UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MEETING IN SUPPORT OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE PROCESS

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1 UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MEETING IN SUPPORT OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE PROCESS The role of Europe in advancing Palestinian statehood and achieving peace between Israelis and Palestinians, 28 and 29 June 2011 Programme Tuesday, 28 June a.m p.m. OPENING SESSION Statements by: Mr. Maxwell Gaylard United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process; United Nations Coordinator for Humanitarian and Development Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations H.E. Mr. Michel Goffin Deputy Director-General for Multilateral Affairs and Globalization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium Representative of Belgium Mr. John Gatt-Rutter Deputy European Union Representative to the West Bank, Gaza Strip and United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East H.E. Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo H.E. Ms. Leila Shahid General Delegate of Palestine to the European Union, Representative of Palestine Recess Statements by Governments, intergovernmental organizations and United Nations system entities CPR/IM/2011/1

2 p.m p.m. PLENARY I Peace or process Taking stock of 20 years of European efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking From Madrid to Oslo: Laying the foundation for direct negotiations Creating a framework for a permanent settlement of the conflict The Arab Peace Initiative The Quartet and its Road Map Ms. Véronique De Keyser Member of the European Parliament Mr. Neve Gordon Professor, Department of Politics and Government Ben-Gurion University Beer-Sheva H.E. Mr. Abdelaziz Aboughosh Ambassador of Palestine to Malaysia, the Philippines and Brunei Darussalam Kuala Lumpur Ms. Clare Short Former Member of the British Parliament London 6.00 pm. Reception hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium IPC-Residence Palace

3 3 Wednesday, 29 June PLENARY II a.m p.m. The urgency of realizing a two-state solution Current efforts at resuming direct negotiations for a permanent settlement Palestinian readiness for statehood International recognition of the State of Palestine the position of the European Union and its Members Alternatives to the negotiating process: Achieving a two-state solution through multilateral mechanisms, including the United Nations Mr. Maxwell Gaylard United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and United Nations Coordinator for Humanitarian and Development Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Jerusalem Ms. Sahar Qawasmi Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council Hebron H.E. Ms. Leila Shahid General Delegate of Palestine to the European Union, H.E. Mr. Nawaf Salam Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations New York 1.00 p.m p.m. Reception hosted by H.E. Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo IPC-Residence Palace

4 p.m p.m. PLENARY III Supporting Israeli-Palestinian peace Raising the role of Europe Political initiatives by the European Union and its Members The parameters for a negotiated two-state settlement endorsed by the European Union The role of parliamentarians and civil society Mr. Proinsias de Rossa Member of the European Parliament President of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council Mr. Majed Bamya General Delegation of Palestine to the European Union, Mr. Christian Jouret Middle East Advisor European External Action Service Mr. Simon Petermann Honorary Professor, University of Liège Liège, Belgium Mr. Avraham Burg Former Speaker of the Knesset Jerusalem Mr. Pierre Galand Chairman, European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine Former Senator, Belgian Parliament

5 p.m p.m. CLOSING SESSION Statements by: H.E. Mr. Saviour F. Borg Rapporteur of the Committee on the Exercise presenting the Concluding Statement by the Organizers H.E. Mr. Riyad Mansour Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations Representative of Palestine H.E. Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo * * *