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1 DURING THE PERIOD OF THE JULY 2012 AU STATUTORY MEETINGS AND PARALLEL EVENTS As at 10 July 2012 A. PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING FOR THE AU-YVC : 4-18 July 2012 B. GENDER PRE-SUMMIT : 5-7 July 2012 Small Conf. Hall 2 (NCC) C. TWENTY FOURTH (24 TH ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE (PRC) : 9-10 July 2012 Medium Conf. Hall (NCC) D. 44 TH NEPAD STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING : 11 July hrs Small Conf. Hall 4 (NCC) E. SPECIAL REGIONAL INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE (RIMC) MEETING ON THE SITUATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) F. PREPARATORY MEETING, AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL, OF THE COMMITTEE OF TEN ON THE UNITED NATIONS REFORMS G. MEETINGS OF THE AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM (APRM) 11 July hrs Small Conf. Hall 3 (NCC) : 11 July hrs Small Conf. Hall 2 (NCC) : 11- UNCC-ECA (APRM Summit on 14 July from to hrs - Medium Conf. Hall (NCC), AU Headquarters) H. LUNCH OFFERED BY H.E. DR. JEAN PING, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION I. MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON CANDIDATURES J. MEETING OF THE AD-HOC MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON THE SCALE OF ASSESSMENT : 12 July hrs Multi-Purpose Hall (NCC) : 12 July hrs Small Conf. Hall 2 (NCC) : 12 July hrs Small Conf. Hall 2 (NCC) Page 1 of 33

2 K. RECEPTION BY H.E. ATO HAILEMARIAM DESSALEGN, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA L. TWENTY FIRST (21 ST ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL : 12 July hrs Sheraton Addis : July 2012 Large Conf. Hall (NCC) M. MEETINGS OF THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE : July 2012 Small Conf. Hall 1 (NCC) N. MEETINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN FIRST LADIES AGAINST HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) O. LAUNCHING OF THE AFRICAN SOLIDARITY INITIATIVE (ASI) AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL P. MEETING OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) Q. BREAKFAST MEETING ON AIDS WATCH AFRICA (AWA) ACTION COMMITTEE R. MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL (PSC), AT THE LEVEL OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, ON THE SITUATION IN MALI AND THE SITUATION BETWEEN SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN S. LUNCH TO POPULARIZE THE AFRICAN WOMEN S DECADE THEMES AND FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT FUND FOR AFRICAN WOMEN S FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY FOR 2012 T. 27 th SUMMIT OF THE NEPAD HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ORIENTATION COMMITTEE (HSGOC) U. HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, CHAIRS OF THE RECs ON INTRA-AFRICAN TRADE : July 2012 Small Conf. Hall 3 (NCC) General Assembly on 16 July from to hrs - Medium Conf. Hall (NCC) 13 July hrs Plenary Hall (OCC) : 13 July hrs Small Conf. Hall 4 (NCC) : hrs Sheraton Addis : hrs Plenary Hall (OCC) : hrs Multi-Purpose Hall (NCC) : hrs Medium Conf. Hall (NCC) : hrs Small Conf. Hall 2 (NCC) V. COMMITTEE OF TEN HEADS OF STATE ON THE UNITED : Page 2 of 33

3 NATIONS REFORMS W. 3 RD MEETING OF THE AD-HOC COMMITTEE OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION hrs Small Conf. Hall 1 (NCC) : hrs Small Conf. Hall 2 (NCC) X. NINETEENTH (19 th ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE : July 2012 Large Conf. Hall (NCC) Y. AFRICAN LEADERS MALARIA ALLIANCE FORUM (ALMA) LUNCHEON Z. BANQUET OFFERED BY H.E. ATO MELES ZENAWI, PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA : 15 July hrs Multi-Purpose Hall (NCC) : 15 July hrs Page 3 of 33

4 (A) PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING FOR THE AU-YVC 4-18 July 2012 Venue: July 2012 : Pre-deployment training for the AU-YVC Page 4 of 33

5 (B) GENDER PRE-SUMMIT 5-7 July 2012 Venue: Small Conference Hall 2 (NCC) 5-7 July 2012 : Gender Pre-Summit Page 5 of 33

