LIST OF PARTICIPANTS:

H. E. Guenther Baechler, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland in SCHOOL OF POLITICAL STUDIES SCHOOL OF POLITICAL STUDIES Florian Gubler, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Switzerland in Georgia Zurab Abashidze, Special Representative of the Prime Minister of Georgia for Russian Merab Mamardashvili in Memoria Relations Giorgi Meladze, Project Coordinator of the Tbilisi School of Political Studies Joint Expert Meeting of the Tbilisi Moscow School of Political Studies and Moscow Schools of Political Studies 1. Andrey Kolesnikov, Opinion Editor, “Novaya Gazeta” “Batumi Initiative” 2. Feydor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs Journal, Member of the Russian Council on Foreign and Defense Policy 3. Aleksey Makarkin, First Vice-President of the Center for Political Technologies Tbilisi, 17-18 November 2012 4. Tatyana Malkina, Editor-In-Chief of the Magazine “Otechestvennie Zapiski” 5. Elena Nemirovskaya, Founder of the Moscow School of Political Studies 6. Nikita Sokolov, Editor, “Otechestvennye Zapiski”, Historian

Tbilisi School of Political Studies 1. Armaz Akhvlediani, Founder and Director of the Tbilisi School of Political Studies 2. Levan Gigineishvili, Professor at Ilia State University 3. Sergi Kapanadze, President of Georgia's Reforms Associate; Professor of International Relations at 4. Irakli Menagarishvili, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Strategic Research Center 5. Marina Muskhelishvili, Director of the Center for Social Studies 6. Lasha Tugushi, Editor-in-Chief of the Newspaper “Resonance”

*Betsy's Hotel Tel: (995-32) 2931404 Mob: (995-599) 575594 www.betsyshotel.com SATURDAY, 17 NOVEMBER SUNDAY, 18 NOVEMBER

15:45 Arrival at the Tbilisi Airport 10:00 – 12:00 Session 2 Analyzing the Present Situation Part 1 16:30 Check-in at the "Betsy's" Hotel * 12:00 – 12:30 Coffee Brake 17:30 –18:30 Dinner 12:30 – 14:30 Analyzing the Present Situation Part 2 18:45 – 19:00 Opening Remarks: H. E. Guenther Baechler, Ambassador Extraordinary and 14:30 – 15:30 Lunch Plenipotentiary of Switzerland in Georgia 15:30 – 17:30 Session 3 Elena Nemirovskaya, Founder of the The Prospect for the “Batumi Initiative” Moscow School of Political Studies in the Context of the Further Bilateral Relations

Armaz Akhvlediani, Founder and Director of the 17:30 – 18:00 Coffee Brake Tbilisi School of Political Studies 18:00 – 19:00 Session 4 19:00 – 21:00 Session 1 Proposals, Topics and Defining the Date for Georgian-Russian Relations: Possibilities for Cooperation the Next Meeting

Zurab Abashidze: New Challenges in Bilateral Relations 19:00 – 19:30 Closing Remarks and Conclusion

Fyodor Lukyanov: Post – Soviet Identity and Prospects 20:00 Dinner for Bilateral Relationship

22:00 Evening Fireside Party MONDAY, 19 NOVEMBER

09:30 Check-out from the Hotel

10:00 – 12:30 City Tour

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:30 Leaving for the Airport