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Media Programme for State Visit to South Africa by President
of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus, Tuesday 12 - Thursday 13 December 2006 Tuesday
12 December 2006 Pretoria 09h00 Arrival of media ahead
of official welcoming ceremony in honour of President Václav Klaus Venue
: Union Buildings Amphitheatre
Pretoria
(Media to arrive through
Government Avenue) Contact : Manusha Pillai on 082 389 3587
David Hlabane on 082 561 9428 10h00 Arrival of President Václav Klaus
To be received by President Thabo Mbeki Media in attendance Bilateral
discussions between President Thabo Mbeki and President Václav Klaus 11h00
Arrival of media ahead of joint press conference by President Thabo Mbeki and
President Václav Klaus Venue : Union Buildings Amphitheatre
Pretoria
(Media to arrive through Government Avenue)
(Please present
press cards) Contact : Manusha Pillai on 082 389 3587
David
Hlabane on 082 561 9428 11h50 Signing of Agreements - Agreement
on Economic Co-operation
- Memorandum of Understanding between the National
Research Foundation of the Republic of South Africa and the Academy of Sciences
of the Czech Republic on Science and Technological Co-operation
- Memorandum
of Understanding on Co-operation between Chambers of Commerce and Industry in
South Africa (CHAMSA) and the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic
Joint
press conference 13h00 Media arrive ahead of courtesy call by Deputy President
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to pay courtesy call on President Václav Klaus Venue
: Sheraton Hotel
Church Street
Arcadia
Pretoria
Contact
: Manusha Pillai on 082 389 3587
Thabang Chiloane on 082 888 8783 13h30
Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka to pay courtesy call on President Václav
Klaus Photo opportunity 13h30 Media to arrive ahead of business forum
to be attended by President Václav Klaus and Deputy President Phumzile
Mlambo Ngcuka Venue : Sheraton Hotel
Church Street
Arcadia
Pretoria
Contact : Manusha Pillai on 082 389 3587
Thabang Chiloane
on 082 888 8783 14h00 Opening plenary of South Africa - Czech Republic
Business Forum Order of Proceedings - Brief presentation
by both Presidents of Chambers of Commerce
- Remarks by Deputy President
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
- Keynote address by President Václav Klaus
- Signing
of Memorandum of Understanding on Co-operation between the Chambers of Commerce
and Industry, South Africa and the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic
15h40
President Václav Klaus to visit the Hector Peterson Memorial Contact
: Miroslav Pisa on 082 411 4603 16h00 President Václav Klaus
to tour Soweto Contact : Miroslav Pisa on 082 411 4603 19h00
Media arrive for photo opportunity ahead of State Banquet hosted by President
Thabo Mbeki in honour of President Václav Klaus Venue : Presidential
Guesthouse
Bryntirion Estate
Church Street
Arcadia
Pretoria
Contact : Manusha Pillai on 082 389 3587
David Hlabane on 082 561
9428 19h30 State Banquet hosted by President Thabo Mbeki in honour of President
Václav Klaus Media in attendance for photo opportunity and toast
remarks
Wednesday 13 December 2006
CAPE TOWN 10h00
Media arrive at Parliament ahead of the visit by President Václav Klaus
Venue : Parliamentary Precinct
120 Plein Street
(Please use Visitors
Entrance)
Cape Town Contact : Miroslav Pisa on 082 411 4603 11h00
President Václav Klaus is greeted by Speaker of the National Assembly,
Baleka Mbete Photo opportunities outside main doors of National Assembly
and foyer
14h30 President Václav Klaus tours Robben Island with
Ahmed Kathrada Contact : Miroslav Pisa on 082 411 4603 Photo
opportunities at Limestone Quarry and Prison
For further information
contact - Manusha Pillai on 082 389 3587
- Miroslav Pisa on
082 411 4603
Issued by Department of Foreign Affairs
Private
Bag X152
Pretoria
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