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 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 18h00 Media arrive for photo opportunity during signing
of agreements between South Africa and Czech Republic Venue : Presidential
Guesthouse Bryntirion Estate Church Street Arcadia Pretoria Contact
: Manusha Pillai on 082 389 3587 Malerato Sekha on 082 467 8579 18h30
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
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 Malerato Sekha on 082 467 8579 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 or
012 351 1000
- Miroslav Pisa on 082 411 4603
Issued by Department
of Foreign Affairs Private Bag X152 Pretoria 0001 12 December
2006 |