Committee Reports::Annual Report of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, 1997-1998::01 November, 1998::Appendix

APPENDIX 5

Meetings of the Joint Committee

MEETING NO.

DATE

SUBJECT

1

12.11.97

Election of Chairman, Work Programme

2

18.11.97

Meeting with Parliamentary delegation from the United States of America

3

26.11.97

Establishment of Sub-Committees

4

10.12.97

Election of Vice-Chairman, Work Programme

5

17.12.97

Algeria; Meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs

6

14.01.98

Algeria, Northern Ireland

7

28.01.98

Great Lakes Region of Africa;


Meeting with Assistant Secretary Margaret Hennessy, Department of Foreign Affairs


Mr. David Begg, Trócaire


Mr. Justin Kilcullen, Trócaire


Ms. Colette Craven, Trócaire

8

04.02.98

Joint Meeting together with the European Affairs Committee with Lithuanian Parliamentary delegation

9

11.02.98

Algeria, European Security Architecture

10

25.02.98

Nigeria, Cambodia, Burma;


(i)Mr. Lidum Mitee, Ogoni people


(ii)Mr. Thun Saray, President of the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association


(iii)Mr. Harn Yawnghwe, Burmese opposition

11

25.03.98

Situation in the Balkans;


Meeting with Richard Townsend, Political Director, Department of Foreign Affairs

12

08.04.98

Algeria;


Meeting with Prof. Abdelhamid Brahimi former Prime Minister of Algeria and Ms. Mary Lawlor, Director, Amnesty International

13

22.04.98

Rwanda;


Meeting with H.E. Dr. Zac Nsenga, Ambassador of Rwanda

14

03.06.98

Indonesia and East Timor;


(i) Mr. Tom Hyland, East Timor Solidarity Group


(ii) Ms. Mary Lawlor, Amnesty International


(iii) Ms. Fionnuala Gilsenan, Trócaire

15

01.07.98

European Security Architecture;


(i) H.E. Michael Breisky, Ambassador of Austria


(ii) H.E. Willy Hold, Ambassador of Switzerland


(iii) H.E. Peter Osvald, Ambassador of Sweden


(iv) H.E. Timo Jalkanen, Ambassador of Finland


(v) Prof. N.P. Keatinge, Trinity College, Dublin

16

15.09.98

European Security Architecture;


Mr. Rick Kirby, NATO

17

18.09.98

Russia;


Prof. Ron Hill, Trinity College Dublin

18

14.10.98

Global Economic Crisis;


Dr. Philip Lane

19

28.10.98

Department of Foreign Affairs Strategy Statement;


Mr. Padraic MacKernan, Secretary General, Department of Foreign Affairs