WORLD TRADE WT/MIN(98)/INF/13
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ORGANIZATION 15May1998
(98-1973)
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
Second Session
Geneva, 18and20May1998
50THANNIVERSARY
19May1998
ORGANIZATION SCHEDULE FOR THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIONWT/MIN(98)/INF/13
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ORGANIZATION SCHEDULE FOR THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
AND THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION
1 18May Traffic restrictions inplace
2 9a.m. Amedical service operational inthePalais, inCWR andinthenew
Council Room
3 9a.m. Opening ofallfacilities atthePalais desNations
4 10a.m.to
11a.m.Arrival ofDelegates attheAssembly HallatthePalais
5 11a.m.to
11.50 a.m.Inaugural session oftheConference
Opening address bytheChairman oftheConference, Mr.Couchepin
Statement bytheChairman oftheGeneral Council, Ambassador Weekes
Statement bytheDirector-General, Mr.Ruggiero
6 12h.30 to
2p.m.Lunch hosted byMr.Couchepin attheHotel Intercontinental
(Ministers +1)
Toast byMr.Couchepin; reply byMinister ofSingapore
7 2.30p.m.to
5.30p.m.Working Session onimplementation inthenewCouncil Room atCWR
(delegations only).
There willbeavideo linktoRoom W,listening room (delegations
only).
Ifneeded, theWorking Session onimplementation mayresume on
Wednesday morning before theWorking Session onfuture activities.
8 5.30p.m.to
7p.m.Delegates move from CWR tothePalais desNations
9 7p.m. They should enter thePalais through Door 13.
Alldelegates should beseated intheAssembly HallatthePalais.
10 7.20p.m. Presient Clinton willarrive atthePalais. Hewillbegreeted by
Mr.Couchepin andtheDG.
President Clinton willbewelcomed attheAssembly Hallbyashort
statement from Mr.Couchepin.
Statement byPresident Clinton.
After hisstatement, President Clinton willleave thePalais.WT/MIN(98)/INF/13
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19May-Commemoration ofthe50thAnniversary
11 10.15 to
10.30 a.m.Arrival ofHeads ofState andGovernment atthePalais (Door 14,facing
theCICR), scheduled every 2minutes.
Numbered carpasses willbegiven according totheWTO protocol
(alphabetical order). Refreshments willbeserved intheatrium ofthe
Assembly Hall.
12 10.15 a.m. Delegates should beseated.
13 10.25 to
10.30 a.m.Heads ofState andGovernment enter theAssembly Halltotaketheir
seatsinfront rowaccording toalphabetical order ofcountries 'names.
14 10.30 to
10.40 a.m.Inaugural statement byPresident Cotti.
15 10.40 to
10.50 a.m.Statement bytheDG.
16 10.50 to
11.35 a.m.Statements byHeads ofState andGovernment inaccordance withthe
established schedule.
17 11.35 a.m. Delegates willberequested toremain seated untiltheHeads ofState and
Governments leave theAssembly Hall.
18 11.45 a.m. CarNo.1,President Cotti toleave firsttogototheIntercontinental
Hotel; other carswillfollow, according totheirnumber (seepoint 11).
19 12hnoon to
2p.m.Lunch hosted byPresident Cotti attheIntercontinental Hotel forHeads
ofState andGovernment only. Toast byPresident Cotti.
Personal interpreters ofHeads ofState andGovernment willbeseated
behind them.
There willbeanadjacent room for2senior officials accompanying
Heads ofState andGovernment.
Firstphoto opportunity.
20 2p.m. Heads ofState andGovernment motorcade from Hotel Intercontinental
toPalais desNations, according tocarpassnumbers; firstcarDG,last
carPresident Cotti.
21 2.15to
2.45p.m.Arrival ofHeads ofState andGovernment scheduled every twominutes.
Heads willbewelcomed onarrival bytheDGandWTO Protocol staff.
Entrance byDoor 14.Refreshments served intheatrium ofthe
Assembly Hall.
22 2.30p.m. Delegates andinvitees should beseated.
23 2.45p.m. Heads ofState andGovernment enter theAssembly Halltotaketheir
seatsinfront rowaccording torules established byProtocol.WT/MIN(98)/INF/13
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24 2.45to
5p.m.Statement byHeads ofState andGovernment inaccordance with
established schedule.
Closing remarks byPresident Cotti.
25 5p.m. Delegates remain seated while Heads ofState andGovernment leave the
Assembly Room toSalle desPasPerdus where areception isgiven by
theDGforHeads ofState andGovernment +1andtheHeads of
Delegation andMinisters.
Director-General welcomes guests attheSalle desPasPerdus.
26 5.15p.m. Second photo opportunity.
27 5.15to
6.30p.m.Reception
28 6.30to
7p.m.Heads ofState andGovernment leave thePalais desNations. Reverse
procedure asforarrival.
29 7p.m. Reception hosted bytheSwiss authorities foralldelegates, NGOs,
journalists, WTO staff, attheMusée del'automobile.WT/MIN(98)/INF/13
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30 Time tobe
determinedIfneeded continuation oftheWorking Session onimplementation inthe
newCouncil Room atCWR. (Delegations only). Video linkto
Room W(listening room, Delegations only).
Followed bytheWorking Session onfuture activities.
31 10a.m.to
1p.m.Continuation oftheWorking Session onfuture activities inthenew
Council Room (Delegations only).
Video linktoRoom W(listening room, delegates only).
32 3to6p.m. Closing session [inthenewCouncil Room]
Opening remarks byMr.Couchepin
Proceedings related tothefollowing issues:
1. Adoption oftheMinisterial text;
2. Decision onthevenue forthenextmeeting;
3. Election ofOfficers.
Closing Statement byMr.Couchepin.
33 7p.m. Press Conference byMr.Couchepin andtheDirector-General.
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