Somalia: Outline Draft Agenda of A New Deal for Somalia: Brussels conference

 Outline Draft Agenda

Monday 16 September

1. Welcome address
   
   1. Introductory words by Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission (HR/VP);
   2. Introductory words by H.E. Mr Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia;
   3. Opening speech by H.E. Mr Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council.
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2. Political vision: A new political order
   Chairs: Catherine Ashton, HR/VP and Ms. Fawzia Yusuf Adam, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia;
   
   1. Keynote speech by H.E. Mr Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, on political progress and future vision for Somalia;
   2. Keynote speech by Mr Jeffrey Feltman, United Nations Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs.
    
   
3. Re-building Somalia’s social and economic foundations
   Chairs: Mr Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development, Mr Mohamud Hassan Suleiman, Minister of Finance and Planning of the Federal Government of Somalia, and Mr Makhtar Diop, Vice President of the World Bank for the Africa region
   
   1. Keynote speech by Mr Mohamud Hassan Suleiman, Minister of Finance and Planning of the Federal Government of Somalia, on Aid Architecture;
   2. Keynote speech by Dr. Maryan Qasim, Minister for Human Development and Public Services of the Federal Government of Somalia on the socio-economic re-construction and development priorities of the Compact;
   
   
4. Lunch for Heads of Delegations
5. Establishing the rule of law and security
   Chairs: Catherine Ashton, HR/VP, Mr Abdulhakim Haji Mohamud, Minister of Defence of the Federal Government of Somalia, and Ambassador Ramtane Lamamra, African Union Peace and Security Commissioner
   
   1. Keynote speech by Mr Abdulhakim Haji Mohamud, Minister of Defence of the Federal Government of Somalia, on the security and rule of law sectors of the Compact;
   
   
6. Closing session: Endorsement of the Compact and follow up
   Closing speeches inviting endorsement of the Compact and follow-up:
   
   • Catherine Ashton, HR/VP;
   • H.E. Mr Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia;
   • H.E. Mr Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.
    
   
7. Press conference
   
   1. Speeches by H.E. Mr Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia and Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission (HR/VP);
   2. Q & A session.