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NATO Parliamentary Assembly VISIT to BERLIN, RAMSTEIN AND

NATO Parliamentary Assembly VISIT to BERLIN, RAMSTEIN AND

JOINT DSCFC/PCTR MEETING

112 JOINT 12 E Rev. 3 Original: English

NATO Parliamentary Assembly

SUB-COMMITTEES ON FUTURE DEFENCE CAPABILITIES (DSCFC) AND TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS (PCTR)

VISIT TO BERLIN, RAMSTEIN AND STUTTGART,

24 -27 SEPTEMBER 2012

DRAFT PROGRAMME

International Secretariat 20 September 2012 112 JOINT 12 E Rev. 3 1

SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER BERLIN

Arrival of participants

Contact numbers Rebecca Chandler: +32 473 931 961 Heather Messera: +32 477 310 620 Steffen Sachs: +32 472 888 405

Accommodation Maritim ProArte Hote, Berlin Friedrichstrasse 151, 10117 Berlin Phone: +49 (0)302033-4410 Email: [email protected] Reference: NATO PV Rates per night: Standard single: 80 euros Standard double: 120 euros (VAT and buffet breakfast included)

The Westin Grand Hotel, Berlin Friedrichstrasse 158-164, 10117 Berlin Phone: +49 (0)302027-3420 Email: [email protected] Reference: Deutscher Rates per night: Deluxe single: 169 euros Deluxe double: 189 euros (VAT and buffet breakfast included)

Evening Free

MONDAY 24 SEPTEMBER BERLIN

Morning Arrival of the remaining participants in Berlin

11:30 Registration desk open in the hotel lobbies Collection of documents and badges

12:00 Members gather in their hotel lobby for bus departure to lunch venue

12:30 Welcome by Dr. Karl A. Lamers, President, NATO PA

Lunch hosted by the German delegation to the NATO PA

Venue Deutsche Parlamentarische Gesellschaft (DPG) Friedrich-Ebert-Platz 2 10117 Berlin

Departure on foot for:

Meetings in the Deutscher Bundestag Europa-Saal (4900) Paul-Löbe-Haus Paul-Löbe-Allee 2 (South Entrance)

14:30 Introduction by Dr. Karl A. Lamers 112 JOINT 12 E Rev. 3 2

Meeting with Thomas de Maizière, Minister of Defence, on:

 NATO after the Chicago Summit  Reform of the German Armed Forces  Defence budget and military capabilities

16:00 Meeting with Lieutenant General (ret.) Roland Kather, Former German Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee and to the Military Committee (EUMC), on NATO Operations

17:00 Coffee break

17:30 Meeting with Dr. Jasper Wieck, Director, Defence and Security Policy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Developments in the MENA Region: Implications for Euro-Atlantic Security

18:30 End of meeting and return by bus to hotels (optional) OR

18:30 - 19:30 Tour of the Reichstag Building (optional) (Available in English and French)

19:30 Return by bus to hotels

Evening Free

TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER BERLIN / GELTOW

8:45 Bus departure from hotel lobbies

Meetings in the Bundesrat with experts of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik / SWP) Plenary Hall Leipziger Straße 3-4

9:00 Welcome by Rainer Robra, State Minister of the State Chancellery (Saxony-Anhalt)

9:05 Presentation by Prof. Dr. Volker Perthes, Director, on Political dynamics and regional security in the Middle East

9:45 Presentation by Dr. Markus Kaim, Head of Research Division International Security, on A Changing Transatlantic Alliance - German Priorities

10:30 Coffee break

11:00 Presentation by Dr. Christian Wagner, Head of Research Division Asia, on Pakistan’s Interests in Afghanistan 112 JOINT 12 E Rev. 3 3

11:45 Presentation by Dr. Christian Mölling, Research Associate, Research Division International Security, on Smart Defence – The Role of Parliaments in Pooling, Sharing and Specialisation

12:30 Lunch at the Bundesrat, hosted by the German Delegation to the NATO PA

13:30 Tour of the Bundesrat building (optional)

14:00 Departure by bus to Geltow

15:00 Visit of the Joint Forces Operations Command Einsatzführungskommando der Bundeswehr Henning-von-Tresckow-Kaserne Werderscher Damm 21-29 14548 Schwielowsee OT Geltow

Welcome by Lieutenant General Rainer Glatz, Commander of the Bundeswehr Joint Forces Operations Command

Introductory remarks by Brigadier Peter-Georg Stütz, Chief of Staff

Presentation by Colonel (GS), Ruprecht von Butler, Chief Operations Control Group Afghanistan on The German Engagement in Afghanistan

16:30 Visit of the Operations Room

17:00 End of meeting and return by bus to hotels

19:45 Departure by bus from hotel lobbies to restaurant

20:00 Dinner hosted by the German delegation to the NATO PA

Venue Restaurant Aigner Französische Str. 25 10117 Berlin 112 JOINT 12 E Rev. 3 4

WEDNESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER BERLIN / RAMSTEIN / STUTTGART

Members are kindly asked to check out before departure for the airport and to gather in the lobby, with their luggage, for a prompt departure at 7:00. Please note that we are unfortunately unable to wait for any members who have not checked out by this time.

