EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
DELEGATION FOR RELATIONS WITH
THE TRANSCAUCASIAN REPUBLICS:
ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN AND GEORGIA
Members of the Delegation
Mr Alexandros Alavanos
Chair (GUE/NGL, Greece)
Ms Karin Jöns
1st vice-Chair (PES, Germany)
Mr Olivier Dupuis
2nd vice-Chair (ARE, Italy)
Ms Hélène Carrère-D'Encausse
(UPE, France)
Mr Hervé Fabre-Aubrespy
(EDN, France)
Interparliamentary meetings in Tbilisi, Yerevan and Baku
22 June - 30 June 1998
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Monday, 22 June 1998
Individual arrival of members to Baku, Azerbaijan
Tuesday, 23 June 1998
8.30-10.30
Briefing by the Ambassador of the UK Mr. D. Roger THOMAS (Tel. 99412-92 48 13, Fax 99412-92 27 39), Presidency-in-office of the European Union, and other EU Ambassadors
11.00-13.00
3rd EP-Azerbaijan Interparliamentary Meeting, 1st working session
13.00
Lunch at the Milli Mejlis (National Assembly)
14.00-17.00
Interparliamentary Meeting, 2nd Working session
17.30-18.30
Meeting with Mr. Tofik Zulfugarov, Minister for Foreign Affairs
19.00-20.30
Meeting with Mr Heidar ALIYEV, President of the Republic ofAzerbaijan
21.00
Reception hosted by Mr Murtuz Aleskerov, President of the Azerbaijan Parliament
Wednesday, 24 June 1998
9.00
Group 1: Visit to a refugee camp
Group 2: Visit to a TACIS Project, eg. Internews Europe (independent TVstations), WAGGGS (NGO, Human resources development) (Organised in cooperation with the national TACIS Coordinator, tbc.)
13,00
Lunch
14.30
Press Conference at Hyatt Regency
15.00
Departure for the airport
17,00
Transfer to Yerevan, Armenia via Tbilisi, Georgia (technical landing)
19.00
Approximate arrival time at Yerevan International Airport
Thursday, 25June 1998
9.00 - 11.00
Briefing by the Ambassador of the UK Dr. J. MITCHNER, (Tel.3742-151 841/842), Presidency-in-office of the European Union, other EU Ambassadors and Mr Donis CORBOY, Head ofthe delegation of the European Commission
11.30
3rd EP-Armenia Interparliamentary Meeting, First working session (National Academy of Sciences)
14.00
Lunch
15.30 - 18.30
Interparliamentary Meeting, Second Working Session
19.30
Reception hosted by the Armenian Delegation
Fridays 26 June 1998
9,30
Meeting with Mr Vartan Oskanyan, Minister for Foreign Affairs
10.30
Meeting with Mr Khoskhosrov HAROUGYUNIAN, Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly
11.30
Meeting with Mr Robert KOTCHARIAN, President of the Republic of Armenia
12.30
Meeting with the Yerevan Press Club (TACIS Democracy project) and with representatives of various human rights NG0s (at the National Academy of Sciences
14.00
Lunch hosted by the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia
16.00
Press Conference at the National Assembly
17.00
Transfer to the airport
18.00
Transfer to Tbilisi, Georgia
18.00 (Tbilisi time)
Arrival
19.00
Cultural Programme at the Youth Palace
20.30
Dinner hosted by Mr Alavanos for the Georgian delegation
Saturday, 27 June 1998
9.00 - 10.45
Briefing by the Ambassador of the UK Mr R. JENKINS OBE (Tel, 99532-95 54 97), Presidency-in-office of the European Union, other EU Ambassadors and Mr Denis CORBOY, Head of the Delegation of the European Commission
11.00
Meeting with Mr Zurab ZHVANIA President of the Georgian Parliament
12.00
Meeting with Mr Kobakhidze, Chairman of the Georgian Delegation
13.30
Lunch at the Parliament
15.00 - 16.00
Visit to a TACIS Democracy project: Internews Europe (independent TVstations)(0rganised in cooperation with the Commission Delegation Office in Tbilisi)
18.00
Meeting with Mr SHEVARDNADZE, President of the Republic of Georgia
20.30
Dinner hosted by Mr Kobakhidze
Sunday, 28 June 1998
a.m.
Visit to Mtsketa, the ancient capital of Georgia
14.00
Arrival time at the hotel
19.00
Reception at the Residence of the President of the Republic, Restoring the Silk Road Conference
21.00
Dinner offered by Mr Corboy for the Georgian and EP delegations to the 5th EP-Georgia Interparliamentary meeting
Monday, 29 June 1998
10.00
5th EP-Georgia Interparliamentary Meeting, First Working Session (Sheraton Palace Hotel)
13.30
Lunch at the Parliament
15.00
Interparliamentary Meeting, Second Working Session, (Sheraton Palace Hotel)
17.00
Press Conference at the Parliament
20.00
Dinner
Tuesday, 30 June 1998
Individual Departure of the Delegation
