the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus, Pretoria
10 December 2006
Tuesday, 12 to Wednesday, 13 December 2006
Tuesday, 12 December 2006
09h00: Arrival of media ahead of official welcoming ceremony in honour of
President Vaclav Klaus
Venue: Union Buildings Amphitheatre, Pretoria, media to arrive through
Government Avenue
10h00: Arrival of President Vaclav Klaus to be received by President Thabo
Mbeki media in attendance
Bilateral discussions between President Thabo Mbeki and President Vaclav
Klaus
11h00: Arrival of media ahead of joint press conference by President Thabo
Mbeki and President Vaclav Klaus
Venue: Union Buildings Amphitheatre, Pretoria
Media to arrive through Government Avenue
Please present press cards.
11h50: Signing of Agreements:
* Agreement on Economic Co-operation
* Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) 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 Vaclav Klaus
Venue: Sheraton Hotel, Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria
13h30: Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka to pay courtesy call on President Vaclav
Klaus
Photo opportunity
13h30: Media to arrive ahead of business forum to be attended by President
Vaclav Klaus and Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Venue: Sheraton Hotel, Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria
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 Vaclav 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 Vaclav Klaus to visit the Hector Peterson Memorial
16h00: President Vaclav Klaus to tour Soweto
19h00: Media arrival for photo opportunity ahead of State Banquet hosted by
President Thabo Mbeki in honour of President Vaclav Klaus
Venue: Presidential Guesthouse, Bryntirion Estate, Church Street, Arcadia,
Pretoria
19h30: State Banquet hosted by President Thabo Mbeki in honour of President
Vaclav Klaus
Media in attendance for photo opportunity and toast remarks
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, in Cape Town
10h00: Media arrival at Parliament ahead of the visit by President Vaclav
Klaus
Venue: Parliamentary Precinct, 120 Plein Street, Cape Town
Please use visitor's entrance.
11h00: President Vaclav Klaus is greeted by Speaker of the National Assembly,
Baleka Mbete
Photo opportunities outside main doors of National Assembly and foyer
14h30: President Vaclav Klaus tours Robben Island with Ahmed Kathrada
Photo opportunities at Limestone Quarry and Prison
For further information contact:
Manusha Pillai
Cell: 082 389 3587
Miroslav Pisa
Cell: 082 411 4603
David Hlabane
Cell: 082 561 9428
Thabang Chiloane
Cell: 082 888 8783
Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs
10 December 2006
Source: SAPA
