16Th EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT April 10 2013 – WEDNESDAY WOW HOTEL – CONVENTION CENTER–MAIN HALL - ISTANBUL

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

16Th EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT April 10 2013 – WEDNESDAY WOW HOTEL – CONVENTION CENTER–MAIN HALL - ISTANBUL MGF (As of March 28, 2013)(Draft) 16th EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT April 10 2013 – WEDNESDAY WOW HOTEL – CONVENTION CENTER–MAIN HALL - ISTANBUL DAY 1 - I. SESSION 10.00 – 13.00 Registration: 09.30- 09.55 Opening: 10.00 OPENING CEREMONY - National Anthem and Barcovision - Messages and Speeches ROSTRUM Hon. Rona YIRCALI (Chairman) Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce H.E. Lamberto DINI 75th Prime Minister of Italy H.E. Ali ABBASOV Minister of Telecommunications of the Republic of Azerbaijan H.E. Dora BAKOYANNIS Member of the Hellenic Parliament, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairwomen of the Democratic Union H.E. Vujica LAZOVIC Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro OPENING Hon. Dr. Akkan SUVER President of Marmara Group Foundation SPEAKERS Hon. Tahsin YILMAZ CEO of Türk Telekom Hon. Temel KOTİL CEO of Turkish Airlines Hon. Hikmet TANRIVERDİ President of IHKIB Hon. Tanıl KÜÇÜK President of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce – Vice President of TOBB Hon. Dr. Kadir TOPBAŞ Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Hon. Hüseyin Avni MUTLU Governor of Istanbul Salutations from the FOREIGN GUESTS; H.E. Omer BERIZY Prime Minister of Madagascar H.E. Mihail FORMUZAL Bashkan of the Autonomous Region of Gagauzia - Moldova H.E. Bujar NISHANI President of the Republic of Albania H.E. Bakir IZETBEGOVIC President of Bosnia Herzegovina H.E. Atifete JAHJAGA President of the Republic of Kosovo H.E. Gjorge IVANOV President of Macedonia For TURKEY; H.E. Prof. Dr. Veysel EROĞLU Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs of Turkey H.E. Cemil ÇİÇEK Speaker of the Turkih Grand National Assembly MARMARA GROUP FOUNDATION REPRESANTATION DELEGATION Hon. Şamil AYRIM MGF Executive Board Member – Former MP Hon. Dr. Fatih SARAÇOĞLU Secretary General of the Marmara Group Foundation RAPPORTEURS Hon. Prof. Dr. Ahmet SAMSUNLU Member of the Marmara Group Foundation’s Academic Council – (F) Minister for Housing Hon. Prof. Dr. Atilla DİCLE Member of the Marmara Group Foundation’s Academic Council (Exclusive Luncheon to the Invitees) 1 MGF 16th EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT PARALLEL SESSIONS April 10, 2013 – Wednesday WOW HOTEL – CONVENTION CENTER– MAIN HALL - ISTANBUL SESSION OF ECONOMY DAY 1 14.00 - 18.00 ROSTRUM Hon.Dr. Akkan SUVER (Chairman) President of the Marmara Group Foundation H.E. Omer BERIZY Prime Minister of Madagascar H.E. Taher MASRI President of the Senate of Jordan – Former Prime Minister H.E. Kheer-allah Hassan BABAKER Minister of Commerce of Iraq OPENING H.E. Omer BERIZY Prime Minister of Madagascar H.E. Taher MASRI President of the Senate of Jordan – Former Prime Minister H.E. Vujica LAZOVIC Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro SPEAKERS H.E. Bill PAVLEVSKI State Minister Responsible for Economy of Macedonia H.E. Li ZHAOXING President of CAIFC – Former Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Besim BEQAJ Minister of Economic Development of Kosovo H.R.H. Prince RADU Prince of Romania H.E. Vitaliy KÜRKÇÜ Vice-Bashkan of Gagauzia H.E. Kheer-allah Hassan BABAKER Minister of Commerce of Iraq H.E. Mansur AHMED President of Infrastructure Regulation Authority of Nigeria H.E. Riadh BETTAIEB Minister of Investment and International Cooperation of Tunisia H.E. Dr. Abdallah O.KIGODA Minister of Industry and Trade of Tanzanya H.E. Geldi SARYYEV Deputy Minister of Finance of Turkmenistan H.E. Kwesi AMİSSAH-ARTHUR Vice-President of Ghana 2 MGF 16th EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT PARALLEL