THE SIXTH ASIA-EUROPE PARLIAMENTARY PARTNERSHIP MEETING

Brussels, September, 26-28, 2010

Date last modified : 23/09/2010

  PROGRAMME  





  Sunday, 26 September
  Arrival in Brussels
15.00 Registration at the Federal Parliament (Main Entrance Hall, Place de la Nation 2, 1000 Brussels)
15.15 Departure from the hotels to Parliament by bus (1)
16.00 Preparatory meeting

Venue : Plenary Hall of the House of Representatives
Co-chairs :
- Mr. Patrick Moriau, Member of the House of representatives of Belgium;

- adoption of the agenda
- election of meetings officers
- administrative arrangements
- organisation of proceedings
- other business
17.00 End of the meeting. Bus transport to the hotels after the meeting.
17.00 Meeting of the Drafting Committee on the Declaration of the 6th Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting

Venue : Meeting Room 5
Chair : Mr. Patrick Moriau, Member of the House of Representatives of Belgium
ca 18.00 End of the meeting. Bus transport to the hotels after the meeting.
19.15 Departure from hotels by bus (1)
19.30 Walking Buffet in the Palais des Beaux-Arts, hosted by Hon. Mr. Willy Demeyer, First Deputy Speaker of the Senate of Belgium and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Belgium Hon. Mr. André Flahaut, ASEP VI Co-Presidents.
Guided tour of the exhibition "A Passage to Asia. 25 Centuries of Exchange between Asia and Europe".
Rue Ravenstein 23 1000 Brussels, www.bozar.be
ca 22.00 Return to hotels by bus






  Monday, 27 September
8.00 Registration at the Federal Parliament (Main Entrance Hall)
8.15 Departure from hotels to Parliament by bus
9.00 Opening of the meeting and 1st plenary session

Venue : Plenary Hall of the House of Representatives
Chair : Mr. André Flahaut, Speaker of the House of representatives

- Opening address by M. André Flahaut Speaker of the House of Representatives, ASEP VI Co-President
- Address by Mr. Steven Vanackere,
  Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium (ASEM 2010 Host)

- Address by Mr. Herman Van Rompuy,
  President of the European Council

- Address by Mr. Zhenzhong Nan, Vice-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress, host country of ASEP V
- Adoption of the Agenda and procedural decisions of
  the 6th Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting

10.00 Group Picture of ASEP VI participants and Coffee Break
10.30 Panel Discussion I

Venue: Plenary Hall of the House of representatives
Theme : Effective Financial and Economic World Governance Structures

Co-Chairs :
- Hon. Mr. Herman De Croo, Minister of State, member of the House of Representatives of Belgium
- Hon. Mr. Sa Duk Hong, Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea

Presentation by keynote speakers :
- Mr. Jozef Kortleven, Advisor-General at the Belgian Ministry of Finance
- Hon. Mr. Wei Li, Member of the Economic and Financial Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress

Discussion

Rapporteur : Hon. Mrs Doris Sophia BRODI, Member of the Senate of Malaysia
10.30 Panel Discussion II

Venue: Salle des Congrčs
Theme : Sustainable development

Co-Chairs :
- Hon. Mr. Mihály Balla, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of Hungary
- Hon. Mr. Tetsuo Morimoto, Member of the House of Representatives of Japan

Presentations by keynote speakers :
- Mr. Koos Richelle, Director-General of EuropeAid Co-operation Office (European Commission)
- Hon. Mr. Tantowi Yahya, Member of the House of Representatives of Indonesia

Discussion

Rapporteur : Mr. Patrick Moriau, Member of the House of Representatives of Belgium
13.00 Lunch (Venue : Reception Room of the Speaker of the Senate), hosted by Hon. Mr. Willy Demeyer, First Deputy Speaker of the Senate of Belgium, ASEP VI Co-President
13.15 (if needed) Meeting of the Drafting Committee on the Declaration of the 6th Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting

Venue: Meeting Room 5
Chair: Mr. Patrick Moriau, Member of the House of representatives
14.30 Second Plenary Session

Venue : Plenary Hall of the House of Representatives
Chair : Hon. Mr. Willy Demeyer, First Deputy Speaker of the Senate of Belgium, ASEP VI Co-President

- Report of Panel Discussion 1
- Report of Panel Discussion 2
- Discussion
- Introductory remarks by Chair of the Drafting Committee
- Adoption of the ASEP VI Declaration

  Closing of the Meeting

- Address by representative of the host Parliament of ASEP VII
- Closing address by the First Deputy Speaker of the Senate of Belgium, Hon. Mr. Willy Demeyer.
After the plenary session Reception hosted by the Speaker of the House of representatives of Belgium, Hon. Mr. André Flahaut
Venue : Reading room of the House of representatives

Guided visit of the Parliament on demand
ca 20.00 Bus transport to the hotels after the reception






  Tuesday, 28 September
  A day tour to the historic city of Bruges, "the Venice of the North"
09.45 Departure by bus from the hotels (1) (2) to Rue de Loxum
10.00 Transportation from Rue de Loxum/Loksumstraat to Bruges under escort.
11.30 Arrival in Bruges
Official welcome by Mr. Paul Breyne, Governor of the West Flanders Province
12.00 Lunch in the Governor's Palace
14.00 Guided tour of the historical centre of Bruges
15.00 Boat tour on the canals
15.30 Departure from Bruges to the hotels
17.00 Arrival at the hotel



 



(1)   Participants staying at NH Arenberg Hotel : Bus will park in rue de Loxum/Loksumstraat, see map
(2)   Participants wanting to visit Bruges and staying in other hotels than NH Arenberg Hotel, Royal Windsor Hotel Grand Place and Le Plaza Brussels, please gather at buses in rue de Loxum/Loksumstraat at 09.45, see map