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05KINSHASA76
2005-01-14 11:56:00
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Embassy Kinshasa
Cable title:
CONGO/B: CONGO BASIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP -
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 KINSHASA 000076
SIPDIS
FROM BRAZZAVILLE EMBASSY OFFICE
DEPT FOR AF/FO - DON YAMAMOTO, AF/C - CAROLYN BARGERON,
AF/EPS SUSAN DRIANO, OES - A/S JOHN TURNER, AND DAS
CLAUDIA MCMURRAY
PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHER
E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV EAID ECON AMGT CF
SUBJECT: CONGO/B: CONGO BASIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP -
COMIFAC HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT (FEB. 1-7, 2005)
REF: 04 KINSHASA 2296
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 KINSHASA 000076
SIPDIS
FROM BRAZZAVILLE EMBASSY OFFICE
DEPT FOR AF/FO - DON YAMAMOTO, AF/C - CAROLYN BARGERON,
AF/EPS SUSAN DRIANO, OES - A/S JOHN TURNER, AND DAS
CLAUDIA MCMURRAY
PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHER
E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV EAID ECON AMGT CF
SUBJECT: CONGO/B: CONGO BASIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP -
COMIFAC HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT (FEB. 1-7, 2005)
REF: 04 KINSHASA 2296
1. SUMMARY: Embassy Brazzaville obtained the program
for the Congo Basin Forest Partnership - COMIFAC Heads
of State Summit scheduled for February 1-7, 2005. The
host government has provided a list of U.S. Government
officials to whom invitations have been sent. Hotel
space during the week of the summit is expected to be
very scarce. END SUMMARY.
2. SCARCITY OF HOTEL SPACE IN BRAZZAVILLE: The host
government has placed a priority hold on nearly all
hotel space in Brazzaville from January 31 through
February 7 in order to provide lodging for official
delegations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs assured
post that lodging would be available for the official
U.S. delegation. Post again advises that, given there
is no CMR and one is not foreseen until late March
2005, Embassy can only house internally two people in
the available TDY space the Mission has in
Brazzaville.Chiefssand , due to changes in the U.S.
Administration
3. INVITED U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS: Invitations to
the summit have been issued so far for the following
U.S. Government officials:
President Bush
Secretary Powell
SIPDIS
David Kaeuper - Department of State, CBFP Facilitator
John Flynn - Central Africa Regional Project for the
Environment, USAID, Kinshasa, DRCy
Rudy Dalessandro - National Park Service, Office of
International Affairs
Alex Moad - U.S. Forest Service, International Programs
Richard Ruggiero - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Office of International Conservation
Woody Turner - National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Office of Earth Science
4. SUMMIT SCHEDULE
FEBRUARY 1, 2005 (TUESDAY)
Meeting of the COMIFAC Experts
0800-0900 - Registration and documentation of experts
(Palace of Parliament - Room 102)
0900 - Opening ceremony of the meeting of experts
(Palace of Parliament - International Conference Room)
0930 - Coffee break
1000 - Work session
- Installation of meeting officials
- Presentation and adoption of the meeting program
- Presentation of the work methodology
- Presentation of topics: treaty, financing mechanism,
initiatives on cross-border protected zones, forest
certification, Kyoto protocol, enforcement of forestry
laws, NEPAD action plan
1300 - Lunch break
1430 - Summary of morning session
- Study of various recommendation proposals related to
the Summit
1630 - Adoption of the recommendation proposals related
to the Summit
1700 - Closing ceremony of the meeting of experts
FEBRUARY 2, 2005 (WEDNESDAY)
Extraordinary Session of COMIFAC
0830-0930 - Closed meeting of the Council of Ministers
of COMIFAC
1000 - Opening ceremony of the Extraordinary Session of
COMIFAC (Palace of Parliament - International
Conference Room)
- Brief welcome speech by the Congo/B Minister of
Forest Economy and Environment
- Speech by the departing facilitator (United States)
- Summary speech by the President of COMIFAC
- Opening speech by Congo/B Minister of State
1130 - Opening and visit to exhibit stands
1300 - Lunch break
1430 - COMIFAC work session
-Installation of officers and adoption of day's order
of business
- Presentation of the report of the experts
- Study and adoption of the resolutions to submit to
the consideration of the Chiefs of State
1700 - Coffee break
1730 - Resumption of work
- Reading of final communiqu
- Closure of work session
2000 - Dinner offered by the Congo/B Government
FEBRUARY 3, 2005 (THURSDAY)
Ministerial Segment of Participating Countries and
Representatives of International Organizations
1000 - Opening ceremony
- Speech by the COMIFAC PresidentACTION REQUESTED:
Please pass this cable to invitees and their respective
agencies. Please advise if any plan to attend. The
Embassy has the original invitations, which are in
French. RSVP is requested by Jan. 10, 2005.
