EIGHTEENTH (18TH) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
27-28 January 2011
Venue : Plenary, AU Headquarters

.27 January 2011

09.00- 09.30 hrs : Opening Ceremony
Welcome Remark by the Chairperson of the Executive Council
Statement by the Chairperson of the AU Commission
Statement by the UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UNECA
Statement by H.E. Preneet Kaur, Minister of State for External Affairs of India (5 min)
Statement by H.E. Mr. Takeaki Matsumoto, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan (5 min)
Statement by Mr. Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development (5 min)
Opening Statement by the Chairperson of the Executive Council

09.30- 09.45 hrs : Adoption of the Agenda and Organization of Work
09.45- 11.00 hrs : Working Session
11.00- 11.15 hrs : Tea/Coffee Break
11.15- 13.00 hrs : Working Session
13.00- 15.00 hrs : Lunch Break
15.00- 16.45 hrs : Working Session
16.45- 17.00 hrs : Tea/Coffee Break
17.00- 19.00 hrs : Working Session
19.30 hrs : Reception by H.E. Ato Hailemariam Desalegn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Sheraton Hotel)

28 January 2011
09.00- 11.00 hrs : Working Session
11.00- 11.15 hrs : Tea/Coffee Break
11.15- 13.00 hrs : Working Session
13.00- 15.00 hrs : Lunch Break
15.00- 16.45 hrs : Working Session
16.45- 17.00 hrs : Tea/Coffee Break
17.00- 19.00 hrs

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Working Session and end of agenda discussions

29 January 2011

18.00- 20.00 hrs Adoption of the Decisions and Declarations of the Executive Council and consideration of the Draft Decisions and Declarations of the Assembly