TIMOR-LESTE ACCESSION TO ASEAN DIALOGUE SERIES

Comunicado - Gabinete do Primeiro-Ministro:

O governo de Timor-Leste promove 2ª e 3ª feiras, 19/20 de Fevereiro, em Dili, uma conferência internacional dedicada ao acesso do país à ASEAN.

O Primeiro-Ministro Dr. José Ramos-Horta preside às sessões de abertura e de encerramento solene do evento. Entre os distintos convidados e oradores estão o antigo Primeiro-Ministro da Nova Zelândia e antigo presidente da Organização Mundial do Comércio, o Honorável Mike Moore, e o Prémio Nobel da Economia Joseph Stiglitz.

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TIMOR-LESTE ACCESSION TO ASEAN DIALOGUE SERIES
First Meeting

‘Regional Economic Trade & Cooperation’
Dili, Timor-Leste

Monday February 19th & Tuesday February 20th 2007

Secretariat
Chair: H.E. Ambassador Jose Amorim Dias
Senior Advisor: Mr. Paul Young
Tele (mobile): +670 725 9226
Email: paul.young@pmyideas.com

The Prime Minister’s Office
Palacio do Governo
AV Infante D Henrique, Dili, Timor-Leste

~ Sunday, 18 February 2007 ~

The Residence of H.E. The Prime Minister, Dr. José Ramos-Horta

19:00 - 21:00 Reception
Hosted by H.E. The Prime Minister, Dr. José Ramos-Horta

~ Monday, 19 February 2007 ~

Hotel Timor

08:15 - 09:00 Opening Ceremony
HE Ambassador Mr. José Amorim Dias, Master of Ceremonies
09:00 - 09:45 Opening Remarks
HE The Prime Minister & Nobel Peace Prize Laureate,
Dr. José Ramos-Horta

09:45 - 10:00 Break
10:00 - 11:00 Regional Economic Trade and Cooperation
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand & Former Director of the World Trade Organization, The Honorable Mike Moore

11:00 – 12:00 Inside ASEAN
HE Former ASEAN Secretariat Director General – Indonesia
Mr. Agus Tarmidzi
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 15:00 Preparing for ASEAN Membership: Needs, Challenges and Lessons Learnt
HE Mr. Finn Reske-Nielsen, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General for Governance Support, Development & Humanitarian Coordination

15:00 - 15:15 Break

15:15 – 16:30 Preparing for ASEAN Membership: Needs, Challenges and Lessons Learnt, Continued
Cecilia Oh, Trade Policy Advisor, UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka

16:30 – 17:00 Preparing for ASEAN Membership: Needs, Challenges and Lessons Learnt, Continued
Question and Answer session

~ Tuesday, 20 February 2007 ~

UNMIT Conference Room B, Obrigado Barracks

08:00 – 08:15 Open Session
HE Ambassador Mr. José Amorim Dias

08:15 – 08:45 Trade & Economic Development
Dr. Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate for Economics

08:45 – 09:00 Break

09:00 - 10:00 ASEAN & Foreign Affairs
HE Vice Foreign Minister Ms. Adaljiza Magno

10:00 – 11:00 ASEAN’s in a Changing World

Mr. Dian Triansyah Djani, Director General of ASEAN Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11:00 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 15:00 Economic Benefits Experienced by Countries who have become ASEAN Members
Antonio Franco, World Bank Chief of Mission in Timor-Leste

15:00 - 15:15 Break

15:15 - 16:45 Regional Economic Benefits of Joining ASEAN

Dr. Andrew Charlton, London School of Economics

16:45 - 17:00 Closing Remarks

HE The Prime Minister & Nobel Peace Prize Laureate,
Dr. José Ramos-Horta
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