SESSIONS APRIL 10, 2013 – WEDNESDAY WOW HOTEL – CONVENTION CENTER–YAKUT A - ISTANBUL ENERGY SESSION DAY 1 14.00 - 18.00 SESSION OPENING H.E. Lamberto DINI 75th Prime Minister of Italy Panel 1 14.00 – 16.00 ‘’GREATER CASPIAN and BLACK SEA REGIONS: CHALLANGES AND SOLUTIONS’’ ROSTRUM Hon. Necdet PAMİR (Chairman) Chairman of the Energy Committee of 16th Eurasian Economic Summit H.E. Natıg ALİYEV Minister of Energy and Industry of Azerbaijan MODERATOR Hon. Necdet PAMİR Chairman of the 16th Eurasian Economic Summit Energy Committee PANEL OPENING H.E. Murat MERCAN Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey SPEAKERS H.E. Natıg ALİYEV Minister of Energy and Industry of Azerbaijan Hon. Serhan SÜZER General Manager of Süzer Group – Exen Holding Hon. Mehmet ÖĞÜTÇÜ Chairman of the Executive Board of Global Resources H.E. Constantin NITA Minister of Energy of Romania Hon. Edward CHOW CSIS Senior Energy Expert Hon. Kenan YAVUZ CEO of SOCAR Turkey H.E. Valeh ALESKEROV Vice-Speaker of the Azerbaijan Parliament H.E. Mihnea CONSTANTINESCU Ambassador, Special Envoy on Energy Security of the Romanian Government Panel 2 16.00 – 18.00 ‘’THE MIDDLE EAST, MEDITERRANEAN and AFRICA: CHALLENGES and SOLUTIONS’’ ROSTRUM Hon. Dr. Bülent ALİRIZA (Chairman) CSIS Director of Turkey Project H.E. Valeh ALESKEROV Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of Azerbaijan H.E.Erdal THRULJ Federal Minister of Energy, Industry and Mining of Bosnia Herzegovina MODERATOR Hon. Bülent ALİRIZA Director of CSIS Turkey Project PANEL OPENING H.E. Dora BAKOYANNİS MP – Former Minister of Foreign Affairs – President of the Democratic Union Party SPEAKERS H.E. Mithat RENDE Ambassador, Director of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E. Abadulla GEMEDA Speaker of the Parliament of Ethiopia H.E. Erdal THRULJ Federal Minister of Energy, Industry and Mining of Bosnia Herzegovina Hon. Mehmet SEPİL CEO of Genel Enerji 3 MGF 16th EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT PARALLEL SESSIONS APRIL 10, 2013 – WEDNESDAY WOW HOTEL – CONVENTION CENTER–YAKUT B - ISTANBUL SESSION OF HEALTH-CARE and EDUCATION LIVING LAB - SMART CITIES DAY 1 14.00 - 18.00 ROSTRUM Hon. Dr. Haluk ÖZSARI (Chairman) Chairman of the Healthcare Committee of 16th Eurasian Economic Summit Hon. Menderes TÜREL Member of Parliament – Vice President of Justice and Development Party H.E. Dr. Lahcen DAOUDI Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Morocco H.E. Mısır MARDANOV Minister of Education of Azerbaijan H.E. Sanja VLAHOVIC Minister of Science of Montenegro HEALTH-CARE PANEL 14.00 – 16.00 MODERATOR Hon. Dr. Haluk ÖZSARI Chairman of the Healthcare Committee of 16th Eurasian Summit SPEAKERS H.E. Dr. Kadir HUSEYIN Deputy Minister of Health of Kosovo Hon. Dr. Jüri KANN Academician – Estonia Hon. Menderes TÜREL Member of Parliament – Vice President of Justice and Development Party EDUCATION PANEL 16.00 – 18.00 MODERATOR Hon. Dr. Burak KÜNTAY Manager of Bahçeşehir University Social Sciences Institute SPEAKERS H.E. Köksal TOPTAN 24th Chairman of Turkish Grand National Assembly Hon. Dr. Arno ALMANN Rector of Estonia Business School Hon. Petra KOCJAN Director of the Ypsilon Institute Hon. Prof. Eden MAMUT President of Black Sea Universities Union H.E. Sanja VLAHOVIC Minister of Science of Montenegro H.E. Dr. Lahcen DAOUDI Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Morocco H.E. Mısır MARDANOV Minister of Education of Azerbaijan 4 MGF 16th EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT PARALLEL SESSIONS APRIL 10, 2013 – WEDNESDAY WOW HOTEL – CONVENTION CENTER–ZEUS HALL - ISTANBUL SESSION OF CULTURE and ECOLOGICAL DIALOGUE DAY 1 14.00 - 18.00 ROSTRUM Hon. Prof. Salim T S AL-HASSANI President - Science, Technology and Civilization Foundation- UK H.E. Patriarch BARTHOLOMEOS Patriarch of Orthodox Church H.E. Archbishop Matthew H. KUKAH Bishop of Sokoto – Nigeria H.E. Yusuf ÇETİN Metropolitan Bishop of Syriac