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NATO Parliamentary Assembly

89th ROSE-ROTH Seminar

With the National Assembly of the Republic of

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 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 , 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 , 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 )

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- Institute of Ancient (to be confirmed)

20:00 Reception hosted by Galust SAHAKYAN, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia

Guest Speaker: , 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 , 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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