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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/ 012
351 1000
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/ 012 351 1000
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/ 012 351 1000
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/ 012 351 1000
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/ 012 351 1000
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/ 015 351 1000
- Miroslav Pisa on 082 411 4603
Issued
by Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag X152
Pretoria
0001 11
December 2006 | 
