Here is a more detailed interinerary of my plannet trip starting tomorrow:
11/15: Egypt (Cairo):
First, I will do a short tour of Cairo (I've never been before
). I will then meet with President Hosni Mubarak, congratulating him on his recent election win. I will discuss strategies of improving this fledgling democracy. First, we will discuss ways to increase voter turnout around the nation. Then, I plan on bringing up the topic of allowing opposition parties and candidates to have full funding in any election in Egypt. Finally, I wish to discuss Atlasia's position on stopping terrorists sneak accross the Egyptian-Palestinian and Egyptian-Israeli borders. I stay in Cairo that night, before departing for Amman in the morning.
11/16: Jordan (Amman)
After arriving early in the morning, I will meet King Abullah II. We will then go to the sight of one of the recent bombings for a short memorial sevice to honor the men and women who were killed in the suicide bombings. We will then go to the King's private residence to discuss ways to prevent terrorist attacks in Jordan, Israel/Palestine, and Iraq, focusing on those sneaking accross the Jordani-Iraqi border. I will then depart that same night for Qatar.
11/17-11/18: Qatar (Doha)
I will arrive late the night before. On the 17th, I will meet with top Qatari diplomats over ways to implement the democratic and women's right reforms around the Middle East that Qatar has introduced. Then, we will discuss the issue of Iran. Although many may not know this, Qatar actually has a pretty good relationship with Iran (Thank you, MUN
). We will discuss putting regional instead of international pressure on Iran, as it is the belief of this State Department that the Middle Eastern nations themselves have a duty to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. I will then stay the night and further negotations the next day. I will leave midday on the 18th for Baghdad.
11/19: Iraq (Baghdad)
Shortly after arriving in Baghdad on the 18th, I will meet with top members on the Parliament about implementing the recently approved constitution. The next day I will meet with Iraq's top military and defense leaders too announce new strategies of increasing the power and size of the Iraqi army. I will leave early in the morning on the 20th for Mosul.
11/20: Iraq (Mosul and Karkuk)
After arriving mid-morning in Mosul on the 20th, I will meet with top Kurdish officials of both the KDP and the PUK for discussion on how to unite the Kurdish people and their role in Iraq. I will then travel to Karkuk to meet with other Kurdish officials on their presentation to me on the creation of a Kurdish state (which is not yet the official position of this department). I will then leave for Nyman that night.
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