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CLUB DE MADRID: REPORT OF ACTIVITIES 2007The delegation met with the most important Kosovan leaders and representatives of theinternational community in the region to jointly consider what support could be provided by theClub of Madrid to the Kosovan leaders once the territory’s international status has been defined.Statutory meetings, seminars and conferencesSPAIN:Madrid + 15The Club of Madrid and its President Ricardo Lagos collaborated with the International Centrein Toledo for Peace (CITPax) and Search for Common Ground in the organisation of thisconference, which commemorated the Summit held in Madrid in 1991.International conference on cities in MadridOn 29 and 30 March, the Club of Madrid, the Madrid City Council and the OECD held theinternational conference on “What policies for globalising cities?” in the Campo de NacionesMunicipal Congress Hall in Madrid.Ministers, mayors, former Heads of State and Prime Ministers and experts on urban policyanalysed the sustainability of modern urban policies for promoting an international politicalagenda that meets concerns for the future of cities. This great debate on urban policy coveredmatters that are vital for any large city such as social policies, social cohesion and the effect ofinfrastructure on development.Board of Directors, General Assembly and Annual ConferenceDuring 2007, the Club of Madrid held the 15th, 16th and 17th meetings of the Board ofDirectors on 28 March, 12 July (by teleconference) and 18 November respectively.On 20 and 21 November, the Club of Madrid held its General Assembly, as well as its AnnualConference on the subject of “Democratising Energy: Geopolitics and Power”.Under the chairmanship of Ricardo Lagos, former President of Chile, the General Assemblyconfirmed the admission of six new Members to the Club of Madrid: Vicente Fox, formerPresident of Mexico; Alejandro Toledo, former President of Peru; Percival Noel JamesPatterson, former Prime Minister of Jamaica; Vaira Freiberga, former President of Latvia;Chandrika B. Kumaratunga, former President of Sri Lanka, and Kofi Annan, former SecretaryGeneral of United Nations. The latter joined as an Honorary Member.The meetings took place in the Cervantes Institute in Madrid. The Members of the organisationpresent – with over forty former Heads of State and Prime Ministers – together with the Club ofMadrid Advisors met with high-level representatives of governments, Non-GovernmentalOrganisations, the private sector and civil society from over 20 countries to debate on thepolitical and geopolitical aspects of present-day concerns in the field of energy.Participants at the conference included the President of East Timor, José Ramos Horta, the Clubof Madrid Member and former US President, William J. Clinton, the Spanish Minister of theEnvironment, Cristina Narbona, the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Joan Clos, andthe Minister of Foreign Affairs, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, amongst others. In the final statement12/17
CLUB DE MADRID: REPORT OF ACTIVITIES 2007issued by the Club of Madrid, leaders were called on to look beyond short-term, nationalinterests in order to find solutions based on dialogue, cooperation, regional and internationalagreements and the integration of energy infrastructure.EUROPE:Participation in the 2nd European Development Days in LisbonIn early November, the Club of Madrid participated in the 2nd European Development Days inLisbon, a European Commission initiative. The debates focused on the implications of climatechange for cooperation between the European Union and developing partner countries.Government representatives from the EU and from African, Caribbean and Pacific countriesmet with representatives from United Nations and Non-Governmental Organisations to discusspossible common solutions for mitigating the effects of climate change on development.The high-level round table “Voices from Continents” held on 8 November brought togethermembers of the Club of Madrid and of the Global Leadership for Climate Action (GLCA)initiatives, as well as distinguished speakers from different continents, in a debate on theirrespective experiences as leaders in the management of climate change challenges and howthese interact with development cooperation.The European Development Days were set up with the aim of increasing public awareness onsubjects relating to development cooperation, such as the European Consensus for Developmentand how to enhance the efficiency of aid with a view to achieving the Millennium DevelopmentGoals. The first meeting for European Development was held in November 2006 in Brussels.About twenty Heads of State and Prime Ministers, plus over one thousand political leaders,members of civil society and renowned development experts participated in this meeting.Participation in the Community of Democracies Conference in MaliThe 4th Community of Democracies Ministerial Conference, from 14 to 17 November, inBamaki, Mali, brought together Ministers and governmental representatives from over 100governments and international organisations with about 75 representatives of Non-Governmental Organisations, political parties and think tanks from all over the world to debateon the importance of democracy for development.During the conference, the participants met in plenary sessions and in regional and thematicpanel sessions and drew up strategies for strengthening international cooperation in support ofdemocracy. The former Prime Minister of France, Lionel Jospin, participated in the workinggroups on behalf of the Club of Madrid and spoke in the final plenary session on theconference’s main theme – Democracy, Development and Poverty Reduction. He presented theorganisation’s contributions to the progress of democratic development and its work onexpanding access to energy as a poverty reduction strategy.The Community of Democracies was set up in June 2000, with a meeting of the Ministers ofForeign Affairs of over 100 countries held in Warsaw, Poland. The governments present at theConference adopted the Warsaw Declaration, whereby signatories undertook to respect anddefend a number of principles and democratic practices and to cooperate in promotingdemocratic government in their countries and elsewhere.At present, the Community of Democracies, which comprises 16 governments, meets regularlyto exchange information and coordinate its policies and activities. In November 2002, a second13/17
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