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NATO Parliamentary Assembly
89th ROSE-ROTH Seminar
With the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia 18-20 June 2015
SECURITY AND STABILITY IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: FOSTERING ENDURING REGIONAL PEACE 19 May 2015
OFFICIAL SEMINAR HASHTAG #NATOPAARM15
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SWISS GOVERNMENT
www.nato-pa.int Place du Petit Sablon 3 1000 Brussels, Belgium • Tel: + 32 (0) 2 513 28 65
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Wednesday 17 June
Arrival of participants
Accommodation Marriott Hotel Yerevan Republic Square, Amiryan 1 street, Yerevan, 0010 Armenia Phone: 374 10 599 000 | Fax: 374 10 599 001 http://www.Marriotthotels.com
Seminar Venue Government Guest House 47 Mashtots avenue, Yerevan 0009, Armenia
Thursday 18 June
8:30-10:15 Registration of participants staying at the Marriott Hotel, hotel lobby
10:15-11:00 Registration of local participants in front of the Government Guest House Hall
10:15 Departure by bus to the Government Guest House
10:45 Arrival and seating of participants
OPENING SESSION
Moderator: Koryun NAHAPETYAN, Head of the Armenian Delegation to the NATO PA
11:00-11:10 Opening remarks by Galust SAHAKYAN, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia (to be confirmed)
11:10-11:20 Introduction by Paolo ALLI, Vice-President, NATO Parliamentary Assembly
11:20-11:25 Welcome address by Ambassador Lukas GASSER, Ambassador of Switzerland to Armenia
11:25-11:40 Keynote address by Edward NALBANDYAN, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia (to be confirmed)
11:40-12:00 Keynote address by speaker to be confirmed
12:00-:1300 Questions and Answers
13:00-14:15 Lunch hosted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia in the Government Guest House
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SESSION I Armenian Co-Operation with the Euro-Atlantic Community: Security, Politics, and Economics
Moderator: To be confirmed
14:15-14:30 Seyran OHANYAN, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia (to be confimed)
14:30-15:00 Questions and answers
15:00-15:15 Dirk LORENZ, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Armenia
15:15-15:45 Questions and answers
15:45-16:00 Coffee break
SESSION II The Rise of ISIS in the Middle East and Beyond (Impact on the Armenian Diaspora)
Moderator: Raynell ANDREYCHUK, Vice-Chairperson of the Mediterranean and Middle East Special Group (to be confirmed)
16:00-16:15 Domitilla SAGRAMOSO, Lecturer in Security and Development, Department of War Studies, King’s College, London
16:15-16:30 Ruben SAFRASTYAN, Director, Institute of Oriental Studies, Armenian National Academy of Sciences
16:30-17:30 Questions and answers
18:00-19:30 Visit to the Matenadaran-Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (to be confirmed)
20:00 Reception hosted by Galust SAHAKYAN, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
Guest Speaker: Vigen SARGSYAN, Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Armenia (to be confirmed)
Friday 19 June
8:25 Departure by bus to the Government Guest House
SESSION III Nagorno Karabakh: The Role of Mediation
Moderator: Julio MIRANDA CALHA (Portugal), General Rapporteur, NATO PA Defence and Security Committee
09:00-9:15 Shavarsh KOCHARYAN, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia (to be confirmed)
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9:15-9:30 Zaur SHIRIYEV, Academy Robert Bosch Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House, United Kingdom
9:30-9:45 Laurence BROERS, Caucasus Programme Associate, Conciliation Resources
9:45-10:00 Jacques FAURE, Former Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, France
10:00-11:10 Questions and Answers
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
SESSION IV NATO’s Partnerships in the South Caucasus
Moderator: Ojars ERIKS KALNINS, General Rapporteur of the NATO PA Political Committee
11:15-11:30 Steffen ELGERSMA, Senior Expert, Euro-Atlantic Integration & Partnership, NATO HQ
11:30-11:45 David SHAHNAZARYAN, Senior Analyst, Regional Studies Center, Armenia
11:45-12:00 Ghia NODIA, Chairman, Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development Professor, Director of the International School of Caucasus Studies, Ilia Chavchavadze State University, Tbilisi
12:00-13:00 Questions and Answers
13:00-14:15 Lunch hosted by the National Assembly of Armenia, Government Guest House
SESSION V Building Integrity as Part of Defence Reform in Armenia
Moderator: Simon LUNN, Former Secretary General of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
14:15-14:30 Ara NAZARYAN, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia (to be confirmed)
14:30-14:45 Richard GIRAGOSIAN, Director Regional Studies Center (RSC), Yerevan
14:45-15:00 Todor TAGAREV, DCAF Associate Senior Fellow and former Defence Minister of Bulgaria
15:00-15:30 Questions and answers
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SESSION VI Closed borders: Challenges for Economic Development, Stability and Peace
Moderator: Tbc
15:30-15:45 Alexander ISKANDARYAN, Director, Caucasus Institute
15:45-16:00 Amanda PAUL, Senior Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre, Brussels
16:00-16:15 Burcu GÜLTEKIN PUNSMANN, Program Coordinator, International Affairs, ISSICEU - Senior Researcher, Ankara Policy Center
16:15-17:30 Questions and answers
19:30 Reception hosted be Koryun NAHAPETYAN, Head of the Delegation of Armenia to the NATO PA
Saturday 20 June
8:50 Departure by bus to the Government Guest House
SESSION VII Energy Security in the South Caucasus
Moderator: tbc
9:45-10:00 Ara MARJANYAN, President of E-cube, Nongovernmental Organization
10:00-10:15 Tracy GERMAN, Expert, King’s College, London
10:15-10:45 Questions and Answers
10:45-11:00 Coffee break
SESSION VIII Political Developments and Civil Society in the Region
Moderator: Tevan POGHOSYAN, Member of the Delegation of Armenia to the NATO PA
11:00-11:15 Ana NATSVLISHVILI, Chairwoman, Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), Georgia
11:15-11:30 Sergey MINASYAN, Deputy Director of the Caucasus Institute
11:30-11:45 Dennis SAMMUT, LINKS Analysis and Oxford University
11:45-12:45 Questions and Answers
12:45 Closing remarks
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Lunch
FIELD VISIT (DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED)
Departure from the hotel by bus
Excursion to Holly Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Visit of the Sevan Peninsula
Dinner at Harsnakar Restaurant
Return time to be confirmed
Sunday 21 June
Departure of participants
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