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SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENTS FROM SADC
FROM 26TH SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 3, 2002
LUANDA - ANGOLA

DRAFT PROGRAMME

25th September - Wednesday

- Arrival of the Finances sub-committee members
- Registration

26th September - Thursday

- Arrival of the Permanent Committee members
- Registration / accreditation

FINANCES SUB COMMITTEÉS

- Finances Sub Committees meeting

27th September - Friday

08.00 Registration/accreditation
08.30-10.30 Permanent Committee Session
10.30-10.45 break
10.45-12.30 work Session
12.30-14.30 lunch
14.30-16.0 work session
16.00-16.15 break
16.15-18.30 work session

28th September - Saturday

08.30-10.30 work session
10.30-11.0 break
11.00-12.30 work session
12.30-14.30 break
14.30-16.0 work session
16.00-16.30 break
16.30-18.30 work session

29th September - Sunday

- simultaneous meeting
- arrival of ministerial delegations
- Registration/accreditation

FINANCES COMMITTEE

08.30-10.30 work session
10.30-11.0 break
11.00-12.30 work session
12.30-14.0 lunch
15.30-16.30 Adoption of acts from the finance committee

COMITÉ PERMANENTE DOS ALTOS FUNCIONÁRIOS

08.30-12.30 Elaboration of reports from the permanent committee of high ranking officers
14.00-15.30 Adoption of reports from the permanent committee of high ranking officers

30th September - Monday

COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

08.0 Registration/Accreditation
08.30-10.30 work session
10.30-11.0 break
11.00-12.30 work session
12.30-14.30 break
14.30-16.0 work session
16.00-16.30 break
16.30-18.00 work session
19.00-20.00 Preparation of the report of Ministers Council meeting

2nd October - Wednesday

08.00-08.15 Entry of guests to conference room

09.15 arrival of heads of state and government to Palacio dos Congressos

- pause at waiting room
- the first Ladies have seat in ceremonial room

09.25 Entry of heads of states and governments to ceremonial room in companion of special guests

- Heads of states takes their respective seats and the start of the opening ceremony

Opening ceremony

- National Anthems of the Republic of Angola

09.30 and of the African Union

- (0bs. SADC has not yet an anthem)
- introducing heads of states and government by ceremonial master

09.35 - speech by Dr. Praga Ramsamy, SADC executive Secretary

09.40 speech by Mr. Omar Kaddaj, chairman of the African Bank for Development

09.50 - welcoming speech by Angolan president José Eduardo do Santos

10.05 - speech by Malawi's president Dr. Bakili Muluzi, the SADC chairman

10.20 - Announcement of winners of the regional 2002 contest winners from secondary schools and presentation of the respective prizes

10.25 - reading of extracts of the winner work

10.30 Announcing of candidates to honour mention of the 2002 journalism award and the presentation of respective prizes

END OF THE CEREMONY

10.35 - family picture of the heads of states and governments at Congresses Palace

11.30-12.45 work session in private

13.00-14.0 lunch

- Heads of states work lunch
- Venue : Palacio dos Congressos

14.30-18.00 work session

19.30-21.30 diner with music cultural session offered by Luanda's Mayor

- venue: Cine Tropical

3rd October - Thursday
- 10.00-11.00 work session
11.00-11.30 break
11.30-12.30 work session
13.00-15.300 private lunch

CLOSING CEREMONY

16.00 - Entry of guests to conference room

16.05 - arrival of heads of states and governments accompanied to waiting room

- first ladies have seats in conference room

16.25 - Entry of heads of states and governments to conference room

16.30 - opening of protocols for its signing by state members

- - 17.0 - Announcement of the winners of contest on SADC anthem and the handing over of the prize

- 17.10 - closing speech by Angolan president Engineer Jose Eduardo dos Santos

17.20 - thanking motion by the next summit host, the Zimbabwean president, Robert G Mugabe

- - (17.30) - (reading of the final document from the first ladies meeting )

17.40 - reading of the communique from the summit by Dr. Prega Ramsamy, SADC executive secretary

End of the closing ceremony

18.0 news conference by Angolan president e and the SADC chairman, Jose Eduardo dos Santos and by SADC executive secretary Dr. Prega Ramsamy

4th October - Friday

departure of heads of state and government