6 (C) TWENTY FOURTH (24 TH ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE (PRC) 9-10 July 2012 Venue : Medium Conference Hall (NCC) 9 July :30 hrs : Opening Ceremony - Opening remarks by the Chairperson of the Permanent representatives Committee (PRC) - Welcome remarks by H.E. Dr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the Commission 10:30 13:00 hrs : Closed Session 13:30 15:00 hrs : Lunch break 15:00 19:00 hrs Closed Session 10 July :00 13:00 hrs : Closed Session 13:00 15:00 hrs : Break 15:00 19:00 hrs : Closed Session 11 July :30-18:00 hrs : Consideration of the Draft Agenda of the Executive Council 18:00 19:30 hrs : Adoption of the Report of the PRC 19:30 19:45 hrs : Closing Page 6 of 33

7 DURING THE PERIOD OF THE JULY 2012 (D) 44 TH NEPAD STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING 11 July 2012 Venue: Small Conference Hall 4 (NCC) 11 July :00 18:00 hrs : 44 th NEPAD Steering Committee Meeting Page 7 of 33

8 (E) SPECIAL REGIONAL INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE (RIMC) MEETING ON THE SITUATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) 11 July 2012 Venue : Small Conference Hall 3 (NCC) 11 July :00 13:00 hrs : Meeting of Experts and Senior Officials 15:00 17:00 hrs : Special Regional Inter-Ministerial Committee Meeting on the Situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Page 8 of 33

9 (F) PREPARATORY MEETING, AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL, OF THE COMMITTEE OF TEN ON THE UNITED NATIONS REFORMS 11 July 2012 Venue : Small Conference Hall 2 (NCC) 11 July :00 17:00 hrs : Preparatory Meeting, at Ministerial level, of the Committee of Ten on the UN Reforms Page 9 of 33

10 (G) MEETINGS OF THE AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM (APRM) 11- Venue : UNCC-ECA July :00 18:00 hrs : 56 th Meeting of the APR Panel of Eminent Persons 12 July :00 12:00 hrs 14:00 18:00 hrs 13 July 2012 : : Meeting with Strategic Partners Select Committee of Focal Point Meeting 09:00 12:00 hrs : Select Committee of Focal Point Meeting 14:00 18:00 hrs : Pre-Summit Meeting of the APRM Panel and the Committee of Focal Points 10:00 13:00 hrs : 17 th Summit of the APR Forum of Heads of State and Government (Medium Conference Hall, NCC, AU Headquarters) The Member States of the APRM are: 1. Algeria 2. Angola 3. Benin 4. Burkina Faso 5. Cameroon 6. Cape Verde 7. Democratic Republic of Congo 8. Republic of Congo 9. Djibouti 10. Egypt 11. Ethiopia 12. Equatorial Guinea 13. Gabon 14. Ghana 15. Kenya 16. Lesotho 17. Malawi 18. Mali 19. Mauritius 20. Mauritania 21. Mozambique 22. Nigeria 23. Rwanda 24. Sao Tome & Principe 25. Senegal 26. Sierra Leone 27. South Africa 28. Sudan 29. Tanzania 30. Togo 31. Uganda 32. Zambia Page 10 of 33

11 (H) LUNCH OFFERED BY H.E. DR. JEAN PING, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION 12 July 2012 Venue: Multi-Purpose Hall (NCC) 12 July hrs : Lunch Page 11 of 33

12 (I) MEETING OF THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON CANDIDATURES 12 July 2012 Venue : Small Conference Hall 2 (NCC) 12 July hrs : Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Candidatures The members of the Committee for are: 1. Democratic Republic of Congo, Chairperson 2. Tanzania, 1 st Vice-Chairperson 3. South Africa, 2 nd Vice-Chairperson 4. Sierra Leone, 3 rd Vice-Chairperson 5. Egypt, Rapporteur 6. Cameroon 7. Chad 8. Rwanda 9. Uganda 10. Tunisia 11. Angola 12. Malawi 13. Benin 14. The Gambia 15. Senegal Page 12 of 33

