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Treasury Secretary John Snow and Secretary of State Colin Powell will lead a delegation from the United Statesto the Forum on the Future meeting to be held inRabat,Moroccoon Saturday, December 11. The meeting will bring together foreign ministry and finance ministry representatives from the region, the G-8, and other interested nations. The Forum will be co-chaired by the United StatesandMorocco.
The Forum on the Future is a cooperative effort by the states of the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) region, the G-8 industrialized countries, and other partners. Forum members are united around a common agenda that advances the universal values of human dignity, democracy, economic opportunity and social justice.
BMENA States: Afghanistan, Algeria, Arab League, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Authority, Quatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
G-8:Canada,France,Germany,Italy,Japan,United Kingdom,United States
Other states:Netherlands,Turkey
The following events are open to the media presenting media credentials and photo identification:
Friday, December 10
Press Availability with Moroccan Finance Minister Fathallah Oualalou3:45 pmlocal timeMoroccan Ministry of FinanceRabat,Morocco
Saturday, December 11
Opening Plenary SessionOpening Remarks9:00 am local timeMoroccan Ministry of Foreign AffairsRabat,Morocco Top of meeting open to cameras only Text will be available
Joint Press Conference of Forum Co-Chairs(Sec. Snow, Sec. Powell and Minister Oualalou and Minister Benaissa)1:00 pmlocal timeMoroccan Ministry of Interior AnnexRabat,Morocco **Media must be set up by12:00 pmlocal time for security sweeps
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