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                           PROVISIONAL LIST OF SPEAKERS


Monday 21 September - Morning meeting - 10am

Brazil - H.E. Mr. Luiz Felipe LAMPREIA - Minister for Foreign Affairs

The United States of America - H.E. Mr. William J. CLINTON - President

The Republic of South Africa - H.E. Mr. Nelson Rolihlahla MANDELA - President

Burkina Faso - H.E. Mr. Blaise COMPAORE - President

The Eastern Republic of Uruguay - H.E. Mr. Julio Marķa SANGUINETTI - President

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - Her Excellency Mrs. Chandrika Bandaranaike KUMARATUNGA - President

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - H.E. The Rt. Hon. Tony BLAIR, M.P. - Prime Minister

Monday 21 September - Afternoon meeting - 3pm

The Republic of Latvia - H.E. Mr. Guntis ULMANIS - President

The Islamic Republic of Iran - H.E. Mr. Seyed Mohammad KHATAMI - President

Mexico - Her Excellency Ms. Rosario GREEN - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Papua New Guinea - H.E. The Hon. William SKATE, M.P. - Prime Minister

Japan - H.E. Mr. Keizo OBUCHI - Prime Minister

Argentina - H.E. Mr. Guido DI TELLA - Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship

Indonesia - H.E. Mr. Ali ALATAS - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Costa Rica - H.E. Mr. Roberto ROJAS - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Norway - H.E. Mr. Knut VOLLEBAEK - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Côte d'Ivoire H.E. Mr. Amara ESSY - Minister of State, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Yemen - H.E. Mr. Abdul-Qader BA-JAMMAL - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

Tuesday 22 September - Morning meeting - 10am

The Republic of Burundi - H.E. Mr. Pierre BUYOYA - President

The Republic of Ghana - H.E. Flt.-Lt. (Rtd.) Jerry John RAWLINGS - President

Austria (on behalf of the European Union) - H.E. Dr. Wolfgang SCHÜSSEL - Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs

Germany - H.E. Dr. Klaus KINKEL - Vice-Chancellor and Minister for Foreign Affairs

Russian Federation - H.E. Mr. Igor IVANOV - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Australia - H.E. Ms. Penelope Anne WENSLEY - Chairman of the Delegation

Bangladesh - H.E. Alhaj Abdus Samad AZAD - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Peru - H.E. Mr. Eduardo FERRERO COSTA - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Tuesday 22 September - Afternoon meeting - 3pm

The Republic of Lithuania - H.E.Mr. Valdas ADAMKUS - President

The Republic of Guyana - Her Excellency Mrs. Janet JAGAN, O.E. - President

The Republic of Paraguay - H.E. Mr. Raúl CUBAS GRAU - President

Zimbabwe - H.E. Mr. Isack MUDENGE - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Lao People's Democratic Republic - H.E. Mr. Somsavat LENGSAVAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

Denmark - H.E. Mr. Niels Helveg PETERSEN - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Panama - H.E. Mr. Aquilino BOYD - Permanent Representative

Belgium - H.E. Mr. Erik DERYCKE - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Finland - Her Excellency Ms. Tarja HALONEN - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Namibia - H.E. The Honourable Theo-Ben GURIRAB - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Mozambique - H.E. Dr. Leonardo Santos SIMÃO - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Wednesday 23 September - Morning meeting - 10am

The Republic of Colombia - H.E. Mr. Andres PASTRANA ARANGO - President

The Republic of Suriname - H.E. Mr. Jules WIJDENBOSCH - President

The Republic of Mauritius - H.E. The Hon. Dr. Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM - Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Home Affairs, Minister of External Communications and the Outer Islands, Minister for Civil Service Affairs and Minister of Urban and Rural Development

China - H.E. Mr. TANG Jiaxuan - Minister for Foreign Affairs

France - H.E. Mr. Hubert VEDRINE - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Italy - H.E. Mr. Lamberto DINI - Minister for Foreign Affairs

