INVITATION TO THE 36TH MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN

UNCLAS PARIS 000666 SIPDIS STATE FOR EUR/ERA ECKERT SENT FROM AMCONSUL STRASBOURG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: COE SUBJECT: INVITATION TO THE 36TH MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN STEERING COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH (CDEJ),1-3 MARCH 2006, COUNCIL OF EUROPE, STRASBOURG, FRANCE ¶1. This is an action request with a 20 February 2006 deadline. See para 4. ¶2. The USG is invited to send a representative to the 36th meeting of the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) at the Council of Europe (COE) in Strasbourg, France, 1-3 March 2006. Working documents will be provided to the representative in time for the meeting. The meeting, to be held in Room 10 of the Palais de l'Europe (the site of the COE),will begin at 09h30 on Wednesday 1 March and will end at 18h00 on Friday 3 March. ¶3. The draft agenda includes discussion of: - Recent developments within the COE and the youth sector - The progress report of the 2005 intergovernmental program - The European Youth Campaign for Diversity, Human Rights, and Participation - Methods of implementation for the 2006 intergovernmental program and schedule of activities - Aims and content of the 8th Conference of European Ministers responsible for youth (Ukraine 2008) - Youth information policy and failure of the partnership agreement between the COE and ERYICA - Coordination of child and youth policies (draft strategy paper) - Proposals of the draft intergovernmental program of activities in 2007 - Cooperation with the Russian Federation and field activities - Preparation for the 14th meeting of the Joint Council on Youth - Information on recent developments concerning youth policies in the member states ¶4. Please contact both Andre-Jacques Dodin (andre- jacques.dodin@coe.int) and Strasbourg CG Frankie Reed (reedfa@state.gov) concerning any planned attendance. Dodin needs for the USG representative's name, function, address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, and working language to be sent to him NLT 20 February. Dodin can also be reached by phone at 33-3-88-41-22-12 or by fax at 33-3-88- 41-27-78. The USG expert representative will have observer status - no voting rights or defrayal of expenses from the Council of Europe. BRYAN