Sixth Ministerial Conference on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC)

2-3 November 2007, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

2 November 2007, Friday

SENIOR OFFICIALS' MEETING (SOM)
Green Hall, Presidential Dacha

(This is a final preparatory meeting for the Ministerial Meeting to be held on 3 November. Participants are senior officials from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, People’s Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan; and representatives from the multilateral institutions: Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Monetary Fund, Islamic Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme and World Bank.)

SOM CHAIR:	Mr. Negmatjon Buriev, Senior Advisor to the President on Economic Policy, President's Office, Tajikistan

SOM CO-CHAIR:	Mr. Xianbin Yao, Acting Director General, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB

0830 - 0900	Registration

0900 - 0915	Opening Session Welcome Remarks by Mr. Negmatjon Buriev, Senior Advisor to the President on Economic Policy, President's Office, Tajikistan

0915 - 1015	Report of Senior Officials to the Ministerial Conference (MC)

0915 - 1015	Finalization of the Report of Senior Officials to the MC Moderator: Mr. Craig Steffensen, Head, CAREC Unit, ADB

1015 - 1030	Coffee/tea break

1030 - 1115	Draft Joint Ministerial Statement

1030 - 1115	Review and Finalization of the Joint Ministerial Statement Moderator: Mr. Robert Siy, Jr., Director, Central and West Asia Department, ADB

1115 - 1230	Special Session

1115 - 1200	Presentation on the 2007 Regional Economic Outlook: Ms. Sena Eken, Assistant Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, International Monetary Fund Presentation [ PDF: 265kb \| 15 pages ] [ PDF: 418kb \| 15 pages ]

1200 - 1215	Energy Sector Update: Update on preparation of CAREC Energy Sector Strategy by Mr. Raghuveer Sharma, Lead Financial Analyst, Infrastructure Department, Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank Presentation [ PDF: 238kb \| 10 pages ] [ PDF: 357kb \| 10 pages ]

1215 - 1230	Report on Seminar on Cooperation among Central Asian National Chambers of Commerce: Ms. Ge Min, Deputy Director, Economic Department, All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce Paper [ PDF: 30kb \| 4 pages ] [ PDF: 164kb \| 5 pages ] Presentation [ PDF: 320kb \| 10 pages ] [ PDF: 450kb \| 10 pages ]

1230 - 1400	Lunch

Dinner

1900	Dinner Hosted by Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda President, Asian Development Bank

3 November 2007, Saturday

MINISTERIAL MEETING
White Hall, Presidential Dacha

0900 - 0945	Session 1: Inaugural Session*

0900 - 0910	Introduction by Mr. Matlubkhon S. Davlatov, State Advisor to the President on Economic Policy, Government of Tajikistan

0910 - 0945	Accelerating Momentum for Cooperation Keynote Speech by His Excellency Mr. Emomali Rahmon, President, Republic of Tajikistan Keynote Speech by Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, President, Asian Development Bank

0945 - 1010	Coffee/Tea Break

	Photo Session with His Excellency Mr. Emomali Rahmon, President, Republic of Tajikistan (heads of CAREC country delegations and multilateral institutions)

1010 - 1015	Introduction of the Morning Agenda: Mr. Matlubkhon S. Davlatov, State Advisor to the President on Economic Policy, Government of Tajikistan

1015 - 1230	Session 2: CAREC's Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy and the CAREC Institute Prospectus Presentation of CAREC's Transport and Trade Facilitation Strategy: Overview: Mr. Negmatjon Buriev, Senior Advisor to the President on Economic Policy, President's Office, Tajikistan Transport: Mr. Asil Gezen, Team Leader and Adviser, CAREC Transport Sector Coordinating Committee Secretariat Trade Facilitation: Mr. Sharifullah Ibrahimi, Deputy Minister for Revenue and Customs, Ministry of Finance, Afghanistan Presentation [ PDF: 1,449kb \| 21 pages ] [ PDF: 1,537kb \| 21 pages ] Presentation of the CAREC Institute Prospectus: Mr. Nodir Safaev, Senior Advisor to the CAREC Secretariat Presentation [ PDF: 100kb \| 7 pages ] [ PDF: 244kb \| 7 pages ] Views of Country Delegations: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan

1230 - 1240	Session 3: Collective View of the Multilateral Institutions : Mr. Shigeo Katsu, Vice President, World Bank

1240 - 1300	Special Presentation

1240 - 1300	Central Asia as the Hub of Eurasian Economic Integration—Implications for CAREC: Mr. Johannes Linn, CAREC Special Advisor Paper [ PDF: 59kb \| 4 pages ] [ PDF: 211kb \| 5 pages ] Presentation [ PDF: 817kb \| 9 pages ] [ PDF: 927kb \| 9 pages ]

1300 - 1430	Lunch

1430 - 1435	Introduction of the Afternoon Agenda: Mr. Liqun Jin, Vice President, ADB

1435 - 1515	Session 4: Progress Report and 2008 Agenda

1435 - 1445	Report of Senior Officials to the Ministerial Meeting: Mr. Negmatjon Buriev, Senior Advisor to the President on Economic Policy, President's Office, Tajikistan Presentation [ PDF: 74kb \| 7 pages ] [ PDF: 171kb \| 7 pages ]

1445 - 1455	CAREC in 2008: Mr. Robert Siy, Jr., Director, Central and West Asia Department, ADB

1455 - 1505	Working Together: UNDP report on outcomes of meeting of regional cooperation organizations by Mr. Fikret Akcura, UNDP Resident Representative in Tashkent Discussion

1515 - 1545	Coffee/Tea Break

1545 - 1645	Session 5: Review and Adoption of the Joint Ministerial Statement Chair: Mr. Liqun Jin, Vice President, ADB Open discussion and amendments

1645 - 1730	Session 6: Closing Session Country delegations: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Asian Development Bank as co-chair, and Tajikistan as chair and host country (5 minutes each)

End of Ministerial Meeting

1800 - 1830	Press Conference*: Chair and co-chair will participate on behalf of the Ministerial Meeting

2000	Dinner hosted by the Government of Tajikistan

* Open Media Event

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