Greater Mekong Subregion

Program and Agenda

13 January 2000

0830-0900	Registration
0900-1000	Session I: Opening Session Chairperson Mr. Myoung-Ho Shin Vice-President (West) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Welcome and Opening Remarks Mr. Tadao Chino President, ADB Country Statements H.E. Chhay Than Minister of Planning Kingdom of Cambodia H.E. Jin Liqun Vice Minister of Finance People’s Republic of China H.E. Phao Bounnaphol Minister of Communication, Transport, Post and Construction Lao People’s Democratic Republic H.E. Brig. Gen. David Abel Minister, Office of the Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Union of Myanmar H.E. Supachai Panitchpakdi Deputy Prime Minister Kingdom of Thailand H.E. Tran Xuan Gia Minister of Planning and Investment Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
1000-1010	Photo Session
1010-1030	Coffee/Tea Break
1030-1200	Session II: Taking Stock and Preparing for the New Millennium Co-Chairperson Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi Deputy Prime Minister Kingdom of Thailand
1030-1045	Report of the Chairman of the Senior Officials’ Meeting Mr. Yoshihiro Iwasaki Director, Programs Department (West), ADB
1045-1100	Progress Report on the GMS Program — Retrospective Overview Milestones since 1992 Asian crisis and strategic refocus — economic corridor Resource mobilization — public and private Mr. Toru Tatara Head, GMS Unit, Division 3 Programs Department (West), ADB
1100-1115	Strategic Issues and Challenges — Prospective Overview Partnerships with the donor community, regional institutions, and the private sector Strengthening institutional mechanisms and national capacity for subregional cooperation Setting the agenda for the next millennium and operational priorities Mr. Filologo Pante, Jr. Manager, Division 3 Programs Department (West), ADB
1115-1200	Ministerial Roundtable Topics SOM's Report Progress Report Strategic Issues and Challenges
1200-1330	Lunch hosted by Mr. Peter Sullivan, Vice-President (East), ADB
1330-1545	Session III: Ministerial Roundtable on Strategic Thrusts for the GMS Program
1330-1430	I. Development of the East-West Economic Corridor Co-Chairperson Lao PDR Delegation Resource Persons Mr. Myo Thant Senior Programs Officer, Division 3 Programs Department (West), ADB Mr. George Abonyi Senior Advisor, GMS Program Discussant Mr. Nihal Amerasinghe Deputy Director Programs Department (West), ADB Development Framework for the East-West Economic Corridor ADB TA on the Pre-Investment Study for the East-West Corridor
	II. Opening the Border for Free Movement of Goods and People Co-Chairperson Myanmar Delegation Resource Person Mr. Thomas F. Jones III Senior Project Economist Transport and Communications Division, ADB Discussant Mr. Preben Nielsen Deputy Director Infrastructure, Energy, and Financial Sectors Department (West), ADB Toward opening the border and integrated markets Progress made to date and milestone events Cooperation in commercial navigation in the GMS Roadmap toward free movement of goods and people
1430-1445	Coffee/Tea Break
1445-1545	III. Strategic Environment Framework Co-Chairperson Cambodian Delegation Resource Person Mr. Robert Dobias Senior Environment Specialist Environment Division, ADB Discussant Mr. Kazi Jalal Chief Office of Environment and Social Development, ADB Report on the Environmental Strategic Framework Identification of environmentally sensitive areas Environmental strategic framework for the GMS Program
	IV. Poverty Reduction and the Role of Subregional Cooperation Co-Chairperson Viet Nam Delegation Resource Person Mr. Clifford Brent Dark Senior Programs Officer, Division 3 Programs Department (West), ADB Discussant Mr. Yoshihiro Iwasaki Director Programs Department (West), ADB The Bank's New Poverty Reduction Strategy Linkages between national and regional programs Role of regional cooperation in poverty reduction
1545-1630	Session IV: Views from Partners: Statements of Observers/Donor Agencies Co-Chairperson Head of Delegation, People's Republic of China Donor Agencies Regional Institutions Other Observers
1630-1700	Session V: Consideration and Adoption of the Joint Ministerial Statement
1700-1730	Session VI: Closing Session Closing Remarks H.E. Brig. Gen. David Abel Minister, Office of the State Peace and Development Council Union of Myanmar Mr. Myoung-Ho Shin Vice-President (West), ADB
1900	Dinner hosted by Mr. Myoung-Ho Shin, Vice-President (West), ADB Back Ninth Ministerial Conference on Subregional Cooperation Next Appendix 2

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