- Opening speech by the Congo/B Minister of State
1030 - Coffee break
1100 - Resumption of work
- Installation of officers
- Presentation of current challenges in conservation
and management of the forests of central Africa
- Presentations of United Nations Organizations and
other partners
- Interactive exchange among the participating
Ministers
1300 - Lunch break
1600 - Presentations of international experts
- Debt for nature
- Long-term credits
- Carbon sequestration
- Implementation and financing strategy of the Plan of
Convergence
1730 - Closure of work, by Congo/B Minister of Forest
Economy and Environment
FEBRUARY 4, 2005 (FRIDAY)
1000 - Inauguration of Elephant Monument (Patte d'Oie
Forest Reserve)
FEBRUARY 5, 2005 (SATURDAY)
Heads of State Summit
0800 - Arrival at the Palace of Parliament of the
delegations and invited guests
0905 - Arrival at the Palace of Parliament of the Heads
of State
0955 - Arrival at the Palace of Parliament of the
President of the Republic of Congo
1000 - Opening ceremony of the Heads of State Summit on
Conservation and Sustainable Management of the Forest
Ecosystems of Central Africa
- Speeches by heads of state, including the President
of the United States of America
1130 - Consultations of heads of state
- Closed meeting of heads of state
- Signing of the Treaty of the Heads of State of
Central Africa, in presence of national and
international press
1200 - Press conference by the following heads of stat:
- President Denis Sassou-Nguesso (Republic of Congo)
- President Paul Biya (Cameroon)
- President Omar Bongo (Gabon)
- President Jacques Chirac (France)
1330 - Departure of President Chirac (Maya-Maya
International Airport)
1600 - Resumption of consultations of heads of state
1700 - Closing ceremony of the Summit of Heads of State
on the Conservation and Sustainable Management of the
Forest Ecosystems of Central Africa
2100 - Evening gala offered by the World Bank and World
Wildlife Fund (Olympic Palace Hotel)
FEBRUARY 6, 2005 (SUNDAY)
Excursion on the Congo River to the tree nursery of the
National Reforestation Service at Kintele
FEBRUARY 7, 2005 (MONDAY)
Consultation of CBFP Partners
1000 - Opening ceremony
- Introduction by the Congo/B Minister of Forest
Economy and Environment
- Speech by the President of COMIFAC
- Speech by the Congo/B Minister of State
1300 - End of the program of the Heads of State Summit
on the Conservation and Sustainable Management of the
Forest Ecosystems of Central Africa
57 Brazzaville Embassy Office - Sanders.
MEECE
SIPDIS
FROM BRAZZAVILLE EMBASSY OFFICE
DEPT FOR AF/FO - DON YAMAMOTO, AF/C - CAROLYN BARGERON,
AF/EPS SUSAN DRIANO, OES - A/S JOHN TURNER, AND DAS
CLAUDIA MCMURRAY
PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHER
E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: SENV EAID ECON AMGT CF
SUBJECT: CONGO/B: CONGO BASIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP -
COMIFAC HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT (FEB. 1-7, 2005)
REF: 04 KINSHASA 2296
1. SUMMARY: Embassy Brazzaville obtained the program
for the Congo Basin Forest Partnership - COMIFAC Heads
of State Summit scheduled for February 1-7, 2005. The
host government has provided a list of U.S. Government
officials to whom invitations have been sent. Hotel
space during the week of the summit is expected to be
very scarce. END SUMMARY.
2. SCARCITY OF HOTEL SPACE IN BRAZZAVILLE: The host
government has placed a priority hold on nearly all
hotel space in Brazzaville from January 31 through
February 7 in order to provide lodging for official
delegations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs assured
post that lodging would be available for the official
U.S. delegation. Post again advises that, given there
is no CMR and one is not foreseen until late March
2005, Embassy can only house internally two people in
the available TDY space the Mission has in
Brazzaville.Chiefssand , due to changes in the U.S.
