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Conference of foreign affairs committee chairmen

COFACC - Paris – 21 and 22 July 2008

PROGRAMME

Monday 21 July

8 : 45 am – 9 : 00 am Opening speech by Mr Axel Poniatowski, Chairman of the National Assembly foreign affairs committee.

9 : 00 am – 10 : 15 am Speech by Mr Bernard Kouchner, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, on current international events and the role of the European Union.

10 : 45 am – 12 : 15 am Speech by Mr Jean-Pierre Jouyet, State Secretary for European Affairs, on the priorities of the French presidency of the European Union Council.

12 : 30 am Group photo.

12 : 45 pm – 2 : 45 pm Lunch at Hôtel de Lassay, residence of the President of the National Assembly.

3 : 00 pm – 4 : 15 pm Speech by Mr Javier Solana, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy on the means and prospects of the European Union's external policy.

4 : 30 pm – 5 : 45 pm Speech by Mrs Vaira Vike-Freiberga, vice-chair of the reflection group on the future of the European Union by 2020-2030, on Europe's place in the world.

5 : 45 pm – 6 : 00 pm Conclusion of the day's proceedings by Mr Josselin de Rohan, Chairman of the Senate foreign affairs committee.

Tuesday 22 July

9 : 30 am – 10 : 30 am Speech by Mr Tony Blair, former Prime Minister, official Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East on the EU and the Middle East Peace Process

11 : 00 am – 12 : 30 am Speech by Mrs Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, on the world food crisis and the role of the WFP.

12 : 30 am – 12 : 45 am Conclusions of the COFACC proceedings proceedings by Mr Bernard Accoyer, President of the National Assembly.