Orthodox Church H.E. Archbishop Antonio LUCIBELLO Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey SPEAKERS Hon. Prof. Salim T S AL-HASSANI President - Science, Technology and Civilization Foundation- UK H.E. Hadi NEZİR Minister of State of Macedonia H.E. Patriarch BARTHOLOMEOS Patriarch of Orthodox Church Hon. Prof. Bekir KARLIĞA Chairman of the Turkish National Coordination Committee for the Alliance of Civilizations H.E. Dr. Dagva TSAKHILGAAN Ambassador - Mongolia Hon. Prof. Chong Jin OH Academician – South Korea H.E. Archbishop Matthew H. KUKAH Bishop of Sokoto - Nigeria Hon. Prof. Agiemin BAUBEC Academician – Romania Hon. Prof. Nuredin IBRAM Academician – Romania H.E. Mahir YAĞCILAR Minister of Public Administration of Kosovo Hon. Prof. Agni Vlavianos ARVANITIS Founder and President of the Biopolitics International Organization H.E. Rav. İsak HALEVA Chief Rabi of the Turkish Jewish Community H.E. Yusuf ÇETİN Metropolitan Bishop of Syriac Orthodox Church H.E. Sadyk SHERNIYAZ Former Minister of Culture of Kyrgyzstan H.E. Archbishop Antonio LUCIBELLO Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey H.E. Jusuf KALAMPEROVIC Former Minister of Interior Affairs of Montenegro 5 MGF 16th EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT PARALLEL SESSIONS APRIL 10, 2013 – WEDNESDAY WOW HOTEL – CONVENTION CENTER–ZEUS HALL - ISTANBUL MODERNIZATION OF WOMEN DAY 1 14.00 - 17.00 14:00 – 14:30: Presenter : Tijen Mergen - Member of Rightful Women’s Platform, Hürriyet Newspaper Welcoming Speeches: Müjgan Suver - Founding President of Marmara Group’s Women in Business World Gül Mutlu - Educationist, Spouse of Governor of Istanbul Hüseyin Avni Mutlu Main Theme Speeches : Jozefina Topalli - Speaker of the Parliament of Albania Atifete Jahjaga - President of Kosovo 14:30 - 15:15 Level of Modernization , Women’s Modernization Experience Session Moderator : Nilgün Cerrahoğlu - Journalist, Columnist Speakers : Prenses Margarita - Crown Princess of Romania Odeta Nishani - First Lady of Albania Maja Ivanova - First Lady of Macedonia Aşkın Asan - Deputy Minister of Family and Social Policies Monika Schmutz Kırgöz – Diplomat Mimoza Kusari Lila - Vice Prime Minister of Kosovo Gülsün Bilgehan - Member of Turkish Group of PACE, Member of Parliament Questions – Answers 15:15 - 17:00 Press in Modernization, is NGO and Women Parliamentarians Proactive or Reactive? What should be Future
Recommended publications
  • Marmara Group Foundation
    MARMARA GROUP FOUNDATION (April 9) 15TH EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT, 15th (Bronze) Anniversary APRIL 11, 2012 – WENDESDAY LÜTFİ KIRDAR – CONVENTION CENTER – MARMARA SALOON –ISTANBUL 1ST DAY - 1ST SESSION 10.00 – 13.00 Registration: 09.30- 09.55 Opening: 10.00 OPENING CEREMONY - Turkish National Anthem and Barcovision Show - Video Address of H.E. Irina BOKOVA, Director General of UNESCO - Message of H.E İlham Aliyev, by Political Advisor of Azerbaijan Presidency H.E. Prof. Dr. Ali Hasanov ROSTRUM Hon. Rona YIRCALI (President)) President of International World Chambers Federation H.E. Mimoza Kusari LILA Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo H.E. Vujica LAZOVIC Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro H.E. Dr. Sidi Ould Bedbaha TAH Minister of Economic Affairs and Development of Mauritania OPENING Hon. Dr. Akkan SUVER President of the Marmara Group Foundation Hon. Ekrem DEMİRTAŞ Chairman of the Board of Izmir Chamber of Commerce on behalf of TURKISH BUSINESS WORLD Hon. Doç. Dr. Temel KOTİL General Manager of Turkish Airlines SPEAKERS Hon. Hikmet TANRIVERDİ President of Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters’ Association (İTKİB) Hon. Ömer Cihad VARDAN President of Private Industrialist Businessmen Organization (MÜSİAD) Hon. Yalçın SÖNMEZ President of TOSYÖV Hon. Murat YALÇINTAŞ Chairman of the Board of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Hon. Tanıl KÜÇÜK Vice President of Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges(TOBB) Hon. Süreyya ER Vice President of the Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TİKA) H.E. Leonidas CHRYSANTHOPOULOS Ambassador, Secretary General of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Hon. Dr. Architect Kadir TOPBAŞ Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Hon. Hüseyin Avni MUTLU Governor of Istanbul Greeting Speeches of FOREIGN GUESTS (Alphabetical Order); H.E.