7:00 Departure of bus to airport (via both hotels) for the following flight:

AB6478 Departure from Berlin Tegel Airport: 8:50 Arrival at Saarbrucken Airport: 10:10

10:30 Departure by bus to US Base in Ramstein

Meetings with representatives of NATO Air Command, US Air Force and United States European Command (EUCOM)

Please note that a valid form of I.D. will be required upon entry, and all electronic devises must be left in lockers provided

11:30 Arrival at West Gate Entrance, escort to

11:50 Briefing by Lieutenant General Friedrich Ploeger, Deputy Commander, Allied Air Command, on Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD, Air Command and Control (Air C2) and NATO Command Structure (NCS)

13:00 Lunch at members’ own expense

14:00 Depart for 86AW Flight Line Tour

15:00 Briefing by Colonel Frank Gerards, Branch Head Tactical Operations, A3 Operation, on Air Policing and Cooperative Airspace Initiative (CAI)

16:00 Question and Answer session with Admiral James Stavridis, EUCOM Commander and NATO Supreme Allied Commander, and General Philip M. Breedlove, USAFE Commander

16:45 Transport by bus to Stuttgart (approx. 3 hour drive)

20:00 Dinner hosted by the German delegation to the NATO PA

Welcome by , Minister of Rural Affairs and Consumer Protection (Baden-Württemberg)

Venue Alte Kanzlei Schillerplatz 5a 70173 Stuttgart 112 JOINT 12 E Rev. 3 5

+/- 21:30 Departure of bus from restaurant to both hotels

Rega-Hotel Stuttgart City Center Ludwigstrasse. 18-20 70176 Stuttgart Phone: +49 (0)71161934-0 Email: [email protected] Rate per night: Standard Single: 103 euros (Buffet breakfast included)

Hotel Azenberg Seestrasse. 114-116 70174 Stuttgart Phone: +49 (0)711225504-0 Email: [email protected] Rate per night: Standard Single: 115 euros (Buffet breakfast included)

THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER STUTTGART

Members departing today are kindly asked to check out before departure for the meetings and place their luggage on the bus. Those leaving US AFRICOM prior to official 14:00 departure should take luggage into meeting room

8:00 Members gather in their hotel lobby for bus departure to US AFRICOM (United States Africa Command), Stuttgart-Möhringen

8:45 Arrive at Kelley Barracks / US AFRICOM Headquarters 70567 Stuttgart

Please note that a valid form of I.D. will be required upon entry

9:00 Welcome remarks by Vice Admiral Charles J. Leidig, Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations, US AFRICOM

Command briefings and discussion, hosted by Major General Otis G. Mannon, US AFRICOM Chief of Staff:

9:30 Briefing on Command Strategy

10:00 Briefing on Regional Security Threats

10:30 Briefing on AFRICOM Operations

11:00 Coffee break

Regional briefings and discussion, hosted by James Hart, US AFRICOM Deputy Director for Plans:

11:20 Briefing on The Horn of Africa: US AFRICOM, Piracy and Regional Security

11:55 Briefing on The Arab Spring: Implications for Euro-Atlantic Security 112 JOINT 12 E Rev. 3 6

12:30 Lunch at members’ own expense

+/-14:00 End of programme

Return by bus to the hotels via Stuttgart airport 112 JOINT 12 E Rev. 3 7

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

OFFICERS OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON FUTURE SECURITY AND DEFENCE CAPABILITIES (DSCFC)

Chairman Sverre MYRLI () Vice-Chairman Giovanni TORRI ()

OFFICERS OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS (PCTR)

Rapporteur John Dyrby PAULSEN ()*

MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU

President Karl A. LAMERS (Germany)* Vice-Chairman Julio MIRANDA CALHA (), Vice-Chairman of the Defence and Security Committee

MEMBER DELEGATIONS

Bulgaria Kostadin YAZOV Boris BLAZEKOVIC* Davor BOZINOVIC Sven MIKSER, General Rapporteur, Defence and Security Committee Germany Alexander BONDE Wolfgang GÖTZER* Jürgen HARDT* Lothar IBRÜGGER* * * Rainer ROBRA* Ulla * Joachim SPATZ* Rainer STINNER* Dietmar WOIDKE* Italy Pierfrancesco E. R. GAMBA Giorgio LA MALFA* Saulius PECELIUNAS Norway Lars EGELAND* Marit NYBAKK* Jan DZIEDZICZAK Marek OPIOLA Andrzej SZEWINSKI Zbyszek ZABOROWSKI Beatriz RODRIGUEZ-SALMONES Diego LOPEZ GARRIDO Maria del Carmen SANCHEZ* Ali Riza ALABOYUN Muzaffer BASTOPCU Metin Lutfi BAYDAR Mehmet Vecdi GONUL Akif Cagatay KILIC 112 JOINT 12 E Rev. 3 8

United Kingdom David CRAUSBY Michael GAPES Lord HAMILTON Jason McCARTNEY Madeleine MOON ASSOCIATE DELEGATIONS

Russian Federation Vladimir KOMOEDOV Andrey KRASOV Ukraine Andriy SHKIL Ihor ZVARYCH

ACCOMPANYING STAFF

Estonia Anu MOTSLA Germany Andrea BOU-SAID* Annemarie BÜRSCH Thomas FRISCH* Katrin GERBER* Andrea KREBS* Melanie LEHMANN Sabine SCHENKEL Kerstin SCHULTHEISS* Turkey Yesim USLU Russian Federation Marina YAKOVLEVA Ukraine Ihor MYSYK

INTERPRETERS

English/German/English Alexander WOOD* English/Italian/English Patrizia MAURACHER Paola TALEVI English/Russian/English Vladimir DASHKO Valeriya KURMAKAEVA

INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT

Director of the Defence and Security Committee Heather MESSERA Director of the Political Committee Steffen SACHS Coordinator of the Political Committee Rebecca CHANDLER

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*Attending meetings in Berlin only

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