United Arab Emirates - H.E. The Hon. Mr. Rashid Abdullah AL-NOAIMI - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Democratic Republic of the Congo - H.E. Mr. Jean-Charles OKOTO LOLAKOMBE - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Wednesday 23 September - Afternoon meeting - 3pm

The Republic of Djibouti - H.E.Mr. Hassan Gouled APTIDON - President

The Republic of the Niger - H.E. Mr. Ibrahim MAINASSARA BARE - President

The Republic of Nicaragua - H.E. Dr. Arnoldo ALEMAN LACAYO - President

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan - H.E. Mr. Mohammad Nawaz SHARIF - Prime Minister

Portugal - H.E. Mr. Jaime GAMA - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Ukraine - H.E. Mr. Borys TARASYUK - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Chile - H.E. Mr. Jose Miguel INSULZA - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Spain - H.E. Mr. Abel MATUTES - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Czech Republic - H.E. Mr. Jan KAVAN - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Sweden - Her Excellency Ms. Lena HJELM-WALLEN - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Ireland - H.E. Mr. David ANDREWS, T.D. - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Dominican Republic - H.E. Dr. Eduardo Latorre - Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Thursday 24 September - Morning meeting - 10am

The Federated States of Micronesia - H.E. Mr. Jacob NENA - President

The Republic of Honduras - H.E. Mr. Carlos Roberto FLORES FACUSEE - Constitutional President

The Republic of Venezuela - H.E. Dr. Rafael CALDERA - President

The State of Israel - H.E. Mr. Benjamin NETANYAHU - Prime Minister, and Minister of Housing and Construction and Religious Affairs

The Republic of India - H.E. Mr. Atai Behari VAJPAYEE - Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

Poland - H.E. Mr. Bronislav GEREMEK - Minister for Foreign Affairs

The Republic of Turkey - H.E. Mr. Mesut YILMAZ - Prime Minister

Bulgaria - Her Excellency Mrs. Nadezhda MIHAILOVA - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Thursday 24 September - Afternoon meeting - 3pm

The Republic of El Salvador - H.E.Mr. Armando CALDERON SOL - President

The Republic of Moldova - H.E. Mr. Petru LUCINSCHI - President

The Federal Republic of Nigeria - H.E. Mr. Abdulsalami ABUBAKAR - Head of State, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces

The Principality of Monaco - His Serene Highness Crown Prince ALBERT - Crown Prince

Guinea - H.E. Mr. Lamine KAMARA - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Lebanon - H.E. Mr. Rafic HARIRI - President of the Council of Ministers

Slovakia - Her Excellency Mrs. Zdenka KRAMPLOVA - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Netherlands - H.E. Mr. Jozias van AARTSEN - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Greece - H.E. Mr. Theodoros PANGALOS - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Morocco - H.E. Mr. Abdellatif FILALI - Minister of State, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Cuba - H.E. Mr. Roberto ROBAINA GONZALEZ - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Friday 25 September - Morning meeting - 10am

The Republic of Armenia - H.E. Mr. Robert KOCHARIAN - President

The Republic of Cyprus - H.E. Mr. Glafcos CLERIDES - President

New Zealand - H.E. The Rt. Hon. Donald Charles McKINNON - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

Republic of Korea - H.E. Mr. HONG Soon-young - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

Egypt - H.E. Mr. Amre MOUSSA - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Luxembourg - H.E. Mr. Jacques POOS - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Cooperation

Canada - H.E. The Hon. Lloyd AXWORTHY - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Viet Nam - H.E. Mr. NGUYEN MANH CAM - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

Friday 25 September - Afternoon meeting - 3pm

Estonia - H.E. Mr. Indrek TARAND - Permanent Under-Secretary Minister of Foreign Affairs

Bahrain - H.E. Shaikh Mohamed Bin Mubarak AL-KHALIFA - Ministry for Foreign Affairs

The Kingdom of Swaziland - H.E. Mr. Barnabas Sibusiso DLAMINI - Prime Minister

Romania - H.E. Mr. Andrei Gabriel PLESU - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Mongolia - H.E. Mr. Rinchinnyamyn AMARJARGAL - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Kuwait - H.E. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber AL-SABAH - First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