    [Show full text]
  • Symposia Conference Book
    icd institute for cultural diplomacy The 2013 Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy “The Potential for Cultural Diplomacy in Supporting National and International Governance” (Berlin, Ankara, Istanbul, Bucharest, Rome, Washington, D.C., New York City, Brussels, London; May-August 2013) The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy 2013 “The Potential for Cultural Diplomacy in Supporting National and International Governance” (Berlin, Ankara, Istanbul, Bucharest, Rome, Washington, D.C., New York City, Brussels, London; May-August 2013) Table of Contents Introduction The International Symposia on Cultural Diplomacy 2013 is now 5 years old Introduction ........................................................................................... 2 and has become the world’s largest event in the field of Cultural Diplomacy. The sixth Symposia took place in 2013 and included large-scale events tak- Conference Summaries ing place in different major capital cities in cooperation with governments, leading academic institutions and civil society organizations throughout the Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the Mediterranean ........... 3 months of May - July 2013. Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Germany ........................... 5 Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the Levant ......................... 7 The focus of the 2013 symposia was to explore the potential for cultural di- Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy & Human Rights..................... 9 plomacy to successfully support national and international governance; and Symposium on Cultural
    [Show full text]
  • Dialogue of the Seas No.5, 2012
    Black Sea-Caspian Sea: strategy for a wider region Cultural heritage and barbarians of the XXIst century No. 5, 2012 BSEC’s th 0anniversary: Alexander 2mutual trust, Dugin: common priorities formula Azerbaijan and Europe’s to the future energy security of Eurasia It’s raining with Olympic medals VlaDE DivaC: THE LEGEND GOES ON SERBIA LOOKS IN TOMORROW BorodinoBorodino Panorama Panorama The Adriatic landscape - the background of the “summit” of the Black Sea-Caspian Sea Fund BSCSIFCHRONICLE - is the direct proof of the Fund’s broadening BSCSIFCHRONICLE PHOTO: VYacheslav SAMOSHKIN outward the region The “Maestral” Hotel will be remembered as the place where important decisions were made impersonated by the Ambassador Livio Hürzeler - joining our ranks. This suggests that the values ​​targeted by the statute and the strategy of the Fund, and, foremost, the promotion LE of dialogue, peace and harmony, are in tune with the European ones, but also in tune with the Eurasian values, because we also accepted an Iranian IC citizen as a full BSCSIF member. Today, our Fund is getting wider, indeed. Where did our meeting take place? At the Adriatic Sea, in Mon- tenegro, and this is not a part of the Black Sea- Caspian Sea region. The Assembly’s attendees paid a moment-of-silence According to the second pivotal tribute to the tragically deceased friend - BSCSIF Vice- decision adopted, there will be estab- President, Prof. Tamaz Beradze A strategy lished within the Fund a Center for Strategic Research of the Black Sea – Caspian Sea region. It was a very wise idea - to gather under one roof for a wider region scholars, professionals and academi- cians from most of our countries.
