WORLD TRADE WT/FIFTY/1/Rev.1
15May1998
ORGANIZATION(98-1961)
50thANNIVERSARY
Geneva, 19May1998
PROGRAMME
Revision
Thefollowing programme updates themeetings andevents oftheCommemoration ofthe
50thAnniversary which wascirculated inWT/FIFTY/1. Theprogramme isstillsubject tochanges
inthelightofdevelopments. Anychanges willbeimmediately communicated toMembers.
Tuesday 19th 10.00 a.m. Heads ofStateandGovernment begin toarrive atthe
Palais desNations
10.15 a.m. Alldelegates areinvited totaketheirseats inorder
towelcome theHeads ofState andGovernment into
theAssembly Hall
10.30 -10.40 a.m. InauguralstatementbyH.E.Mr.FlavioCotti,President
oftheSwiss Confederation
10.40 -10.50 a.m. Statement bytheDirector-General
10.50 -11.35 a.m. Statements byHeads ofState andGovernment in
accordance withestablished schedule
12.00 -2.00p.m. Lunch hosted byPresident Cotti forHeads ofState
andGovernment
2.45-5.00p.m. Statements byHeads ofState andGovernment in
accordance withestablished scheduled
Immediately following ReceptionforHeadsofStateandGovernmentandHeads
thePlenary Session ofDelegations ofMembers andObservers
7p.m. Reception offered bytheSwiss authorities
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ATTENDANCE BYHEADS OFSTATE ORGOVERNMENT
Thefollowing Heads ofState orGovernment haveconfirmed theirintention toattend the
Commemoration. Thislistwillbeupdated asnecessary.
Brazil H.E. Mr.Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President
Bulgaria H.E. Mr.IvanKostov, Prime Minister
Côted'Ivoire H.E. Mr.Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister
Cuba H.E. Mr.Fidel Castro Ruz,President
Dominica TheHon. Edison C.James, Prime Minister
European Commission H.E. Mr.Jacques Santer, President
Italy H.E. Mr.Romano Prodi, Prime Minister
Morocco H.R.H. SidiMohammed, Crown Prince
Norway H.E. Mr.Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister
Slovenia H.E. Mr.Janez Drnov šek,Prime Minister
South Africa H.E. Mr.Nelson Mandela, President
Switzerland H.E. Mr.Flavio Cotti, President
United Kingdom TheRt.Hon. Tony Blair, MP,Prime Minister
United States1H.E. Mr.William Jefferson Clinton, President
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1President Clinton isexpected tomake hisaddress ontheCommemoration ofthe50thAnniversary inthe
evening ofMonday, 18May1998 attheAssembly HallatthePalais desNations at7.15p.m. (subject tofinal
confirmation).