POLITICAL 006 PCNP 12 E Rev. 2 Original: English NATO Parliamentary Assembly SUB-COMMITTEE ON NATO PARTNERSHIPS VISIT TO DOHA, QATAR 19-21 MARCH 2012 DRAFT PROGRAMME International Secretariat 14 March 2012
1 SUNDAY 18 MARCH DOHA Arrival of participants in Doha. Individual transfer to hotel Accommodation The Ritz-Carlton Sharq Village and Spa PO Box 26662, Doha, Qatar Phone: + 974 4425 66 66 Fax: + 974 4425 66 60 Email: abdelhaq.ghiou@ritzcarlton.com Preferential rate: QAR 900 = 190 euros (including breakfast + internet) http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/default.htm Reference: EIT-EITA Staff contact numbers Rebecca Chandler: +32 477 310 620 Steffen Sachs: +32 472 888 700 13:30 15:30 Members who arrive on time are invited to an informal meeting with Dr. Gerd Nonneman, Dean and Kai-Henrik Barth, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Foreign Service (SFS), Georgetown University, Qatar. Meet in the hotel lobby at 13:30 for transportation to the Georgetown University building. Please inform Rebecca Chandler in advance if you wish to attend this meeting. Evening MONDAY 19 MARCH Free DOHA 10:30 Meet in the hotel lobby, collection of badges/documents Please note that passports should be carried at all times 10:45 Transportation to Ritz-Carlton, Doha (West Bay) Please note that the following meeting and buffet lunch with Ambassadors is open to Members and interpreters only: Accompanying staff should re-join the group at 14:00 11:30-12:30 Meeting with Ambassadors of NATO member countries, chaired by Ambassador Andrea Ferrari, Italian Ambassador (NATO Contact Embassy) at Ritz-Carlton, Doha (West Bay) 12:30-13:30 Buffet Lunch at La Mer Restaurant, Ritz-Carlton, Doha (West Bay) hosted by the Italian Embassy 14:00-15:30 Briefing and tour of facilities at Qatar International Academy for Security Studies (QIASS) Ali Soufan, Executive Director, QIASS Robert McFadden, Senior Vice-President, Soufan Group Martin Reardon, Vice-President, Soufan Group
2 16:00-17:30 Meeting with independent Foreign Policy and Security experts on The Arab Spring : Possible implications for Euro-Atlantic Security, at the Ritz-Carlton Sharq Village and Spa: Mohsen Marzouk, Secretary General, Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF) Dr. Salman Shaikh, Director, Brookings Doha Center and Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy Evening TUESDAY 20 MARCH Free DOHA 07:40 Meet in the hotel lobby 08:30-09:30 Meeting with His Excellency Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs on Qatar s Foreign and Security Priorities (tbc) 10:00-11:00 Meeting with the Advisory Council (Majlis Al-Shura) (tbc) 11:30-13:00 Meeting with independent Foreign Policy and Security experts on, Stability and Security in the Gulf hosted by School of Foreign Service (SFS), Georgetown University, Qatar Moderator: Dr. Kai-Henrik Barth, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, SFS, Georgetown University Dr. Birol Baskan, Assistant Professor, SFS, Georgetown University Dr. Mark Farha, Visiting Assistant Professor, SFS, Georgetown University Dr. Amira A. Sonbol, Professor, SFS, Georgetown University David B. Roberts, Research Fellow / Deputy Director, Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI), Qatar Dr. Salman Shaikh, Director, Brookings Doha Center and Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy Dr. Gary B. Wasserman, Visiting Professor of Government, SFS, Georgetown University 13:30-14:30 Lunch hosted by His Excellency Ali Bin Fahad Al Hajri, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, State of Qatar (location tbc) 15:00-17:00 Meeting at Al Jazeera Media Training Centre, Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, on the "Arab Spring" and the region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): Salah Eddine Elzein, Director, Al Jazeera Centre for Studies Ezzeddine Abdelmoula, Head of Research, Al Jazeera Centre for Studies Jamal M. Abdullah, Head of Publishing, Distribution and Relations, Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
3 WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH DOHA 08:45 Meet in the hotel lobby 09:30-10:30 Meeting with Major-General Hamad bin Ali al-attiyah, Chief of the Armed Forces of Qatar (tbc) 11:00-12:00 Meeting with His Highness, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani 12:30-14:00 Lunch hosted by His Excellency Sheikh Ali Bin Jassim Al Thani, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Kingdom of Belgium 14:30-16:30 Visit to Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC) Passports will be checked upon entry End of meetings and individual departure of participants
4 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS DELEGATION CHAIRPERSON Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships Marit NYBAKK (Norway) MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Former Vice-President of the NATO PA and General Rapporteur of the Political Committee Dr. Karl A. LAMERS (Germany) Assen AGOV (Bulgaria) OFFICERS OF THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE AND OF THE GSM Rapporteur of the Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships Vice-Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships Chairperson of the Mediterranean and Middle East Special Group Vice-Chairperson of the Mediterranean and Middle-East Special Group Vice-Chairperson of the Political Committee Vice-Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Relations Daniel BACQUELAINE (Belgium) Pierfrancesco Emilio R. GAMBA (Italy) Antonio CABRAS (Italy) Loïc BOUVARD (France) Jose LELLO (Portugal) Dobroslav DIMITROV (Bulgaria) MEMBER DELEGATIONS Estonia France Germany Italy Latvia Luxembourg Poland Norway Spain Turkey United Kingdom Marko MIHKELSON Martine AURILLAC Robert HOCHBAUM Arturo PARISI Ojars Eriks KALNINS Lydie POLFER Pawel ARNDT Stefan NIESIOLOWSKI Jan Arild ELLINGSEN Ivar KRISTIANSEN Beatriz RODRIGUEZ-SALMONES Ovidio SANCHEZ Ali Riza ALABOYUN Muzaffer BASTOPCU Metin Lutfi BAYDAR David CRAUSBY
5 ACCOMPANYING STAFF Belgium Italy Norway Turkey Frans VAN MELKEBEKE Federico Guglielmo VINCELLI Henrik MALVIK Yesim USLU INTERPRETERS English/French English/French English/Italian English/Italian Kathryn FALK Louise PETITCLERC Claudio OLMEDA Marta BOCHICCHIO INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT Director of the Political Committee Coordinator of the Political Committee Steffen SACHS Rebecca CHANDLER