NATO PA 2010 Draft programme
Riga, Latvia, 28 May-1 June 2010
International Exhibition Centre
Riga, Latvia
Friday 28 May
| 15.00 - 16.00 | Meeting of the Secretaries of Delegation (Hall C) |
Evening reserved for embassies and consulates
Saturday 29 May
| 8.00 - 9.00 |
Meetings of the political groups* |
| 9.15 - 13.00 |
Committee Meetings |
| 13.00 | Break for lunch |
| 14.00 - 17.30 |
Resumption of committee meetings (same rooms) |
| 19.30 |
Dinner for the Members of the Standing Committee and the Heads of Associate Delegations, hosted by Mrs Vaira Paegle, Head of the Latvian Delegation and Mr Nils Ušakovs, Mayor of Riga, at the House of Blackheads |
| 20.00 | Dinner for the Secretaries of Delegation, hosted by Ms Sandra Paura, Secretary of the Latvian Delegation, at the Museum of Latvian Railway History |
Sunday 30 May
| 9.00 - 13.00 |
Committee Meetings |
| 13.00 | Break for lunch |
| 13.15 | Ceremony marking the donation of books by Heads of Delegation to the Latvian National Library (Hall 2) |
| 14.30 - 17.30 | Resumption of the committee meetings (same rooms) |
| 19.30 | Reception for all participants hosted by Mr Gundars Daudze, Speaker of the Saeima, at the Saeima Residence |
Monday 31 May
| 8.45 | Standing Committee “family photo” (Hall A) |
| 9.00 - 10.00 | Meeting of the Standing Committee (Hall C) |
| 10.00 - 11.45 | NATO - Russia Parliamentary Committee Meeting (for members of the Standing Committee and the leaders of the Russian Federation Delegation only) (Hall C) |
| 12.15 | Departure of the Standing Committee from the Exhibition Centre to Jekaba Square |
| 12.15 | Departure of other participants from the hotels to Jekaba Square |
| 12.30 | Ceremony marking the gift of a ‘Riga Session’ flowerbed to the city |
| EXCURSION | |
| 13.00 |
Departure from Jekaba Square for one of the following* |
| 19.00 | Return to the session hotels |
Tuesday 1 June
| 8.45 | Seating of delegates in Hall A |
| 9.00 |
PLENARY SITTING Address by Hon. John Tanner, President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Address by Mr Gundars Daudze, Speaker of the Saeima Address by Mr Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of Latvia, followed by a question and answer period Gen. Abdul Rahim WARDAK, Defence Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Address by Mr Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of NATO and Chairman of the North Atlantic Council, followed by a question and answer period Address by General Egon Ramms, Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, followed by a question and answer period |
| 13.00 | Close of the meeting |
* At the request of the leaders of the political groups
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