    [Show full text]
  • PAM Ivth PLENARY SESSION
    PAM IVth PLENARY SESSION ISTANBUL (TURKEY) 23-24 OCTOBER 2009 CONRAD HOTEL, ISTANBUL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAM Secretariat Palazzo Spinola St. Julians - STJ3207 Malta Tel: +356 22484200 Fax: + 356 22484215 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.apm.org.mt The Executive Report of the IV Plenary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean is compiled and published with the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN ASSEMBLEE PARLEMENTAIRE DE LA MEDITERRANEE الجمعيـــة البرلمانيــة للبحـــر اﻷبيــض المتوســـــــط EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PAM IVth PLENARY SESSION ISTANBUL (TURKEY) 23-24 OCTOBER 2009 CONRAD HOTEL, ISTANBUL At the official opening of Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), IVth Plenary Session, held in Istanbul (Turkey) on 23 and 24 October 2009, the Plenary was honoured to hear the inaugural address by H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, and the welcome address by H.E. Hon. Mehmet Ali Sahin, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT). PAM President Hon. Rudy Salles (France) welcomed the members of the national PAM delegations and the distinguished guest speakers, and thanked the Turkish delegation and the GNAT for hosting the Session and for their warm hospitality. Turkish Prime Minister H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid tribute to PAM for its contribution in to the Middle East Peace Process and for working towards uniting the peoples of the Mediterranean. He shared Turkey’s aspirations to enter the European Union (EU) and alluded to the utility of holding a multilateral conference on the future of Cyprus. H.E.
    [Show full text]
  • Security Challenges in the Balkans
    Security Challenges in the Balkans May 26 - 27 2016 Bucharest This event is co-sponsored by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Partners of the event: NEW STRATEGY CENTER Content 1. The concept of the conference 2. Program 3. Speakers’ biographies 4. Romania’s Neighborhoods: East and South – An Integrated Approach 3 NEW STRATEGY CENTER 4 NEW STRATEGY CENTER Security challenges in the Balkans The Balkans have been generally The Balkans comprise a large number considered the powder keg of Europe. of states with various interests. While Throughout history, the area has been several countries are EU members of the often one of the most intense geopolitical EU, some have recently submitted their battlegrounds. As the international system EU membership application. While some is becoming less and less secure, the states countries are NATO members and another in the Balkans have to make sure that the one will join the Alliance at the 2016 numerous existing security challenges can Summit, the opinion in some countries is be tackled in the future. While the spark highly divided regarding NATO. Russia of war seems to fade away in Eastern is another hot subject on the agenda, as Ukraine, the Balkans have taken once the Balkans have been a region of major again their upfront position in European interest for the Russian decision makers geopolitics. Crimea set numerous threats through the history. After the wars in ex- to the evolution of the Balkans, despite the Yugoslavia, Turkey has again increased its fact that the two areas are separated by the presence in the area.
    [Show full text]
  • Conferencia Internacional Sobre Turismo, Religiones Y Diálogo Entre Culturas
    CONFERENCIA INTERNACIONAL SOBRE TURISMO, RELIGIONES Y DIÁLOGO ENTRE CULTURAS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TOURISM, RELIGIONS AND DIALOGUE OF CULTURES CONFÉRENCE INTERNATIONALE SUR LE TOURISME, LES RELIGIONS ET LE DIALOGUE DES CULTURES Córdoba (España), 29-31 octubre 2007 LISTA DE PARTICIPANTES LIST OF PARTICIPANTS LISTE DE PARTICIPANTS Turismo-Religion 1 I. ESTADOS / STATES / ÉTATS ALBANIA / ALBANIA / ALBANIE Governmental representatives Mr. Pula FATION Rr. Abdi Toptani Member of the Parliament TIRANA Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports [email protected] T. (355 4) 227 918 F. (355 4) 271 259 Mr. Rasim HASANAJ Rr. Abdi Toptani Chairman TIRANA State Committee [email protected] Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Sports T. (355 4) 227 918 F. (355 4) 271 259 ALEMANIA / GERMANY / ALLEMAGNE Governmental representatives H.E. Dr. Wolf-Ruthart BORN Fortuny, 8 Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Spain MADRID Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Spain [email protected] T. (34) 915 579 030 F. (34) 915 579 059 Mr. Ernst HINSKEN Scharnhorstrasse, 34-37 Federal Government Commissioner for Tourism BERLIN Federal Ministry of Economics and Techology [email protected] T. (49 30) 2014 7180 F. (49 30) 2014 7095 Other participants Mr. Helge BENDL Struempfelbacherstrasse, 21 Journalist WEINSTADT Zeitenspiegel Feature Agency [email protected] T. (49 71) 519 64 60 F. (49 71) 519 64 630 Ms. Bärbel GRÖNEGRES Willy-Brandt Platz, 1 Director ERFURT Thueringer Tourismus [email protected] T. (49 361) 374 22 22 F. (49 361) 374 22 99 Ms. Sandra M. HERMAN Rosenheimer Strasse, 46 Coach, Trainer, Consultant MUNICH Supreme Consultancy [email protected] T.
