The 23rd Standing Committee Meeting Appendix I: List of Participants and Observers 23rd Meeting of the ICAPP Standing Committee (Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 18-21, 2014) I. SC Members (17) ● Hon. Kalyan Ky, Member of Communities Engagement Committee and Vice President of the Keysborough Electorate Conference, on behalf of Hon. Shane L. Stone, Former Federal President of Liberal Party of Australia, and Assistant Chairman of the International Democratic Union, Commonwealth of Australia ● Hon. Dr. Asaf Hajiyev, Head of International Department, on behalf of Hon. Ali Ahmadov, Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Chairman and Executive Secretary of the New Azerbaijan Party, Republic of Azerbaijan ● Hon. Abdul Matin Khasru, Member of Parliament, Member of the Standing Committee on Estimates Committee of Bangladesh Parliament, Former Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, and Legal Affairs Secretary of the Central Committee, Bangladesh Awami League, People’s Republic of Bangladesh ● Hon. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers, and Member of the Standing Committee of the Cambodian People’s Party, Kingdom of Cambodia ● Hon. Chen Fengxiang, Vice Minister of the International Department, Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, on behalf of Hon. Ai Ping, Former Vice Minister of the International Department, Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, People's Republic of China ● Hon. Anil K. Shastri, Senior Leader and Special Invitee of the Congress Working Committee, on behalf of Hon. Dr. Karan Singh, Chairman of Foreign Affairs Department, Indian National Congress, Republic of India ● Hon. Theo L. Sambuaga, Vice President of the GOLKAR Party, Republic of Indonesia ● Hon. Hassan Ghafouri Fard, Former Vice President of Iran, and Member of the Central Committee of the Islamic Motalefeh Party, the Islamic Republic of Iran ● Hon. Bauyrzhan Baibek, First Deputy Chairman of the “Nur Otan” Party, Republic of Kazakhstan ● Hon. Hwang Jin-ha, Chairman of the National Defense Committee of the National Assembly and President of the ICAPP Parliamentarians’ Union in the Korean National Assembly, Saenuri (New Frontier) Party, Republic of Korea ● Hon. Fadi Fawaz, Advisor for Development Affairs to Hon. Saad Hariri, Former Prime Minister and Chairman of Future Movement Party, Lebanese Republic 9 The 23rd Standing Committee Meeting ● Hon. Dato Seri Shahidan Bin Kassim, Minister in the Office of Prime Minister and Member of Supreme Council of the United Malay National Organization (UMNO), Malaysia ● Dr. Rajan Bhattarai, Member of the Constituent Assembly, Member of Central Working Committee, and Senior Vice Chairperson of the ICAPP Youth Wing, on behalf of Hon. K.P. Sharma Oli, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML), Democratic Republic of Nepal ● Hon. Jose de Venecia, Jr., Founding Chairman and Co-Chairman of the ICAPP Standing Committee, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Republic of the Philippines ● Hon. Dr. Andrey A. Klimov, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, the Council of Federation (Senate), and Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the United Russia Party, Russian Federation ● Hon. Vuong Thua Phong, Vice Chairman of the Commission for External Relations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam ● Hon. Chung Eui-yong, Co-Chairman of the ICAPP Standing Committee and Secretary General, ICAPP Secretariat II. Alternate Members (4) ● Hon. Khuon Phon Rattanak, Member of Board Committee and Vice President of Youth Wing of the Party, on behalf of Hon. Keo Puth Reasmey, Former Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Supreme Council of the FUNCINPEC Party, Kingdom of Cambodia ● Hon. Vijay Jolly, Global Convenor, BJP Overseas Affairs, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Republic of India ● Hon. Motohiro Ono, Member of House of Councillors, and Vice Director-General of the International Department, on behalf of Hon. Kaname Tajima, Member of the House of Representatives, and Director General of the International Department of the Democratic Party of Japan ● Hon. Sujata Koirala, Vice-Chairperson of the ICAPP Women’s Wing, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Member of the Constituent Assembly, and Central Committee Member and Head of International Department of the Nepali Congress Party, Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal III. Special Participants (4) ● Hon. Maithripala Sirisena, Minister of Health and General Secretary of Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ● Hon. Daya Dharmapala Kilittuwa Gamage, National Organizer of the United National Party, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 10 The 23rd Standing Committee Meeting ● Hon. Dr. Nalinee Taveesin, Former Thailand Trade Representative and Former Minister Attached to Prime Minister’s Office, Pheu Thai Party, Kingdom of Thailand ● Hon. Prakob Chirakiti, Former Member of Parliament, on behalf of Hon. Chamni Sakdiset, Former Member of Parliament and Deputy Leader of