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APPENDIX 14

Oireachtas Committees on Foreign Affairs

Work Programme 1999

A. Joint Committee

•For Discussion

1.Bilateral Issues

-Northern Ireland

-Ireland/US relations

-Irish cultural relations, North and South America

2.International - Thematic

-Development Co-operation (Sub-Committee)

-Human Rights (Sub-Committee)

-UN Reform

-Anti-Personnel Mines

-International Criminal Court

3.Europe - Thematic

-Security Architecture

-CFSP

-Agenda 2000

-Enlargement

4.International - Geographical

(i) Europe

-Economic/Regional development of the Baltic States

-The Balkans (Kosovo, Bosnia)

(ii) Middle East/Mediterranean

-Middle East Peace Process

-Gulf states

-Algeria

-Iraq

-Iran

-Turkey

-Cyprus

(iii) Africa

-Great Lakes Region

-Angola

- Sudan

(iv) America

-Cuba

(v) Asia

-Afghanistan

-Burma

-East Timor

-North Korea

-China

-Tibet

5.Policy/Administration

-Policy/Administration with Minister, Minister of State, Secretary General

-Policies of Agencies under the auspices of the Department of Foreign Affairs

6.Such other matters as the Committee may decide

•Travel

-Baltic States

-Gulf region

-Great Lakes Region

B. Dail Select Committee

•Consideration of:-

-Bills referred to the Committee by Dail Eireann

-Estimates for Public Services under the aegis of the Department of Foreign Affairs

The above work programme, for 1999, was agreed by the Joint Committee at its meeting on 11th November, 1998