Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum
IV General Meeting, 1994
Manila, Philippines
Agenda Items
for the Fourth General Meeting of APPF
- Political and Security
issues in the Asia - Pacific Region
(1) Review of the 2nd ASEAN Regional Forum
- Report from the member
countries of ASEAN
(2) Cooperation and dialogue on sub-regional
- Territorial and jurisdictional
disputes in the South China Sea
- Issues in Northeast
Asia
(3) Nuclear testing issues
- Report from the Chairman
of the Executive Committee on the discussion at the Fourth APPF Excutive
Committee Meeting in Phuket, Thailand.
- Implications for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty.
(4) International Terrorism.
(5) Others
- Regional Cooperation
in the Asia- Pacific Region
(1) Review of APEC Osaka meeting
("Initial Actions" for liberalization and "Action Agenda")
- Report from Japan
(2) Cooperation for trade
and investment liberalization
- Improvement of infrastructure
(cooperation for promotion of investment, technology, and human resources
development)
(3) Environmental issues
- Nuclear Testing and
its effects on the environment.
- Cooperation in the sharing of natural resources and environmental conservation.
- North - South cooperation on environment.
(4) Social Issues
- Protection of women
and womenŽ rights.
- Protection of children and childrenŽ rights.
- Illicit drug trafficking, money laundering, and related legislative measures.
- AIDS and public health matters.
(5) Special recommendation
for the promotion of cooperation
- Human resources development
- Interchange of youth (Implementation of the Friendship Program for the
21st century by each country)
- Intellectual exchanges between universities, research institutes and relevant
NGOs.
(6) Legislative interchange
among APPF member countries.
(7) Other regional cooperation
- Report from Thailand
on the ASEAN Summit and Asia- Europe Meeting.
- Drafting of the Vision
for the Asia - Pacific region in the 21st century
-Decision on setting
up a working group.
- Drafting of report on securing peace and prosperity for the region in
the 21st century.
- Organizational Arrangement:
pending issues/new membership application from the Republic of the Marshall
Islands/others.
- Arrangements concerning
the Fifth Annual Meeting in Canada in January 1997.
- Other issues.
Program
of
The Fourth Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF)
Petchaburl Province, Thailand
January 15 th - 19 th, 1996
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Sunday, January 14 th, 1996
| 09.00-18.00
hrs. |
- Arrival of Delegates
- Registration of
Delegates
|
Monday, January 15th,
1996
09.00-13.00
hrs.
09.00-12.00 hrs.
12.00-14.00 hrs.
14.00-15.00 hrs.
15.00-17.00 hrs.
19.00-21.00 hrs.
|
- Arrival of Delegates
- Registration of
Delegates
- Executive Committee
meeting.
- Lunch
- Opening Ceremony
and General Debate Session
- First Plenary Session
- Evening function
|
Tuesday, January 16th,
1996
09.30-13.00 hrs.
13.00-14.00 hrs.
14.00-17.00 hrs.
19.00-21.00 hrs.
|
- Second Plenary
Session
- Buffet Lunch
- Third Plenary Session
- Evening Function
|
Wednesday, January 17th,
1996
09.30-13.00 hrs.
13.00-14.00 hrs.
14.00-17.00 hrs.
19.00-21.00 hrs.
|
- Continuation of
the Plenary Session, if any
- Lunch
- Fourth Plenary
Session
- Evening Function
|
Thursday, January 18th,
1996
09.30-13.00 hrs.
13.00-14.00 hrs.
14.00-17.00 hrs.
17.00-18.00 hrs.
|
- Continuation of
the Plenary Session, if any
- Lunch
- Adoption of the
Joint Communique
- Signing fo the
Joint Communique
- Press Conference
- Evening Function
|
Friday, January 19th,
1996
Provisional day
