Wednesday, June 18，2008
07:30 – 08:30 Breakfast
All Day Arrival of delegates
Registration of delegates
Venue: Conference Center of the National People’s Congress (the
Conference Center)
12:00 Lunch
18:00 Reception dinner by the delegation of the National People’s Congress
of China (NPC)
Venue: the Conference Center
19:30 Preparatory meeting
Venue: the Conference Center
Participants: heads of delegations (or their representatives) plus one other
official delegate
- Adoption of the agenda
- Election of the meeting’s officers
- Administrative arrangements
- Organization of proceedings
- Other business
Venue: the Conference Center
20:00 Drafting committee session I on the Declaration of the 5th Asia-Europe
Parliamentary Partnership Meeting
Venue: the Conference Center
Thursday, June 19, 2008
07:30 – 08:30 Breakfast
09:00 Inaugural ceremony
Venue: the Conference Center
- Opening address by the leader of NPC
- Address by Hon. Mr. Yang Jiechi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s
Republic of China
- Address by Mr. Seppo Kääriäinen, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament of
Finland, host country of ASEP IV
09:45 Tea break
10:00 1st plenary session
- Adoption of the agenda
- Election of the meeting’s officers
- Organization of proceedings
- Adoption of the program
- Other business
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Panel discussions
Venue: the Conference Center
● Panel discussion I
Economic and trade field: Pushing Forward the WTO Doha Round of
Negotiations, And Promoting Asia-Europe Trade and Investment
Co-chair: Finland, Thailand
Rapporteur：Belgium
- Presentation of lead speakers
- Discussions
● Panel discussion II
Social and cultural field: Strengthening Dialogue Among Different Civilizations
Co-chair: Pakistan, Slovenia
Rapporteur：Pakistan
- Presentation of lead speakers
- Discussions
17:00 Conclusion of panel discussions
18:00 Courtesy call on the leader of NPC by heads of delegations
Venue: Great Hall of the People
18:30 Welcome reception by the leader of NPC
Venue: Great Hall of the People
20:30 Drafting committee session II on the Declaration of the 5th Asia-Europe
Parliamentary Partnership Meeting
Venue: the Conference Center
Friday, June 20, 2008
07:30 – 08:30 Breakfast
09:30 2nd plenary session & closing ceremony
- Report of panel discussion I (economic and trade field)
- Report of panel discussion II (social and cultural field)
- Report of the drafting committee
- Adoption of the Declaration of the 5th Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership
Meeting
- Address by representative of the host country of ASEP VI (tbc)
- Closing address by the host
12:00 Lunch
Afternoon City tour and sightseeing
Option I：Forbidden City and Olympic Venues
Option II: Great Wall
Option III: Shopping
18:00 – 19:00 Buffet