Administration
3. INVITED U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS: Invitations to
the summit have been issued so far for the following
U.S. Government officials:
President Bush
Secretary Powell
SIPDIS
David Kaeuper - Department of State, CBFP Facilitator
John Flynn - Central Africa Regional Project for the
Environment, USAID, Kinshasa, DRCy
Rudy Dalessandro - National Park Service, Office of
International Affairs
Alex Moad - U.S. Forest Service, International Programs
Richard Ruggiero - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Office of International Conservation
Woody Turner - National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Office of Earth Science
4. SUMMIT SCHEDULE
FEBRUARY 1, 2005 (TUESDAY)
Meeting of the COMIFAC Experts
0800-0900 - Registration and documentation of experts
(Palace of Parliament - Room 102)
0900 - Opening ceremony of the meeting of experts
(Palace of Parliament - International Conference Room)
0930 - Coffee break
1000 - Work session
- Installation of meeting officials
- Presentation and adoption of the meeting program
- Presentation of the work methodology
- Presentation of topics: treaty, financing mechanism,
initiatives on cross-border protected zones, forest
certification, Kyoto protocol, enforcement of forestry
laws, NEPAD action plan
1300 - Lunch break
1430 - Summary of morning session
- Study of various recommendation proposals related to
the Summit
1630 - Adoption of the recommendation proposals related
to the Summit
1700 - Closing ceremony of the meeting of experts
FEBRUARY 2, 2005 (WEDNESDAY)
Extraordinary Session of COMIFAC
0830-0930 - Closed meeting of the Council of Ministers
of COMIFAC
1000 - Opening ceremony of the Extraordinary Session of
COMIFAC (Palace of Parliament - International
Conference Room)
- Brief welcome speech by the Congo/B Minister of
Forest Economy and Environment
- Speech by the departing facilitator (United States)
- Summary speech by the President of COMIFAC
- Opening speech by Congo/B Minister of State
1130 - Opening and visit to exhibit stands
1300 - Lunch break
1430 - COMIFAC work session
-Installation of officers and adoption of day's order
of business
- Presentation of the report of the experts
- Study and adoption of the resolutions to submit to
the consideration of the Chiefs of State
1700 - Coffee break
1730 - Resumption of work
- Reading of final communiqu
- Closure of work session
2000 - Dinner offered by the Congo/B Government
FEBRUARY 3, 2005 (THURSDAY)
Ministerial Segment of Participating Countries and
Representatives of International Organizations
1000 - Opening ceremony
- Speech by the COMIFAC PresidentACTION REQUESTED:
Please pass this cable to invitees and their respective
agencies. Please advise if any plan to attend. The
Embassy has the original invitations, which are in
French. RSVP is requested by Jan. 10, 2005.
- Opening speech by the Congo/B Minister of State
1030 - Coffee break
1100 - Resumption of work
- Installation of officers
- Presentation of current challenges in conservation
and management of the forests of central Africa
- Presentations of United Nations Organizations and
other partners
- Interactive exchange among the participating
Ministers
1300 - Lunch break
1600 - Presentations of international experts
- Debt for nature
- Long-term credits
- Carbon sequestration
- Implementation and financing strategy of the Plan of
Convergence
1730 - Closure of work, by Congo/B Minister of Forest
Economy and Environment
FEBRUARY 4, 2005 (FRIDAY)
1000 - Inauguration of Elephant Monument (Patte d'Oie
Forest Reserve)
FEBRUARY 5, 2005 (SATURDAY)
Heads of State Summit
0800 - Arrival at the Palace of Parliament of the
delegations and invited guests
0905 - Arrival at the Palace of Parliament of the Heads
of State
0955 - Arrival at the Palace of Parliament of the
President of the Republic of Congo
1000 - Opening ceremony of the Heads of State Summit on
Conservation and Sustainable Management of the Forest
Ecosystems of Central Africa
- Speeches by heads of state, including the President
of the United States of America
1130 - Consultations of heads of state
- Closed meeting of heads of state
- Signing of the Treaty of the Heads of State of
Central Africa, in presence of national and
international press
1200 - Press conference by the following heads of stat:
- President Denis Sassou-Nguesso (Republic of Congo)
- President Paul Biya (Cameroon)
- President Omar Bongo (Gabon)
- President Jacques Chirac (France)
1330 - Departure of President Chirac (Maya-Maya
International Airport)
1600 - Resumption of consultations of heads of state
1700 - Closing ceremony of the Summit of Heads of State
on the Conservation and Sustainable Management of the
Forest Ecosystems of Central Africa
2100 - Evening gala offered by the World Bank and World
Wildlife Fund (Olympic Palace Hotel)
FEBRUARY 6, 2005 (SUNDAY)
Excursion on the Congo River to the tree nursery of the
National Reforestation Service at Kintele
FEBRUARY 7, 2005 (MONDAY)
Consultation of CBFP Partners
1000 - Opening ceremony
- Introduction by the Congo/B Minister of Forest
Economy and Environment
- Speech by the President of COMIFAC
- Speech by the Congo/B Minister of State
1300 - End of the program of the Heads of State Summit
on the Conservation and Sustainable Management of the
Forest Ecosystems of Central Africa
57 Brazzaville Embassy Office - Sanders.
MEECE