat of the East African Community
6. Tourism and wildlife management – progress, prospects and challenges Presentations by Kaddu Sebunya, President of the African Wildlife Foundation
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch break
14.30 – 18.00 Third Working Session
7. Agriculture and food security Presentation by Elliot Vhurumuku of the World Food Programme, Cyril Ferrand of the Food and Agriculture Organisation in Nairobi and Mercy Karunditu of the Green Belt Movement
8. ACP-EU relations Post-Cotonou Presentation by Nelson Gaichuhie, Chief Administrative Secretary, representing Henry Rotich, Minister of the National Treasury and Minister of Planning of the Republic of Kenya, and Hamada Madi Boléro, Secretary General of the Indian Ocean Commission
FRIDAY, 13 April
09.00 – 12.30 Workshop/Field visit: Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate service (KEPHIS) (see separate programme)
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch break
14.30 – 16.00 Fourth Working Session
9. Final Debate and adoption of the Nairobi Communiqué
10. Closing Remarks – Joseph Owona Kono, Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly – Michèle Rivasi, Acting Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly – Hon. Kenneth Lusaka, Speaker of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya
16.00 – 17.00 Press Conference The Co-Presidents and the Speaker of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya with local media
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