Provisional Programme of Work
Committee on Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
Fourth Session
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
24-25 March 2005
Thursday 24 March 2005 |
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Morning |
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| 09:00 - 10:00 | Registration |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Session I: Opening of the meeting i) Opening remarks ii) Adoption of the Agenda, Programme of work and the organization of work |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Session II: TRID Work Programme i) Review of sub-programme: Activities undertaken in the areas of trade promotion, regional integration, and transport infrastructure; and ii) Reports on the work priorities for the 2006-2007 (Presentation of Document ECA/TRID/**/05) |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Discussion |
| 12 :00 - 15:00 | Lunch break |
| Afternoon | |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Session III: National Commitment for
Regional Integration Implementation of regional integration programmes at the national level on policies, modalities and constraints (Presentation of Document ECA/TRID/**/05) |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Discussions |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Coffee break |
| 16:15 - 16:45 | Session IV:
Progress and Perspectives to Strengthen Intra-African Trade ii) Trade facilitation to promote intra-African trade (Presentation of Document ECA/TRID/**/05) |
| 16:45 - 17:30 | Discussions |
Friday 25 March 2005 |
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| Morning | |
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Session V: Progress and Perspectives to Strengthen Intra-African Trade at Sub-regional Level Presentation of AU and RECs on challenges and progress of intra-African trade within their respective sub-regions |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Discussion |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Session VI:
Status and Progress of International Trade Negotiations |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Discussions |
| Afternoon | |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Distribution of the meeting report to participants |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Any other businesses |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | Adoption of the report |
| 18:00 | Closing ceremony |