13 (J) MEETING OF THE AD-HOC MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON THE SCALE OF ASSESSMENT 12 July 2012 Venue : Small Conference Hall 2 (NCC) 12 July hrs : Meeting of the Ad-Hoc Ministerial Committee on the Scale of Assessment The members of the Committee are: 1. South Africa (Chairperson) 2. Algeria 3. Chad 4. Equatorial Guinea 5. Ghana 6. Kenya 7. Libya 8. Malawi 9. Mauritius 10. Namibia 11. Nigeria Page 13 of 33

14 (K) RECEPTION BY H.E. ATO HAILEMARIAM DESSALEGN, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 12 July 2012 Venue: Sheraton Addis 12 July :30 hrs : Reception Page 14 of 33

15 (L) TWENTY FIRST (21 ST ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL July 2012 Venue: Large Conference Hall (NCC) 12 July hrs : Opening Ceremony - Welcome Remarks by the Chairperson of the Executive Council - Statement by the Chairperson of the AU Commission - Statement by the UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UNECA - Statement by the Chairperson of the Executive Council hrs : Adoption of the Agenda and Organization of Work hrs : Working Session hrs : Tea/Coffee Break hrs : Working Session hrs : Lunch offered by H.E. Dr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (Multi-Purpose Hall, NCC) hrs : Working Session hrs : Tea/Coffee Break hrs : Working Session hrs : Reception by H.E. Ato Hailemariam Dessalegn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Sheraton Addis) 13 July hrs : Working Session hrs : Tea/Coffee Break hrs : Working Session hrs : Lunch Break hrs : Working Session hrs : Tea/Coffee Break Page 15 of 33

16 hrs : Working Session and end of agenda discussions hrs Adoption of the Decisions and Declarations of the Executive Council and consideration of the Draft Decisions and Declarations of the Assembly (Medium Conference Hall, NCC) Page 16 of 33

17 (M) MEETINGS OF THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE July 2012 Venue : Small Conference Hall 1 (NCC) 12 July hrs : Consideration of Draft Decisions and Declarations 13 July hrs : Consideration of Draft Decisions and Declarations hrs : Lunch Break hrs : Consideration of Draft Decisions and Declarations hrs : Consideration of Draft Decisions and Declarations (end) The Members of the Drafting Committee are: Chair: Equatorial Guinea as Rapporteur of the Bureau of the 18 th Summit West: Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone East: Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania North: Algeria, Libya Central: Cameroon, Chad, Gabon South: Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe Page 17 of 33

18 (N) MEETINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN FIRST LADIES AGAINST HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) July 2012 Venue : Small Conference Hall 3 (NCC) July hrs : Technical Advisers Meeting hrs : Steering Committee Meeting 16 July hrs : General Assembly (Medium Conference Hall, NCC) Page 18 of 33

19 (O) LAUNCHING OF THE AFRICAN SOLIDARITY INITIATIVE (ASI) AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL 13 July 2012 Venue : Plenary Hall (OCC) 13 July hrs : Launching of the African Solidarity Initiative (ASI) at Ministerial Level N.B. Programme to be circulated by the Peace and Security Department Page 19 of 33

20 (P) MEETING OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) 13 July 2012 Venue : Small Conference Hall 4 (NCC) 13 July hrs : Meeting of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS Page 20 of 33

21 (Q) BREAKFAST MEETING ON AIDS WATCH AFRICA (AWA) ACTION COMMITTEE Venue : Multi-Purpose Hall (NCC) hrs : Breakfast meeting Page 21 of 33

22 (R) MEETING OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL (PSC), AT THE LEVEL OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, ON THE SITUATION IN MALI AND THE SITUATION BETWEEN SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN Venue: Plenary Hall (OCC) 10:00 13:00 hrs : Meeting of the PSC, at the level of Heads of State and Government, on the Situation in Mali and the Situation between Sudan and South Sudan The Members of the Peace and Security Council are: West: Cote d Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Nigeria East: Kenya, Djibouti, Tanzania North: Egypt, Libya Central: Cameroon, Congo (Republic), Equatorial Guinea South: Angola, Lesotho, Zimbabwe Page 22 of 33