    [Show full text]
  • Dialogue of the Seas No.7, 2013
    Romanian oceanographers: Black Sea gradually recovers No. 7, 2013 Belarus- Land under Sergei White Wings Konoplyov About Harvard’s programs on Eurasia Eurovision-2013: “Eastern European domination” Black Sea - Caspian Sea International Fund: ISTANBUL MERIDIAN OF COOPERATION Colors of new Georgia BSCSIFCHRONICLE BSCSIFCHRONICLE PHOTO: АrCHIVE The awards were given by cat- egories that provided for the main activities of BSCSIF: sustainable economic and regional develop- ment, world peace, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, protection of cultural heritage, implementation of democratic reforms, significant progress in European integration, international cooperation in the field of energy, sustainability and protec- tion of the environment, moderni- zation of the education system and BSCSIF President Dr. Akkan Suver (right) hands the award to Siim Kallas, Vice-President health care. of the European Commission and Commissioner for Transport BSCSIF-2012 awards were granted to distinguished personalities as fol- lows below: • Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament - for his contribution to the strengthening of the role of the European Parlia- ment as a democratic forum, and for his contribution to a unified and integrated European Union as an economically strong, socially just, Awarding ceremony free and democratic structure for all Europeans. Among the awardees - Dacian Ciolos, European Commissioner • Johannes Hahn, European Com- for Agriculture and Rural Development missioner for Regional Policy - for the promotion of
    [Show full text]
  • Dialogue of the Seas
    HEAVEN ON EARTH CALLED MONTENEGRO No. 8, 2014 Oil Rush and Destiny of the Caspian YEARSЛЕТ Alla Yazkova: Wider Black Sea Region The Black Sea – Caspian Sea and Challenges International Fund of Our Times NEW SILK ROAD: IT’S POSSIBLE! 5Messages from BSCSIF founders Ukraine Georgia Turkey Romania Republic of Moldova Azerbaijan Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan EDITORIAL BSCSIFCHRONICLE PHOTO: АrCHIVE YEARS Vyacheslav SAMOSHKIN, Editor in Chief of “Dialogue of the Seas” magazine BSCSIF New Silk Road: it’s possible! Major The idea to restore the historical Silk Road, even the way it is currently called, which implies for transportation of energy resources from Central Asia and Cas- 5 pian Sea to Europe, might have seemed at first too bold and fantastic. But in 1998, events in Baku, at the Conference of Presidents of many countries, the idea was launched, ■ MARCH 4, BUCHAREST. Founding of the International Fund for Cooperation and Partnership of the and time has proven its viability. One of its real incarnations was the establish- Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Founders - representatives of eight countries in the region together with the Romanian President Traian Basescu. On the photo left to right: Vadim Kolesnichenko (Ukraine), ment, 11 years after, of the International Black Sea-Caspian Sea Fund. Its founders of the Tamaz Beradze (Georgia), Akkan Suver (Turkey), Iulian Fota (Romania), President Traian Basescu, have foremost stressed on the humanitarian side of the issue. After all, the Great Lidia Romanciuc (Republic of Moldova ), Eldar Hasanov (Azerbaijan), Zhildyz Oskonbaeva (Kyrgyzstan) Silk Road is a sort of bridge that brought together countries and peoples and facili- and Dossym SULEYEV (Kazakhstan).
