Annexes

High-Level Dialogue
with the Somali Business Community

Sheraton Hotel Djibouti

AGENDA

DAY ONE

Wednesday July 21

8:00 AM Arrival and Registration of Participants

9:00 Reading from the Qur’an

9:15 Introductory Speeches

· Opening words from the Minister for foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Djibouti, His Excellency Ali Abdi Farah

· Statement by the Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kenya, The Honorary Mirugi Kariuki

· Statement by Dr. Babafemi Badejo of the United Nations Political Office for Somali

· Statement by the President of the Djibouti Chamber of Commerce

· Statement by Khalif Isse Ali, spokesman for the Somali business community

11:00 Resumption of conference
· Statement by Paul Simkin, EU Technical Advisor
· Statement by Abdulsalam Omer, UNDP Program Officer

Election of a conference bureau

12:30 End of Morning Session

1:00 PM Lunch, courtesy of the President of the Djibouti Chamber of Commerce

4:00 Resumption of Conference
Group Discussion
Selection of Business Committee

6:00 End of day one

7:00 Free Dinner (at the discretion of conference invitees)

DAY TWO

Thursday July 22:

Resumption of Conference

8:30 AM Opening remarks by the minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Djibouti, His Excellency Mr. Ali Abdi Farah

Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, His Excellency Mr. Seyoum Mesfin

Statement by the Minister for Environment and Natural Resources of Kenya, Kenya’s Leading Mediator to the IGAD Ministerial Facilitation
Committee, Hon. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka


9:30 Speech by His Excellency Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of the
Republic of Djibouti

Report from the Chairman of the Conference, Mr. Sharif Ahmed
Adoption of the Joint Agreement

Closing Ceremony

1:00 Lunch, hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Djibouti