Official note from the Italian MFA Rome, 27 April 2005 - The Third Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies will be held in Santiago from 28-30 April where over 140 countries have been invited. The Italian Delegation will be led by the Honourable Emma Bonino. Previous Ministerial Conferences were held in Warsaw in 2000 and in Seoul in 2002 where the Honourable Emma Bonino also led the Italian Delegation. Santiago will be an important opportunity in firmly consolidating collaboration among countries sharing common values of freedom and democracy and willing to reinforce democratic institutions in countries of recent democracy or in transition. Italy has always strongly supported the activities of the Community of Democracies, fully sharing its fundamental principles and applauds the idea of collaboration among like-minded countries in relevant international fora. EMMA BONINO GUIDA LA DELEGAZIONE ITALIANA ALLA TERZA CONFERENZA MINISTERIALE DELLA COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES Da una nota ufficiale diffusa dalla Farnesina Roma, 27 aprile 2005 - Avrà luogo a Santiago, dal 28 al 30 aprile, la Terza Conferenza Ministeriale della Community of Democracies, alla quale sono state invitati oltre 140 Paesi. La Delegazione italiana sarà guidata dall'On.le Emma Bonino. L'evento fa seguito alle precedenti riunioni ministeriali di Varsavia nel 2000 e di Seoul, nel 2002, per la quale l'On.le Bonino aveva pure presieduto la nostra delegazione. Si tratta di una riunione intesa a rinsaldare la collaborazione tra Paesi che condividono gli stessi valori di libertà e democrazia, e che vogliono rafforzare le istituzioni democratiche nei paesi di recente democrazia o in transizione. L'Italia ha sempre sostenuto con convinzione le attività della Community of Democracies, condividendone pienamente i principi che ne sono alla base e sostenendo l'idea della promozione di forme di collaborazione fra Paesi like-minded nei fori internazionali competenti. Program of the Third Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies Wednesday, 27 April 15.00 - 18.00: First Work Meeting to review the “Santiago Ministerial Commitment” Final Declaration. Thurday, 28 April 09.30 - 11.00: Second Work Meeting to review the “Santiago Ministerial Commitment” Final Declaration. 11.30 - 13.00: Third Work Meeting to review the “Santiago Ministerial Commitment” Final Declaration. 13.30: Lunch Break 18.00 - 20.00: Opening Ceremony of the Third Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies. 20.30: Dinner hosted by H.E. the President of the Republic for Heads of Delegations. Friday, 29 April 09.00 - 13.00: Thematic Panels Civil Society and Democratic Governance: participation, responsibility, transparency and information. Poverty, Developement and Democratic Governance Cooperation for Democratic Governance: Exchange of regional or interregional experiences to strengthen the Rule of Law and political parties. Coalitions and Caucus in support of Democracy in United Nations and other multilateral fora. Regional Organizations. Responding to threats to democracy and promoting democracy. 13.00 - 13.15: Official Photograph 13.15 - 15.00: Lunch Break 15.00 - 18.30: Regional Panels • The Americas • Africa • Asia and Oceania • Middle East and North Africa • Europe 20.00: Reception hosted by Chile's Minister of Foreign Affairs of Heades of Delegations. Saturday, 30 April 09.00 - 10.00: Rapporteur Reports 10.00 - 11.00: Closing Plenary Session 11.00 - 11.30: Break 11.30 - 12.30: Closing Ceremony of the Third Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies 12.30 - 13.00: Press Conference