    [Show full text]
  • Dialogue of the Seas No.4, 2012
    The International Fund of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea: Synergy on the Bosphorus No. 4, 2012 Physiognomies of the capitalism Heading in Russia for civil society Eurasian idea: history and present SCO and the challenges of the “three forces” Istanbul’s bronze and gold MODERN RHYTHMS OF THE OLD BULGARIA A Century of Turkish Painting Macheta_Anuar_A4.pdf 1 4/5/2012 12:16:47 PM EVENTSAND PEOPLE PHOTO: THE AUTHOR Istanbul’s bronze and gold Vyacheslav SAMOSHKIN, “Dialogue of the Seas” Editor in Chief Project: reeting the guests of the eration and Partnership of the Black Sea 15th Eurasian Economic and the Caspian Sea (BSCSIF Bucha- Summit in Istanbul rest), which developed a close coopera- (11-12 April, 2012), tion with Marmara Group Foundation, organized yearly by the with its President Dr. Akkan Suver, who prestigious Marmara Group Strategic is also BSCSIF Vice-President. Progress Gand Social Research Foundation, its The Forum received special mes- president, Dr. Akkan Suver (at the right) sages from the President of Azerbaijan talked about “the bronze anniver- Ilham Aliyev and UNESCO’s Director C sary” of the Summit (by analogy with General, Irina Bokova. M “bronze” wedding). However, the high As for the topics discussed, these level of representation, the direct com- were the most pressing issues of our Y munication between politicians, diplo- times: energy security, a strategy for CM in Education mats, scholars, clergymen, businessmen idents, speakers and deputy speakers of sustainable economic and social devel- MY from 50 countries that shared the most parliaments (including from Azerbaijan, opment, elaboration of management valuable ideas for a wide range of is- China, Turkey), ministers and former systems and models that would ensure CY sues regarding Eurasia and the global presidents (Bulgaria, Mongolia, Roma- this kind of development, implementa- CMY development, make us talk about a truly nia, Nigeria, Turkey, Estonia), as well as tion of “green energy” as well as inter- K “golden” dignity of the forum.
    [Show full text]
  • Mgf 18 Eurasian Economic Summit
    MGF 18th EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT APRIL 8, 2014 – WEDNESDAY WOW HOTEL – CONVENTION CENTER– (MAIN HALL) - ISTANBUL 1st DAY 10.00 – 12.00 Registration: 09.30- 09.55 Opening: 10.00 OPENING CEREMONY: - Barcovision and National Anthem - Protocol messages ROSTRUM H.E. Ali ABBASOV (Chairman) Minister of Communication and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan H.E. Vujica LAZOVIC Montenegro Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy and Financial System H.E. Hukum Khan HABIBI Minister of Economy of Afghanistan Hon. Joelle GARRIAUD-MAYLAM Senator of French Senate H.E. Miguel Angel MORATINOS (F) Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain OPENING: Hon. Dr. Akkan SUVER President of the Marmara Group Foundation SPEAKERS: Hon. İbrahim ÇAĞLAR Chairman of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce H.E. Victor TVIRCUN Secretary of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation H.E. Architect Dr. Kadir TOPBAŞ Mayor of Istanbul H.E. Vasip ŞAHİN Governor of Istanbul KEYNOTE SPEAKER: H.E. Dr.Erhard BUSEK Former Chancellor of Austria - President of Vienna Economic Forum SALUTATIONS FROM FOREIGN GUESTS : H.E. Marinko CAVARA President of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina H.E. Gjorge IVANOV President of Macedonia H.E. Filip VUJANOVIC President of Montenegro MEDAL OF HONOR CEREMONY TO OUR MEMBERS WHO COMPLETED TEN YEARS Hon. Asuman DAYI Hon. Dr. Elena KIRTCHEVA Hon. Natıq ALIYEV Hon. Bensiyon PINTO H.E. Dr. Erhard BUSEK Hon. Nezihe TİMUR Hon. Cafer OKRAY Hon. Mithat YÜMLÜ Hon. Prof. Dr. Tunç EREM Hon. Turan SARIGÜLLE Lunch to be given on behalf of the Guests hosted by Renault – Mais MARMARA GROUP FOUNDATION REPRESENTATIVES Hon. Dr. Fatih SARAÇOĞLU Secretary General of the Marmara Group Foundation Hon.