23 (S) LUNCH TO POPULARIZE THE AFRICAN WOMEN S DECADE THEMES AND FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT FUND FOR AFRICAN WOMEN S FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY FOR 2012 Venue: Multi-Purpose Hall (NCC) 13:00 14:30 hrs : Lunch to popularize the African Women s Decade Themes and Fundraising to Support Fund for African Women s Focus on Agriculture and Food Security for 2012 Page 23 of 33

24 (T) 27 TH SUMMIT OF THE NEPAD HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ORIENTATION COMMITTEE (HSGOC) Venue: Medium Conference Hall (NCC) 15:00 17:00 hrs : 27 th Summit of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC). N.B. Programme to be circulated by the NPCA, in collaboration with the AUC NEPAD Coordinating Unit. The Members of NEPAD HSGOC are: 1. Algeria 2. Benin (Chair of AU) 3. Cameroon 4. Democratic Republic of Congo 5. Republic of Congo 6. Egypt 7. Ethiopia 8. Gabon 9. Lesotho 10. Libya 11. Madagascar 12. Malawi 13. Mali 14. Namibia 15. Nigeria 16. Rwanda 17. Senegal 18. South Africa 19. Sudan 20. Tunisia 21. AU Commission (Chairperson) Page 24 of 33

25 (U) HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT, CHAIRS OF THE RECs, ON INTRA-AFRICAN TRADE Venue: Small Conference Hall 2 (NCC) 17:00 18:00 hrs : High Level Committee of Heads of State and Government, Chairs of the RECs, on Intra-African Trade Page 25 of 33

26 (V) COMMITTEE OF TEN HEADS OF STATE ON THE UNITED NATIONS REFORMS Venue: Small Conference Hall 1 (NCC) 18:00 19:00 hrs : Committee of Ten Heads of State on the United Nations Reforms The Members of Committee of Ten (C10) are: 1. Central Region: Congo, Equatorial Guinea 2. Eastern Region: Kenya, Uganda 3. Northern Region: Algeria and Libya 4. Southern Region: Namibia and Zambia 5. Western Region: Senegal, Sierra Leone (Coordinator of the Committee) Page 26 of 33

27 (W) 3 RD MEETING OF THE AD-HOC COMMITTEE OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION Venue: Small Conference Hall 2 (NCC) 20:00 21:00 hrs : 3 rd meeting of the Ad-hoc Committee of Heads of State and Government on the Election of members of the Commission The Members of the Ad-Hoc Committee are: 1. Benin: Chair of the Union 2. Gabon: Member 3. South Africa: Member 4. Chad: Member, Central Region 5. Ethiopia: Member, Eastern Region 6. Algeria: Member, Northern Region 7. Angola: Member, Southern Region 8. Cote d Ivoire: Member, Western Region Page 27 of 33

28 (X) NINETEENTH (19 th ) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE July 2012 Venue : Large Conference Hall (NCC) DAY ONE: Sunday 15 July hrs OPENING CEREMONY H.E. Dr. Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of Benin and Chairman of the African Union, requests the Assembly to stand for the AU Anthem AU Anthem Minute of Silence (in memory of late President Bingu Wa Mutharika) Statement by H.E. Dr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union Statement by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations Statement by H.E. Dr. Nabil Al-Arabi, Secretary General of the League of Arab States; Statement by the H.E. Mr. Mohamud Abbas, President of Palestine National Authority (PNA) and Chairman of Palestine Liberation Organisation Executive Committee (PLO) Statement by H.E. Mr. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal Statement by H.E. Mr. Mohamed Morsy, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Statement by His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al- Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, Guest of Honour Opening Statement by H.E. Dr. Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of Benin and Chairperson of the African Union Signing of AU Treaties * 10 Years in the Quest for Peace in Africa (Documentary on the 10 th Anniversary of the AU under the Make Peace Happen * Arrangements will be made by the Commission throughout the Session for the signing of the AU Treaties by Heads of State and Government Page 28 of 33

