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Goobjoog News obtains the thematic Issues of High Level Partnership Forum in Istanbul

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High level Partnership Forum hosted by the Government of the Republic of Turkey is expected kick off today in Istanbul.

The conference will be opened by. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Turkey, and co-chaired by the President of Somalia and the UN Deputy Secretary-General.

It will be attended by more than 200 delegates from over 50 countries, international organizations and UN agencies.

the thematic issues:

HLPF Youth Side –Event “Investing in Somali Youth” (M floor, Terrace, Conrad Hotel)

07:30 – Opening remarks by H.E. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
07:45 – Statement by H.E. Akif Akif Çağatay Kılıç, Minister of Youth & Sports, Republic of Turkey.

Side event on Gender, Peace and Security (L floor, Junior Ball Room, Conrad Hotel)

09:15 – 09:35 Speech by
Madam Emine Erdoğan, First Lady of Turkey
Madam Qamar Omar Ali, First Lady of Somalia

10:00-12:00 Welcome and Political Progress (Open for National and International News Agencies and TRT)

i. Welcome remarks and keynote speech by H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Turkey

ii. Keynote speech by H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia

iii. Keynote speech by H.E. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations

iv. Keynote speech by H.E. Omar AA Sharmarke, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia

Keynote speeches of the sessions are open for all HLPF accredited media

13:30-15:30 Security Sector and Police Progress

Introduction by H.E. Bekir Bozdağ, Minister of Justice, Republic of Turkey

i. Keynote speech by H.E. Omar AA Sharmarke, Prime Minister, Federal Government of Somalia
ii. Speech by H.E. Abdirizak Omer Mohamed, Minister of Internal Security, Federal Republic of Somalia

16:00-17:00 Creating an enabling environment for economic recovery

Introduction by H.E. Mustafa Elitaş, Minister of Economy, Republic of Turkey

i. Keynote speech by H.E. Mohamed Omer Arteh, Deputy Prime Minister, Federal Government of Somalia
ii. Statement on the progress of creating an enabling environment for economic recovery by H.E Mohamed Ibrahim Aden, Minister of Finance, Federal Government of Somalia

16:15  Press conference by

H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Turkey,
H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia and
H.E. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations
(Junior Ball Room, L floor, Conrad Hotel)

17:15-18:15 Partnership principles and platform

Introduction by H.E. Kani Torun, MP, Deputy Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of the TGNA, Republic of Turkey

i. Keynote speech by H.E. Abdusalam H. Omer, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Government of Somalia

18:15-19:00 Closing session: summary and closing speeches

i. Endorsement of Communiqué

ii. Closing speech by H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Turkey

iii. Closing speech by H.E. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations

iv. Closing speech by H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia

Presentation of main conclusions of the first day of the HLPF ministerial meeting by Mr. Michael Keating, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Somalia

Wednesday 24 February

16:00-17:00 Closing

i. Closing remarks by H.E Yalçın Akdoğan, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey;

ii. Closing remarks by Mr. Michael Keating, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations for Somalia

iii. Closing remarks by H.E Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President Federal Government of Somalia