Thailand - H.E. Mr. Surin PITSUWAN - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Qatar - H.E. Mr. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr AL-THANI - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Liechtenstein - Her Excellency Ms. Andrea WILLI - Minister for Foreign Affairs, Culture, Youth and Sport

Iceland - H.E. Mr. Halldor ASGRIMSSON - Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade

Liberia - H.E. Mr. Monie CAPTAN - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Monday 28 September - Morning meeting - 10am

Brunei Darussalam - His Royal Highness Prince MOHAMED BOLKIAH - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Malayasia - H.E. Dato' Seri ABDULLAH Haji Ahmad Badawi - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Philippines - H.E. Mr. Domingo SIAZON, Jr. - Secretary for Foreign Affairs

Oman - H.E. Mr. Yousef Bin Alawi Bin ABDULLAH - Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs

Singapore - H.E. Mr. Shanmugam JAYAKUMAR - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Belize - H.E. The Hon. Said MUSA - Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Finance

San Marino - H.E. Mr. Gabriele GATTI - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Tunisia - H.E. Mr. Said BEN MUSTAPHA - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Monday 28 September - Afternoon meeting - 3pm

Seychelles - H.E. Mr. James MICHEL - Vice-President

United Republic of Tanzania - H.E. The Hon. Jakaya Mrisho KIKWETE - Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Antigua and Barbuda - H.E. Dr. Patrick Albert LEWIS - Chairman of the Delegation

Palestine - H.E. Mr. Yasser ARAFAT

Kazakhstan - H.E. Mr. Kassymjomart TOKAEV - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Algeria - H.E. Mr. Ahmed ATTAF - Minister for Foreign Affairs

The Gambia - H.E. Mr. Momodou Lamin Sedat JOBE - Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Kyrgystan - H.E. Mr. Muratbek IMANALIEV - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - H.E. Mr. CHOE Su Hon - Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs

Croatia H.E. Dr. Mate GRANIC - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

Tuesday 29 September - Morning meeting - 10am

Malta - H.E. The Honourable Guido de MARCO - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

Togo - H.E. Mr. Joshep Kokou KOFFIGOH - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Syrian Arab Republic - H.E. Mr. Farouk AL-SHARA - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Azerbaijan - H.E. Mr. Tofik Nadir ogly ZULFUGAROV - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - H.E. Mr. Omar Mustafa MUNTASSER - Secretary of the General People's Committee of the People's Bureau for Foreign Liason and International Cooperation

Fiji - Her Excellency The Hon. Taufa VAKATALE - Deputy Prime Minister

Turkmenistan - H.E. Mr. Boris SHIKHMURADOV - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

Sudan - H.E. Mr. Mustafa Osman ISMAIEL - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Tuesday 28 September - Afternoon meeting - 3pm

Nepal - Her Excellency The Hon. Sailaja ACHARYA - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Water Resources

Samoa - H.E. Mr. Tuiloma Neroni SLADE - Chairman of the Delegation

Saudi Arabia - H.E. Dr. Nizar MADANI - Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs

Mauritania - H.E. Mr. Cheikh El Avia OULD MOHAMED KHOUNA - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Benin - H.E. Mr. Kolawole IDJI - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Hungary - H.E. Dr. Janos MARTONYI - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Andorra - H.E. Mr. Albert PINTAT SANTOLARIA - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Afghanistan - H.E. Mr. A ABDULLAH - Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs

Barbardos - H.E. Mr. Carlston B. BOUCHER - Chairman of the Delegation

Kenya - H.E. The Hon. Bonaya GODANA, MP - Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Wednesday 30 September - Morning meeting - 10am

The Commonwealth of Dominica - H.E. The Honourable Edison JAMES - Prime Minister, Minister for External Affairs, Legal Affairs and Labour

Jamaica - H.E. The Hon. Seymour MULLINGS, MP - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

