Thirtieth Annual Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs

Thirtieth Annual Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77

United Nations Headquarters, New York, 22 September 2006

Thirtieth Annual Meeting of Ministers
for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77
Trusteeship Council Chamber
United Nations

Programme of the Meeting

Friday, 22 September 2006

Morning (10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.)

10:00 a.m.	Opening of the meeting/Statement by H.E. Dr. Nkosazana C. Dlamini Zuma, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa
10:15 a.m.	Election of the Chairman of the Group of 77 for the year 2007/Statement by the Chairman-elect of the Group of 77 for the year 2007 Statement by H.E. Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, President of the General Assembly Statement by Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations Statement by Mr. Kemal Dervis, Administrator of the UNDP
10:45 a.m.	Outcome of the Meeting of Ministers of Science and Technology of the Member States of the Group of 77 held at Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, 3 September 2006: Presentation by Professor Mohamed Hassan, Executive Director of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)
10:50 a.m.	Exchange of views and inter-active dialogue on issues of importance to the Group of 77 to be considered during the sixty-first session of the UN General Assembly

Afternoon (3.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.)

Message from Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdithe, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Presentation by H.E. Mr. Mohammed Abdullah Mit'ab Al-Rumaihi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Follow-up of the State of Qatar, on the South Fund for Development and Humanitarian Assistance
Progress report on the follow-up and implementation of the Doha Plan of Action
Continuation of the exchange of views
Adoption of the Ministerial Statement
Appreciation awards
Closure of the Thirtieth Annual Ministerial Meeting