DRAFT PROGRAMME OF THE SIXTH WINTER MEETING

OF THE OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY

Vienna, 22-23 February 2007

 

All meetings of the Standing Committee and the three General Committees will take place in the Congress Center Hofburg in Vienna.

 

Thursday, 22 February

                         

09.00-11.30                   Standing Committee (Rat Saal on 5th floor)

 

11.45-13.00                   Joint Session of the three General Committees: (Neuer Saal 2nd floor)

-           Call to order;

-                      Opening remarks by the President of the OSCE PA;

-                      Address of the OSCE Chair-in-Office followed by a question/answer session;

13.00-15.00                   Lunch break

 

15.00-18.00                   General Committee on Political Affairs and Security: (Neuer Saal 2nd floor)

 

15.00-18.00                   General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions: (Rat Saal 5th floor)

 

18.30                            Reception offered by the Austrian Parliament         

 

Friday, 23 February

 

09.00-10.30                   General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, technology and Environment: (Neuer Saal 2nd floor)

 

10.30-11.00                 Coffee break

 

11.00-13.00                 Special Debate* (Neuer Saal 2nd floor): “Energy Security in the OSCE Area “

                                     

13.00-14.30                 Lunch break

 

14.30-17.30                                      Special Debate (cont., if necessary); and

 

Closing Joint Session of the three General Committees: (Neuer Saal 2nd floor)

 

-                      Call to order;

-                      Report by the OSCE PA Special Representative on the gender issue

-                      followed by a debate;

-                      Address by the OSCE Secretary General followed by a question/answer session;

-           Reports by the Chairs of the three General Committees;

-                      Concluding statement by the OSCE PA President

 

*          With approval by the Standing Committee