DENMARK AND GREENLAND

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1 POLITICAL 079 PCTR 13 E Rev. 5 Original: English NATO Parliamentary Assembly SUB-COMMITTEE ON TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS DRAFT PROGRAMME DENMARK AND GREENLAND 9 13 SEPTEMBER September 2013

2 IMPORTANT NOTICE You are required to carry your passports with you at all times Please note that all meetings, timings and locations are dependent on weather conditions 1

3 SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER COPENHAGEN STAFF CONTACT NUMBERS IN DENMARK/GREENLAND Steffen Sachs David Hobbs Arrival of participants in Copenhagen Individual transfer to hotel Accommodation Evening PALACE HOTEL Raadhuspladsen 57, Copenhagen K, Rate: 1050 DKK (standard room) Contact: Anne Jensen Rev. No.: FOL anne.jensen@scandichotels.com Free MONDAY 9 SEPTEMBER COPENHAGEN 9:40 Meet in hotel lobby and departure by bus Dress code: Business 10:00 12:00 Meetings at the Defence Command 10:10 Introduction to Danish Defence 10:30 Presentation on Danish Defence in the Arctic 11:00 Presentation on Defence Agreement :45 Q&A Session 12:00 Lunch hosted by the Defence Command 13:00 Transfer by bus 14:00 16:00 Roundtable discussion Venue: Danish Parliament, room Session 1 Rear Admiral Nils VANG Commandant of the Royal Danish Defence College 2

4 Mikkel Vedby RASMUSSEN Head of Centre for Military Studies Session 2 Tove Søvndahl GANT Head of Representation of Greenland to Esther MCCLURE Country Director for, Norway, and the Netherlands within the office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Erik Vilstrup LORENZEN Artic Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16:00 16:30 Return by bus to the hotel 18:40 Meet in hotel lobby and departure by bus 19:00 Dinner hosted by the Danish Delegation to the NATO PA Venue: Danish Parliament Dress code: Business suit 21:00 Return by bus to the hotel TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER COPENHAGEN / GREENLAND 7:00 Meet in hotel lobby and departure by bus to Roskilde Airport Dress code: casual/cold weather gear 9:00 14:50 FLIGHT to Roskilde Station North, Greenland by C-130 Flight time approx. 6 hours (Time difference -2 hours) 14:50 15:50 Visit of Station North 15:50 14:30 FLIGHT to Thule Air Base (Time difference -5 hours) 14:30 18:00 Visit of HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen Danish Inspection Vessel Location: Thule Air Base 18:00 19:00 Informal dinner Venue: Dining Hall, payment in US Dollars 3

5 Transportation to hotel Thule Air Base Rate: 55 US$ per person Payment in cash only (US Dollars only) WEDNESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER GREENLAND 7:30 Breakfast Dress code: casual/ cold weather gear 8:30 17:00 Visit of Thule Base 8:30 10:00 Briefing by base commander 10:00 11:45 Tour of base 11:45 12:30 Lunch Payment in cash only (US Dollars only) 12:30 17:00 Tour of base (cont.), including time for travel between areas 18:00 20:00 Formal dinner Hosted by the Danish delegation to the NATO PA Dress code: Business suit for civilians, uniform for military personnel Thule Air Base Rate: 55 US$ per person Payment in cash only (US Dollars only) THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER GREENLAND 7:00 Meet in hotel lobby Dress code: casual/ cold weather gear Breakfast served during flight 8:00 12:30 FLIGHT to Nuuk by C-130 Flight time 3.5 hours (time difference +1 hour) 12:40 13:40 Briefing at Joint Arctic Command Working lunch 14:00 14:45 Meeting with Foreign and Security Committee 4

6 Meeting with Aleqa HAMMOND Premier of Greenland 16:00 16:30 Meeting with Aqqaluk LYNGE President for Inuit Circumpolar Council 16:30 17:15 Transportation to the hotel by bus 17:15 Check in at hotel Hotel Hans Egede Postboks 1049, 3900 Nuuk Rate: 1290 DKK (standard room) 18:50 Departure from hotel by bus (return on foot) Buffet dinner hosted by Aleqa HAMMOND, Premier of Greenland Venue: Hans Egedes Hus Dress code: Business suit FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER GREENLAND/ COPENHAGEN Free time 10:45 Meet in the hotel lobby (please check out of hotel in advance) 11:00 12:00 Transportation to Nuuk Airport by bus 12:00 22:50 FLIGHT to Roskilde Airport, Copenhagen by C-130 Flight time approx. 6 hours 23:00 24:00 Transportation to the hotel by bus PALACE HOTEL Raadhuspladsen 57, Copenhagen K, Rate: 1450 DKK (standard room) Contact: Anne Jensen Rev. No.: FOL anne.jensen@scandichotels.com SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER COPENHAGEN Individual departure of participants 5

7 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS OFFICER OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS Chairman John Dyrby PAULSEN () MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU Vice-President Secretary General Daniel BACQUELAINE (Belgium) David HOBBS MEMBER DELEGATIONS Belgium Gerald KINDERMANS Villum CHRISTENSEN Johan Lund OLSEN Estonia Kadri SIMSON France Pierre LELLOUCHE Germany Ernst-Reinhard BECK Italy Federicia MOGHERINI Spain Beatriz RODRIGUEZ-SALMONES United Kingdom Michael GAPES Lord HAMILTON OF EPSOM Mark PRITCHARD SECRETARIES OF DELEGATION Belgium Frans VAN MELKEBEKE Flemming Kordt HANSEN ACCOMPANYING STAFF Pernille DELEURAN Charlotte FABER MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DENMARK Tanja Ingelise Holst RASMUSSEN Morten BRODERSEN INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT Director of the Political Committee Steffen SACHS 6