    [Show full text]
  • THE MARMARA FOUNDATION 13Th EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT (As of April 15, 2010)
    THE MARMARA FOUNDATION 13th EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT (as of April 15, 2010) MAY 5, 2010 – WEDNESDAY ISTANBUL CONGRESS CENTER - BEYAZIT HALL DAY I - 1st SESSION 10.00 – 13.00 OPENING CEREMONY - Registration 09.30- 09.55 Opening 10.00 ROSTRUM Hon. Rona YIRCALI President of the World Chambers Federation (WCF) Hon. Dr. Akkan SUVER President of the Marmara Foundation Hon. Prof. Dr. Ali HASANOV Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic Azerbaijan Hon. Erdoğan DEMİRÖREN Chairman of the Demirören Group Hon. Şarık TARA Honorary Chairman of Enka Holding - Turkish National Anthem and Visual Presentation Message from H.E. the President of the Turkish Republic, H.E. Abdullah GÜL Message from H.E. the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, H.E. İlham ALİYEV Hon. Dr. Akkan SUVER President of the Marmara Foundation Hon. Dr. Murat YALÇINTAŞ Chairman of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC) Hon. Tanıl KÜÇÜK Chairman of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ICI) Hon. Başaran ULUSOY Chairman of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB) Hon. Hikmet TANRIVERDİ Chairman of the Istanbul Apparel Exporters’ Association (IHKIB) Hon. Musa KULAKLIKAYA Chairman of the Turkish Int. Coop. and Development Agency (TIKA) Hon. Rifat HİSARCIKLIOĞLU Chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Hon. Dr. Architect Kadir TOPBAŞ Mayor of Istanbul Hon. Muammer GÜLER Governor of Istanbul H.E. Süleyman DEMİREL The 9th President of the Republic of Turkey Hon. Minister …………………. ON BEHALF OF FOREIGN DIGNITARIES; H.E. Bamir TOPI President of the Republic of Albania H.E. Gjorge IVANOV President of the Republic of Macedonia CEREMONY FOR APPRECIATION AND THANKS THE MARMARA FOUNDATION REPRESANTATION Hon.
    [Show full text]
  • 16Th EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT April 10 2013 – WEDNESDAY WOW HOTEL – CONVENTION CENTER–MAIN HALL - ISTANBUL
    MGF (As of March 25, 2013)(Draft) 16th EURASIAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT April 10 2013 – WEDNESDAY WOW HOTEL – CONVENTION CENTER–MAIN HALL - ISTANBUL DAY 1 - I. SESSION 10.00 – 13.00 Registration: 09.30- 09.55 Opening: 10.00 OPENING CEREMONY - National Anthem and Barcovision - Messages and Speeches ROSTRUM Hon. Rona YIRCALI (Chairman) Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce H.E. Lamberto DINI 75th Prime Minister of Italy H.E. Ali ABBASOV Minister of Telecommunications of the Republic of Azerbaijan H.E. Dora BAKOYANNIS Member of the Hellenic Parliament, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairwomen of the Democratic Union H.E. Vujica LAZOVIC Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro OPENING Hon. Dr. Akkan SUVER President of Marmara Group Foundation SPEAKERS Hon. Tahsin YILMAZ CEO of Türk Telekom Hon. Temel KOTİL CEO of Turkish Airlines Hon. Hikmet TANRIVERDİ President of IHKIB Hon. Tanıl KÜÇÜK President of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce – Vice President of TOBB Hon. Dr. Kadir TOPBAŞ Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Hon. Hüseyin Avni MUTLU Governor of Istanbul Salutations from the FOREIGN GUESTS; H.E. Omer BERIZY Prime Minister of Madagascar H.E. Mihail FORMUZAL Bashkan of the Autonomous Region of Gagauzia - Moldova H.E. Bujar NISHANI President of the Republic of Albania H.E. Bakir IZETBEGOVIC President of Bosnia Herzegovina H.E. Atifete JAHJAGA President of the Republic of Kosovo H.E. Gjorge IVANOV President of Macedonia H.E. Traian BASESCU President of Romania For TURKEY; H.E. Prof. Dr. Veysel EROĞLU Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs of Turkey H.E. Cemil ÇİÇEK Speaker of the Turkih Grand National Assembly MARMARA GROUP FOUNDATION REPRESANTATION DELEGATION Hon.
    [Show full text]