Eight Meeting of Ministers of Tourism of Portuguese Speaking-Countries (Portuguese acronym: CPLP)

From 15 Jul until 17 Jul

The EIGHTH MEETING OF MINISTERS OF TOURISM OF CPLP falls within the framework of the Presidency of CPLP, taken in July 2014 by Timor-Leste.

Day: June 15th
Location: Small Hall of Dili Conference Centre (tetum acronym: CCD)
Meeting of the Focal Points (Technical) / Opening of the Tourism Fair of CPLP / Cultural and Artistic Exhibition of CPLP

8:00 a.m.: Welcome to the Participants
8:30 a.m.: Opening by the Chief of Staff for the Support of the Rotating Presidency of CPLP (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation), Marina Ribeiro, and the director of Cooperation of CPLP, Manuel Lapão.
8:45 a.m.: Presentation of delegations
9:15 a.m.: Consideration and Adoption of Agenda
9:40 a.m.: Presentation of the Balance Report (2013-2014) by the outgoing coordinator of the Permanent Technical Secretariat (Mozambique) and passage of the coordination to Timor-Leste.
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Action Plan for the period 2015-2017
Tourism Portal
Cooperation with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Strategic Plan for Cooperation
2nd Protected Areas Seminar of CPLP
Preparation of the Operational Manual for Shows on the sidelines of the Ministerial Meetings
12:30 p.m. to 13:45 p.m.: Lunch
13:45 p.m. to 14:45 p.m.: Action Plan 2015-2017 (continuation)
14:45 p.m. to 16:30 p.m.: Declaration of Dili

Day: June 16
Location: VIP Room CCD

16:30 p.m.: Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing of bilateral cooperation between the Ministries of Tourism of CPLP

16:30 p.m.: Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Tourism of Timor-Leste and the Ministry of Tourism of Angola;
16h40 p.m.: Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Tourism of Timor-Leste and the Ministry of Tourism of Brazil;
16h50 p.m.: Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Tourism of Timor-Leste and the Ministry of Tourism of Cape Verde;
17h00 p.m.: Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Tourism of Timor-Leste and the Ministry of Tourism of Guinea-Bissau;
17h10 p.m.: Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Tourism of Timor-Leste and the Ministry of Tourism of Equatorial Guinea;
17h20 p.m.: Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Tourism Timor-Leste and the Ministry of Tourism of Mozambique;
17h30 p.m.: Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Tourism of Timor-Leste and the Secretariat of State for Tourism of Portugal;
18h35 p.m.: Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Tourism of Timor-Leste and the Ministry of Tourism of Sao Tome and Principe.

18h40 p.m.: Press Conference
20:00 p.m.: Welcome Dinner for the delegations to the Eighth meeting of Tourism Ministers

Day: June 17th
Location: CCD

8h00 a.m.: Reception of participants
8h30 a.m.: Solemn opening of the Eighth Meeting of Ministers of Tourism of CPLP
Interventions
1. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Timor-Leste;
2. Representative of UNWTO
3. Representative of the Executive Secretariat of CPLP
4. Prime Minister of Timor-Leste (to be confirmed)

9h00 a.m.: Group Photo
9h30 a.m.: Coffee Break
10h00 a.m.: Presentation and adoption of Agenda
10h10 a.m.: Presentation of the report of the Plan of Action Balance of the Seventh Meeting of Ministers of Tourism (2013-2014, Mozambique)
10h25 a.m.: Act for passage of presidency from Mozambique to Timor-Leste
10h30 a.m. to 12h30 p.m.: Statements by the Ministers: "Tourism and Globalization"
• Intervention by the Minister of Timor-Leste;
• Intervention by the Minister of Hospitality Tourism of Angola;
• Intervention by the Minister of Tourism of Equatorial Guinea;
• Intervention by the Minister of Tourism of Sao Tome and Principe;
• Intervention by the Secretary of State for Public Administration of Cape Verde, on behalf of Cape Verde's Minister of Tourism;
• Intervention by the Secretary of State of Tourism of Guinea Bissau;
• Intervention by the Secretary of State of Tourism of Portugal;
• Intervention by the Brazil's Ambassador, on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism of Brazil.
12h30 p.m. -14h00 p.m.: Lunch
14h00 p.m.: Adoption of the Action Plan for the period 2015-2017
14h45 p.m.: Adoption of the Dili Declaration
15h20 p.m.: Closing Ceremony

Interventions:
1. Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Timor-Leste;
2. Representative of UNWTO
3. Representative of the Executive Secretariat of CPLP
4. Minister of State, Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs (to be confirmed)

15h30 p.m.: Press Conference
18h00 p.m.: Closing activities of the EIGHTH Meeting of Ministers of Tourism of CPLP

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