Dear Distinguished Members of the ICAPP Standing Committee,

As informed by ICAPP Update 16-67 of November 11, it was agreed at the informal SC meeting, held in Istanbul on November 4 on the sideline of the ICAPP Special Conference on Migration and Refugees, to have the first Meeting of the Coordination Committee for Trilateral Cooperation among the ICAPP, COPPPAL and CAPP in Khartoum, Sudan in February 2017.

The meeting is to be attended by around five representatives each from the ICAPP Standing Committee, COPPPAL Governing Body and CAPP Executive Committee. The main purpose of the meeting is to discuss the areas and scope of trilateral cooperation among the political parties in three continents in accordance with the Jakarta Declaration on Trilateral Cooperation adopted on April 23, 2016 and to prepare for the 2nd Trilateral Meeting.

In this regard, SC Members who wish to participate in the coordination meeting in Khartoum next February are requested to inform the Secretariat at their earliest convenience. Attached is the invitation  letter from the CAPP Secretariat.

With warm regards,

Chung Eui-yong

Co-Chairman of the Standing Committee

and Secretary General of the ICAPP

Seoul, Korea

December 8, 2016