Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation respecting its participation at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF), Canada-China Legislative Association, and Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group, Vladivostok, Russian Federation, January 27-31, 2013 - Diplomacy

Appendix B

PROGRAM

of the 21^st Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum

Vladivostok, 27 -31 January 2013

Saturday-Sunday, 26-27January 2013
	Arrival of the delegations Registration of the delegates in the Far Eastern Federal University hotel (Buildings 2, 3, 4) Excursion tour (optional)
Sunday, 27 January 2013
18:00	Executive Committee Meeting Venue: Building 20, level 1,Conference Hall 3
20:00	Dinner hosted by the delegation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in honour of the participants and guests of the 21^st Annual Meeting of the APPF Venue: Building 24, level 11, Restaurant 1, passage through Building 20
Monday, 28 January 2013
09:00	Get-together in the hotel lobby and transfer to the venue of the opening ceremony
10:00	Opening Ceremony Venue: Building 20, level 1, Blue Hall - welcome address by H.E. Ms. Valentina Matvienko, Chairperson of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, President of the 21^st Annual Meeting of the APPF -welcome message by H.E. Mr. Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation - statement by the Leader of the Japanese delegation - welcome message by H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization Photo Session (Leaders of the delegations) Venue: Building 20,level -1, lobby
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break Venue: Building 20, level -1, lobby
11:00 – 13:00	First Plenary Session Section I: Political and Security Matters Venue: Building 20, level -1, Conference Hall 1
13:00 – 14:15	Lunch Venue: Leaders of the delegations – Building 24, level 11, Restaurant 2; Participants of the 21^st Annual Meeting of the APPF – Building 24, level 11, Restaurant 1
14:15	Drafting Committee Meeting Venue: Building 20, level 1, Conference Hall 3
14:15 – 16:00	First Plenary Session (continued) Section I: Political and Security Matters Venue: Building 20, level -1, Conference Hall 1
16:00 – 16:15	Coffee Break Venue: Building 20, level -1, lobby - Media Briefing Venue: Building 20, level 1, Conference Hall 2
16:15 – 18:45	First Plenary Session (continued) Section I: Political and Security Matters Venue: Building 20, level -1, Conference Hall 1
19:30	Reception on behalf of the Governor of the Primorsky Krai in honour of the participants and guests of the 21^st Annual Meeting of the APPF (by invitations) Venue: Restaurant “Tsesarevich”,Vladivostok, Svetlanskaya st., 72), transfer leaves at 18:45 from Building 20 Dinner for other participants at the accommodation buildings
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
09:00 – 10:30	Second Plenary Session Section II: Economics and Trade Matters Venue: Building 20, level -1, Conference Hall 1
09:00	Drafting Committee Meeting Venue: Building 20, level 1,Conference Hall 3
10:30 – 10:45	Coffee Break Venue: Building 20, level -1, lobby
10:45 – 12:45	Second Plenary Session(continued) Section II: Economics and Trade Matters Venue: Building 20, level -1, Conference Hall 1
12:30	Departure of the Parliament Speakers and Leaders of the delegations to a lunch (by invitations)
13:00 – 14:15	Lunch hosted by H.E. Ms. Valentina Matvienko, Chairperson of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, in honour of Parliament Speakers and Leaders of the delegations Venue: Restaurant “Brasseri”, Vladivostok, Pogranichnaya st., 10 Cultural program after lunch, return to Building 20 at 16:15
13:00 – 14:15	Lunch for the participants of the 21^st Annual Meeting of the APPF Venue: Building 24, level 11, Restaurant 1
14:15	Drafting Committee Meeting Venue: Building 20, level 1,Conference Hall 3
14:15 – 15:30	Second Plenary Session(continued) Section II: Economics and Trade Matters Venue: Building 20, level -1, Conference Hall 1
15:30 – 15:45	Coffee Break Venue: Building 20, level -1, lobby - Media Briefing Venue: Building 20, level 1, Conference Hall 2
15:45	Drafting Committee Meeting Venue: Building 20, level 1, Conference Hall 3
15:45 – 17:00	Third Plenary Session Section III: Regional Cooperation in Asia Pacific Venue: Building 20, level -1, Conference Hall 1
17:15 – 18:15	Presentation of the programs of development of Siberia and Far East regions and the Russian initiative in the sphere of multilateral scientific cooperation in Asia Pacific Venue: Exhibition and Presentations Area, Building 20, level 1, lobby
19:00	Concert performed by the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Pacific Fleet (by invitations) Venue: Building 20, level 1, Blue Hall Dinner for the participants of the 21^st Annual Meeting of the APPF Venue: Building 20, level -1, lobby
20:00
Wednesday, 30January 2013
09:00 – 11:00	Third Plenary Session (continued) Section III: Regional Cooperation in Asia Pacific Venue: Building 20, level -1, Conference Hall 1
09:00 – 11:00	Drafting Committee Meeting Venue: Building 20, level 1, Conference Hall 3
11:00	Coffee Break Venue: Building 20, level -1, lobby
11:15 – 13:30	Round table «Asia Pacific – Europe: New Horizons of Co-operation» with participation of the members of the delegations, observers and representatives of the international organizations Venue: Building 20, level -1, Conference Hall 1
11:15 – 13:30	Meeting of the young parliamentarians from the Asia Pacific region Venue: Building 20, level 2, Conference Hall 4
11:15 – 13:30	Drafting Committee Meeting(to complete drafting of the final documents) Venue: Building 20, level 1,Conference Hall 3
13:30 – 14:45	Lunch Venue: Leaders of the delegations – Building 24, level 11, Restaurant 2; Participants of the 21^st Annual Meeting of the APPF – Building 24, level 11, Restaurant 1
15:00 – 16:30	Fourth Plenary Session Section IV: Further work of the APPF Venue: Building 20, level -1, Conference Hall 1
16:45 – 17:00	Coffee Break Venue: Building 20, level -1, lobby
17:00 – 17:45	Fifth (Final) Plenary Session - adoption of the Resolutions and Joint Statement - signature of the Joint Statement by Leaders of the delegations Closing Ceremony Venue: Building 20, level -1, Conference Hall 1
17:45	Press Conference Venue: Building 20, level 1, Conference Hall 2
19:30	Reception hosted by H.E. Ms. Valentina Matvienko, Chairperson of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, President of the 21^st Annual Meeting of the APPF (by invitations) Gala-Concert Venue: Building 24, level 3

Thursday, 31 January 2013

Departure of the delegations

Vladivostok city guided bus tour (optional)