Indicative programme - Supporting the future of Syria and the region - Brussels conference of 4 and 5 April 2017

Programme of 5 April 2017 - Main event

Place:        Europa building, Brussels

All times are approximate and subject to change

+/- 07.30
Arrivals - Access for accredited journalists (live streaming)

09.00
Opening session (roundtable Photo/TV opportunity Group A) (live streaming)
including statements by:
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini
Prime Ministers of Syria's neighbours: Hani Al-Mulki of Jordan, and Saad Al-Hariri of Lebanon
Foreign Ministers of other co-chairs: Sigmar Gabriel of Germany; Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Hamad Al Sabah of Kuwait, Børge Brende of Norway, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani of Qatar, Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom

+/- 10.15
Family photo (Photo/TV opportunity Group B)

10.45
Supporting the future of Syria
This session will be chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini.

+/- 13.00
Press conference - Access for accredited journalists (Justus Lipsius building) (live streaming)

13:45
Inauguration of the exhibition on the reconstruction of cultural heritage Rising from destruction - Ebla-Nimrud-Palmyra
(Justus Lipsius building)

14.30
Supporting the region and the refugees-implementation of London commitments and the way ahead
Introduction and conclusion by EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn.
This session will be co-chaired by Germany, Qatar and the United Kingdom.

16.15
Syria - humanitarian assistance and resilience
Introduction and conclusion by EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides.
This session will be co-chaired by Norway and Kuwait

18.00
Closing remarks
European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides. (live streaming)

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Programme of 4 April 2017 - Thematic sessions

Place:        Residence Palace, Brussels

All times are approximate and subject to change

Accredited journalists will have access to a designated "mixed" area in the Residence Palace to meet with VIP attending the events. The events themselves are not open to the press.

08.30
Humanitarian situation inside Syria: needs, challenges and way forward

+/- 08.45
Opening speech by European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides (available on EbS)

15.30
Supporting the resilience of the host countries and refugees in the context of the Syria crisis

+/- 16.45
Closing speech by European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn (available on EbS)

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