the Democrat Party, Kingdom of Thailand IV. Observers (1) ● Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) - Dr. Masoud Islami, Under Secretary General 11 The 23rd Standing Committee Meeting Appendix II: Annotated Agenda for the 23rd Meeting of the ICAPP Standing Committee (Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 18, 2014) I. Preparations for the 8th General Assembly Report by the Organizing Committee of the 8th GA Hon. Maithripala Sirisena, Minister of Health and Secretary General of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 8th General Assembly (GA) of the ICAPP will make a presentation on the state of preparations for the GA which will be held in Colombo during September 18-21, 2014. The program, list of participants, and conference procedures of the 8th GA are attached as Appendixes I, II and III. Election of the Bureau of the 8th GA According to Article 7 of the ICAPP Charter, the Standing Committee (SC) will prepare the list of candidates for one Chairperson and five Chairpersons for the 8th GA and recommend it to the Plenary Session for its approval. The SC should also prepare the list of candidates for one Chairperson and three Vice Chairpersons each for the 2nd Meeting of the ICAPP Women’s Wing and the 3rd Meeting of the ICAPP Youth Wing be held on the sideline of the 8th GA. In this regard, it has been the tradition of the ICAPP to elect the Chairperson and Vice Chairpersons in a regionally balanced manner. The draft lists of candidates for the bureau of the 8th GA, prepared by the Secretariat through prior consultation with the Organizing Committee, is attached as Appendix IV. Colombo Declaration In accordance with the tradition of the ICAPP, Colombo Declaration will be adopted at the closing session of the 8th GA. In this regard, the Secretariat prepared and circulated the draft declaration which is attached as Appendix V. The SC Members are requested to review the draft and make their comments before the first official draft is circulated among all participants in the GA after the first plenary session on September 19. In this regard, it is proposed to nominate Hon. Mushahid Hussain, Chairman of the Senate Defense Committee and Secretary General of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q, and Special Rapporteur of the Standing Committee, as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Colombo Declaration. The list of other candidates for the Drafting Committee is attached as Appendix VI. II. Report on the ICAPP Activities to the 8th GA 12 The 23rd Standing Committee Meeting The report on the ICAPP activities since the end of the 7th GA, held in Baku in November 2012, will be submitted to the 8th GA by the SC. The report which had been prepared and circulated by the Secretariat among the SC members and approved by them is attached as Appendix VII (ICAPP/8GA/010). The Report includes the following activities of the ICAPP during 2013-2014: Meetings of the ICAPP Standing Committee - 19th Meeting of the SC (Hanoi, April 24-26, 2013) - 20th Meeting of the SC (Xi’an, May 29-31, 2013) - Informal Meeting of the SC (Seoul, September 13, 2013) - 21st Meeting of the SC (Ankara, November 21-22, 2013) - 22nd Meeting of the SC (Vladivostok, May 30-June 1, 2014) ICAPP Special Conferences - Special Conference on Promoting Green Development and Building a Beautiful Asia Together (Xi’an, May 29-31, 2013) - Special Conference on Women’s Leadership and Empowerment (Seoul, September 12-14, 2013) Activities of the ICAPP Women’s Wing - 1st Meeting of the ICAPP Women’s Wing (Baku, April 4-6, 2014) - 1st ICAPP Workshop on Human Trafficking (Kathmandu, January 16-18, 2014) - Bureau Meetings of the ICAPP Women’s Wing a. 1st Bureau Meeting (Baku, April 6, 2013) b. 2nd Bureau Meeting (Bangkok, June 17, 2013) c. 3rd Bureau Meeting (Seoul, September 12-14, 2013) d. 4th Bureau Meeting (Kathmandu, January 16-18, 2014) Activities of the ICAPP Youth Wing - 2nd Meeting of the ICAPP Youth Wing (Baku, August 13-16, 2013) - 1st Bureau Meeting of the ICAPP Youth Wing (Kuala Lumpur, February 20, 2014) Special Missions of the ICAPP - ICAPP Mission to Monitor General Elections in Cambodia (July 25-27, 2013) - ICAPP Mission to Argentina (September 17-20, 2013) - ICAPP Mission to Monitor Presidential Election in Azerbaijan (October 7-11, 2013) - ICAPP Mission to the U.N. General Assembly (October 13-17, 2013) Other Activities - ICAPP’s Bid for Observer Status in the U.N. General Assembly - Signing of the Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation to Provide Support for ICAPP Activities (Seoul, July 26, 2013) - 4th Joint Session between the ICAPP Standing Committee and the COPPPAL Coordinating Body (Baku, October 8, 2013) III. Issues relating to the ICAPP Standing Committee Expansion of the SC Membership At the 22nd SC Meeting held in Vladivostok in May 2014, SC Members agreed to increase the number of the SC Members, which are currently limited to 22 political parties from 22 13 The 23rd Standing Committee Meeting countries, to 23 political parties from 23 countries, as stipulated in Article 9 of the Charter.