Provisional Programme of Work

Committee on Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration

Fourth Session

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
24-25 March 2005

Thursday 24 March 2005

Morning

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
i) Regional cooperation and integration means of overcoming major obstacles to intra-African trade (Presentation of Document ECA/TRID/**/05)

ii) Trade facilitation to promote intra-African trade (Presentation of Document ECA/TRID/**/05)

16:45 - 17:30 Discussions

Friday 25 March 2005

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
i) Status of trade negotiation in the WTO
ii) Status of trade negotiation in the EPAs

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