NEPAD/ADB/FAO Meeting
NEPAD Programme on Agriculture and Regional Programmes for food security

Provisional Agenda
High-Level Meeting: Summit of Heads of State
11-12 December 2002, Abuja, Nigeria

Wednesday, 11 December 2002

Hours	Item	Programme Item
11:00		Registration of participants
12:00		Lunch
14:00	1	Opening session
		Welcoming Remarks by Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Executive Secretary of ECOWAS Statement by Dr Bisi O. Ogunjobi, Vice-President of the African Development Bank Statement by Dr Jacques Diouf, Director-General of FAO Statement by Prof. Wiseman Nkuhlu, Chairman, NEPAD Steering Committee Statement by Mr Lawrence Agubuzu, Interim Commissioner in charge of Infrastructure, Energy, Industry and Agriculture, African Union (AU) Statement by H.E. Omar Hassan Ahmed El Bashir, President of the Republic of Sudan Opening Statement of H.E. President Olusegun Obasanjo
15:00	2	End of Session
		H.E. President Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, departs
		Coffee Break
15:30	3	Presentation of the Draft Declaration by Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, ECOWAS Executive Secretary
		Discussion Facilitator
		Chair: NEPAD
Thursday, 12 December 2002
Hours	Item	Programme Item
9:00	4	Regional Economic Communities' Forum on African Agriculture and Food Security
		Statement by the President of Algerian National Assembly: H.E. Karim Younes UMA Presentation of NEPAD Vision for Agriculture by NEPAD ECOWAS CEEAC CEMAC CEN-SAD
10:30		Coffee Break
11:00	4 (cont')	Regional Economic Communities' Forum on African Agriculture and Food Security
		COMESA IGAD SADC UEMOA
		Discussion
		Next Steps
		Facilitator: ADB/FAO
13: 00		Lunch
16:00		Arrival of H.E. President Olusegun Obasanjo at ECOWAS Secretariat
16:30	5	Concluding session
		Presentation of the Final Declaration and Plan of Action by ECOWAS Statement of thanks by REO (CEEAC) Closing statement by H.E President Obassanjo National Anthem Departure of H.E. President Olusegun Obasanjo