URU, Alm.del - 2006-07 - Bilag 31: Invitation til EU Presidency Seminar on Africa den 23. og 24. november 2006 i Helsinki

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Hon. Christian Mejdahl

Speaker of the Parliament of Denmark

Email: [email protected]

Amsterdam, 3 October 2006

286/06-JNS/TH

RE: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EU Presidency Seminar on Africa, 23, 24 November 2006

Helsinki, Finland

Honourable Speaker,

I have the honour to inform you that AWEPA, in cooperation with the Finnish Parliament and Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is organising its EU Presidency Seminar from 23-24 November 2006 in Helsinki, entitled

â€˜Parliamentary Partnership for Africaâ€™s Economic Development

Â in the framework of NEPAD and the MDGsâ€™

The overall objective of this seminar will be to promote enduring partnerships between African parliamentarians and their colleagues from the EU member states to create a conducive investment climate for sustainable economic development in the framework of NEPAD and the attainment of the MDGs.

The seminar will focus on three key thematic areas of parliamentary responsibility:

Economic Empowerment of Women: Finlandâ€™s centennial anniversary of â€˜Fighting for Womenâ€™s Rightsâ€™ and state of affairs in selected African countries
Economic development in the framework of NEPAD, and the attainment of the MDGs: parliamentary action for an improved investment climate
The Global Campaign on Children and AIDS:Â â€˜Unite for Children, Unite against AIDSâ€™: mobilizing parliamentarians in Europe and Africa to scale up their efforts for Children Orphaned by AIDS

On behalf of AWEPA, I have the pleasure to invite you or your representative to attend this seminar.

For your information, the draft programme and terms of reference are attached, together with a participation form. We would be grateful if the participation form could be returned before 22 October to the AWEPA office in Amsterdam at the following fax number: +31.20.622.01.30 or by email to: [email protected].

I hope to welcome you or your representative in Helsinki and I look forward to your early reply.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Jan Nico Scholten

Executive President

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Enclosures:Â Â Â Â Â Draft programme

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Terms of Reference

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Participation form

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