Select Committee on Foreign Affairs Fifth Report


Appendix: Visit programme


Sunday 14 January 2007

Ankara

British Residency

Briefing by H M Ambassador, Nick Baird

Monday 15 January

Ankara

British Residence

Breakfast meeting with Yasar Yakis, Chair of the EU Harmonisation Committee

Treasury

Meeting with Ali Babacan, EU Chief Negotiator

Turkish Parliament

Meeting with Mehmet Dulger, Chairman of the Turkish FAC, and other Members of the Committee

British Residency

Working lunch with Turkish politicians, NGOs, academics, etc

Turkish National Security Council

Meeting with Ambassador Yigit Alpogan, Secretary-General

Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Meeting with Ambassador Ahmet Acet, Deputy Under-Secretary (EU)

ISTANBUL

British Consulate-General

Briefing by H M Consul-General, Barbara Hay

Tuesday 16 January

Nicosia

British High Commission

Briefing by H M High Commissioner, Peter Millet

Wednesday 17 January

Nicosia

British Council

Briefing by Richard Walker, Director

DESY Party Headquarters

Meeting with Nicos Anastassiades, leader of the DESY political party

British Residence (South Nicosia)

Working lunch with Greek Cypriot opinion formers

Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce

Meeting with Erdil Nami, Chairman

Turkish Cypriot leader's residence

Meeting with Mehmet Ali Talat, Turkish Cypriot leader

Cyprus House of Representatives

Meeting with Dimitris Christofias, President of the House of Representatives and leader of the AKEL political party

British Residence (North Nicosia)

Working dinner with Turkish Cypriot opinion formers, including Mr Ferdi Soyer, leader of the CTP political party

Thursday 18 January

Nicosia

Cyprus House of Representatives

Meeting with George Lillikas, Cyprus Foreign Minister

United Nations Force in Cyprus

Briefing by Michael Møller, UN Special Representative

Briefing by Colonel Peter Fraser Hopewell, UNFICYP Chief of Staff

Walking tour of the Green Line through Nicosia

Cyprus House of Representatives

Working lunch with Mr Averof Neophytou, Chairman, and other members of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee



 
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