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FPA Visit to Libya 19 June 2010
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Dear Participants of the Libya Visit,
this is the program which I worked out with the foreign media office in Tripoli:
19 June 2010 Saturday: 17.00 PM Arrival Tripoli at airport airport Reception at airport by representative of foreign media office Transfer to hotel and check-in (Al funduq al kabir"/ "Grand Hotel") After check-in a meeting and program discussion
20 June Sunday: 9.00 AM Visit of Museum 10.30 AM Visit of new state housing project Explanation and discussion with specialists 12.00 Noon "Nasr Forest" project Explan. & disc. with specialists 13.30 PM Lunch 14.30 PM Rest 16.30 PM Visit of new Railway project Embarking "Green Train", explanation with director of Libyan Railways 18.30 PM Rest 20.30 PM Dinner with chairman of Foreign Media office
21 June Monday: 9.30-12.00 AM Visit of "Al Madar al Jadid" company, different projects, Meeting with Mr. Muhammad Al Gaddafi CEO of IT Authority 13.00-15.00 PM Visit of Roman city Sabrata 16.00 PM Lunch 17.00-20.00 PM Guided stroll through historic old Tripoli
22 June Tuesday: 9.00-12.00 AM Visit of agricultural project "Abu Aisha" 14.00-15.00 PM Lunch 16.00 PM Rest 17.30-19.00 PM Visit of Libyan Int'l Agricultural Fair Meeting with minister of agriculture Responsible for "Man made River"
23 June Wednesday: 9.00-12.00 AM Visit of Al Zawiya Power station explanation and discussion with experts 13.00 PM Lunch 14.00-18.00 PM Oil & Industrial complex of Melita explanation & discussions with experts 20.00 PM Dinner
24 June Thursday : 7.30 AM Departure for Ben Ghazi 11.00-13.00 Noon Visit of Omar Al Mukhtar Dam explanation with experts 14.00 PM Lunch 15.30 PM Transfer to Syrt 17.00-19.00 PM Visit of state housing project at Abu Fakhira (5000 units) near Syrt Esplanation and discussion w.experts
NB: Ministers of Foreign affairs and other decision makers will meet us during our stay. Exact timings will be decided upon in situ.
25 June Friday: 8.30 AM Departure for Ghadames oasis The visit will consume the whole day and includes the visit of the ancient Berber city still intact and the phantastic landscape at the three-countries-triangle Libya-Tunisia-Algeria.
NB: It will be decided in Ghadames if we stay there overnight in a well equipped desert hotel and enjoy the breathtaking sunset.
If we stay one night at Ghadames our return will be on Saturday, 26th June.
The visit of the Qabr Aoun Lake in the far south might take one to two additional days. We do not need to make a decision now. Any change of the return date will not require additional air fare payment.
Best of luck, Volkhard Windfuhr Chairman
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Dear participants of the FPA Libya visit:
1) Your visas will be stamped in your passports, which you can collect from the FPA office Tuesday evening or Wednesday noon.
2) The tickets Cairo-Tripoli-Cairo will be ready in the FPA office on wednesday, too.
3) You either collect the tickets from the FPA office, or if you prefer you can get them from Nabil Youssef on Saturday, 19 th of June 2010 from 11.3o hrs. AM, in the old Airport , Terminal one (1), where he will wait for you.
4) The departure will be at 14.00 hrs (2 PM). You should be at the airport not later than 12.15 hrs noon.
5) We arrive at Tripoli airport at 17.00 hrs (5 pm). We shall be received at the airport and be transferred to the excellent "Grand Hotel" ("Al Funduq Al Kabir") on the Sea Shore.
6) A first meeting with officials of the Information deepartment and a first stroll through Tripoli is scheduled for the evening.
Important:
We are booked for seven nights. However I propose to add two more nights for unforgettable extras: A visit of the unique and well preserved Oasis town of Ghadames on the three-countries-triangle of Libya, Tunisia and Algeria, and the following day a visit to a phantastic desert lake next to the southern Libyan city of Sebha, next to the seldom visited ruins of the ancient civilization of the Garamants. Such an offer is a rare chance.
Just let us know if you agree.
Kind regards, Volkhard Windfuhr . ---------------------------------------------------------------
URGENT URGENT Dear colleagues,
DEADLINE FOR LIBYA VISIT
Those of you who intend to pariticipate in the FPA visit to Libya and are already on the list kindly submit their passports to the FPA Office not later than 4 o' clock PM (18.00 hrs) next wednesday 9th of june 2010. The visa can only be obtained through the Cairo Foreign Press Association which delivers the passports to the Libyan embassy. Individual applications at the embassy for joining the FPA journey are not considered.
On wednesday, too, please pay at the FPA office the sum of LE 1000,- (one thousand) in addition to the first LE 1000- payment, in order to enable us to obtain the airline tickets in one single transaction. Meaning: Those who did already pay LE 1000,- pay on wednesday LE 1000,- more. Those who did not pay anything yet have to pay on wednesday LE 2000.-
Best regards,
Volkhard Windfuhr
Only those very few members who cannot . --------------------------------------------------------------- URGENT LAST CALL
Dear participants of the FPA visit to Libya:
The journey starts on Saturday, June 19, 2010 and lasts seven days. The program is unchanged, exact details will be available shortly. In order to put you on the final list, we need urgently the following:
- Full name - Nationality - Media - A valid Passport copy (to send via mail) - Date and country of Birth - Passport No - Passport Validity - Office Address - Tel - Fax - Mobile - Valid FPA membership carnet - Egyptian Press Center card No - (As demanded by Libyan authorities only foreign media journalists can participate)
The FPA office closes the list tomorrow after noon 14:00 hrs. (2:pm) (Sunday 30, 2010).
Kind regards, Volkhard Windfuhr FPA Chairman . --------------------------------------------------------------- Dear colleagues,
The FPA prepares a press visit to Libya. Libya's revolution leader Muammar Al Gaddafi told FPA chairman Volkhard Windfuhr during a recent interview, that he welcomes and would receive a group visit of journalists, members of the Cairo Foreign Press Association.
The director of the state foreign press department in Tripoli is preparing the visit.
The six day visit starts on Saturday 19 June 2010. The visit includes meetings with the foreign minister, the minister of economy, the minister of planning, decision makers of the 'man made river', an important oil field and a refinery, apart from visiting projects of desert irrigation and reclamation, visits of old Tripoli, new urban centres, a ride on the brand new railway, the unique Roman cities of Leptis Magna and Sabratha. An unforgettable two day excursion to the historic Berber oasis of Ghadames concludes the visit.
A detailed visit plan is not yet ready, as the appointments with leader Muammar Al Gaddafi and other decision makers have still to be fixed.
The transport inside Libya will be cared for. The hotel rate bed/breakfast per single room does not exceed 70 Dollars. The flight fare Cairo-Tripoli-Cairo will be around LE 2500 + - but may be reduced according to the number of passengers.
Those interested are kindly invited to: 1- Send us their firm commitment as quickly as possible 2- Make a down payment of LE 1000,- 3- Convey to us photocopies of their passports 4- Indicate in written form their media, position and exact office and home addresses, telephone and mobile phone numbers, as well as their e-mail addresses. TV crews are welcome and enjoy special facilities.
Please, let us know your intention without delay. Thank you, Faithfully yours, Volkhard Windfuhr
PS: Kindly make sure to be in the possession of a valid 2010 FPA regular membership card. Tks . ---------------------------------------------------------------
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