Bhutan - H.E. Mr. Jigmi Yoser THINLEY - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Cameroon - H.E. Mr. Augustin KONTCHOU KOUEMEGNI - Minister of State for Foreign Affairs

Iraq - H.E. Mr. Mohammed Said AL-SAHAF - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Bolivia - H.E. Mr. Javier MURILLO - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Worship

Tajikistan - H.E. Mr. Talbak NAZAROV - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Saint Lucia - H.E. The Hon. George ODLUM - Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Wednesday 30 September - Afternoon meeting - 3pm

Senegal - H.E. Mr. Jacques BAUDIN - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Senegalese living abroad

The Republic of Slovenia - H.E. Mr. Janez DRNOVSEK - Prime Minister

Bahamas - Her Excellency The Hon. Janet BOSTWICK, M.P. - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Myanmar - H.E. Mr. Ohn GYAW - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Cape Verde - H.E. Mr. Jose Luis JESUS - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Communities

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - H.E. The Hon. Allan CRUICKSHANK - Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tourism and Information

Saint Kitts and Nevis - H.E. The Honourable Denzil DOUGLAS - Prime Minister and Minister for National Security, Foreign Affairs, Finance, Planning and Information

The Republic of Vanuatu - H.E. The Honourable Donald KALPOKAS - Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

Zambia H.E. The Honourable Keli WALUBITA - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Belarus H.E. The Honourable Ivan ANTONOVICH - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Thursday 1 October - Morning meeting - 10am

Chad - H.E. Mr. Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Jordan - H.E. Mr. Abdel-Elah KHATIB - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Lesotho - H.E. The Honourable Thomas Motsoahae THABANE - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Congo - H.E. Mr. Rodolphe ADADA - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - H.E. Mr. Blagoj HANDZISKI - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Uganda - H.E. The Honourable Eriya KATEGAYA - First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs

Sierra Leone - H.E. Dr. Sama BANYA - Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Gabon - H.E. Mr. Casimir OYE MBA - Minister of State, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Thursday 1 October - Afternoon meeting - 3pm

Solomon Islands - H.E. The Hon. Edmond ANDRESEN, MP - Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs

Central African Republic - H.E. Mr. Antonio Deinde FERNANDEZ - Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs

Maldives - H.E. Mr. Fathulla JAMEEL - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Ethiopia - H.E. Mr. Seyoum MESFIN - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Bosnia and Herzegovina - H.E. Mr. Jadranko PRLIC - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Guatemala - H.E. Mr. Eduardo STEIN BARILLA - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Grenada - H.E. Mr. Robert MILLETTE - Chairman of the Delegation

Malawi - H.E. The Hon. Mapopa CHIPETA, MP - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Friday 2 October - Morning meeting - 10am

The Republic of Ecuador - H.E. Dr. Jamil MAHUAD WITT - Constitutional President

The Comoros - H.E. Mr. Salim HIMIDI - Minister for Foreign Affairsand Cooperation

Albania - H.E. Mr. Paskal MILO - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Trinidad and Tobago - H.E. Mr. George Winston McKENZIE - Chairman of the Delegation

Mali - H.E. Mr. Modibo SIDIBE - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Malians living abroad

Equatorial Guinea - H.E. Mr. Miguel OYONO NDONG MIFUMU - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Madagascar - Her Excellency Mrs. Lila Hanitra RATSIFANDRIHAMANANA - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Eritrea - H.E. Mr. Haile WELDENSAE - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Friday 2 October - Afternoon meeting - 3pm

Guinea-Bissau - H.E. Mr. Delfim da SILVA - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Rwanda - H.E. Mr. Anastase GASANA - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Haiti - H.E. Mr. Fritz LONGCHAMP - Minister for Foreign Affairs and Worships

Angola - H.E. Mr. Joao Bernardo MIRANDA - Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs

Georgia - H.E. Mr. Irakli MENAGARISHVILI - Minister for Foreign Affairs

Uzbekistan - H.E. Mr. Alisher VOHIDOV - Chairman of the Delegation

Sao Tome and Principe - H.E. Mr. Domingos Augusto FERREIRA - Chairman of the Delegation