29 Campaign) End of the official Opening Ceremony 12:00-12:30 hrs hrs H.E. the Chairperson of the Union requests the Heads of State and Government to proceed to the Lobby for a Group Photo hrs LUNCH BREAK hrs CLOSED SESSION I. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND THE WORK-PROGRAMME II. ADOPTION OF THE 2013 BUDGET III. CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF THE AD-HOC COMMITTEE OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON ELECTIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION IV. ELECTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON [ Doc. Assembly/AU/.(XIX) ] AND THE DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON [ Doc. Assembly/AU/..(XIX) ] OF THE COMMISSION OF THE AFRICAN UNION V. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE AFRICAN UNION VI. APPOINTMENT OF THREE (3) JUDGES OF THE AFRICAN COURT ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES RIGHTS (AFCHPR) hrs BANQUET OFFERED BY H.E. ATO MELES ZENAWI, PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA DAY TWO: Monday 16 July 2012 (CLOSED SESSION) hrs VII. REPORTS 1. Consideration of the Recommendations of the Executive Council on the Report of the Commission on the Implementation of Previous Decisions of the Executive Council and the Assembly 2. Consideration of the Report of the Peace and Security Council on its activities and the State of Peace and Security in Africa, including the activities of the Panel of the Wise 3. Consideration of the Report of H.E. Mr. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Page 29 of 33

30 hrs LUNCH BREAK Chairperson of NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) 4. Consideration of the Report of H.E. Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone and Chairperson of the Committee of Ten on the UN Reforms 5. Consideration of the Report of H.E. Mr. Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of Congo and Africa s Coordinator on the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20) 6. Consideration of the Report of H.E. Mr. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Coordinator of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) on Africa s preparation for the Climate Change Negotiations at the 18th Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (COP 18) 7. Consideration of the Report of the High Level Committee of Heads of State and Government / Chairs of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on Boosting Intra-African Trade hrs 8. Consideration of the Progress Report of the Commission on the Transformation of the African Union Commission into the African Union Authority (item deferred from January 2012 Summit, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) 9. Consideration of Legal Instruments as recommended by the Executive Council and Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General a) Draft Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union Relating to the Pan-African Parliament b) Draft Protocol on the African Court of Justice and Human Rights c) Draft African Union Model National Law on Universal Jurisdiction over International Crimes 10. Consideration of the 2012 Report on Assessing Progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa 11. Consideration of the Report of Heads of State and Government Action Committee on AIDS Watch Africa (AWA) 12. Consideration of the Progress Report of the Commission on Maternal New Born and Child Health 13. Consideration of the Outcome of the Global African Diaspora Page 30 of 33

31 Summit, Sandton, South Africa, 25 May Consideration of the Report of the High Level Panel led by Former President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria on the Alternative Sources of Financing the African Union 15. Communication of H.E. Blaise Compaore, President of Faso, on the Recommendations of the Education Triennium: Ouagadougou, February 2012 VIII. ITEMS PROPOSED BY MEMBER STATES 1. Offer of the Republic of Rwanda to host the Ordinary Sessions of the Permanent Representatives Committee, the Executive Council and the Assembly of the African Union in June/July 2016 (Item proposed by the Republic of Rwanda) 2. Offer of the United Republic of Tanzania to host the 29 th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in June/July 2017 (Item proposed by the United Republic of Tanzania) 3. Integrating the Centre for Tick and Tick Borne Diseases (CTTBD) into the AU Structures (Item proposed by the Republic of Malawi) 4. Support for the Establishment of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Public Health Emergency Fund (APHEF) (Item proposed by the Republic of The Gambia) IX. ADOPTION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 21 ST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL X. ADOPTION OF DECISIONS AND DECLARATIONS OF THE 19 TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE XI. ANY OTHER BUSINESS XII. DATE AND VENUE OF THE 20 TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE XIII. CLOSING CEREMONY Vote of Thanks by a Head of State or Government Closing Statement by the Chairperson of the Union AU Anthem XIV. PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE UNION AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION Page 31 of 33

32 (Y) AFRICAN LEADERS MALARIA ALLIANCE FORUM (ALMA) LUNCHEON 15 July 2012 Venue: Multi-Purpose Hall (NCC) 15 July :00 14:30 hrs : ALMA Luncheon Page 32 of 33

33 (Z) BANQUET OFFERED BY H.E. ATO MELES ZENAWI, PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 15 July 2012 Venue: to be announced 15 July :30 hrs : Banquet Page 33 of 33

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