North Atlantic City of Belgrade Treaty Organization
THE THIRD ECPD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE RECONCILIATION AND HUMAN SECURITY IN THE BALKANS Belgrade, October 26-27, 2007
Belgrade City Hall Dragoslava Jovanovića Street No 2
AGENDA Thursday, October 25, 2007 Arrival of participants
11:00-13:00 ECPD International Permanent Study Group, Preparatory Meeting ECPD Headquarters, Terazije 41
13:00-15:00 Lunch for participants of IPSG Preparatory Meeting Restaurant of the Municipality of Belgrade, Dragoslava Jovanovića Street N˚ 2
17:00-20:00 Fourth Session of ECPD International Permanent Study Group ECPD Headquarters, Terazije 41: - Brief review of the ECPD International Permanent Study Group activities - Considerations and acceptance of the IPSG Program of work - Preparation of the IPSG report for the Conference
20:00 Dinner for IPSG members Restaurant „Vukova zadužbina”, hosted by H.E. Takehiro Togo, President of ECPD Council
Friday, October 26, 2007
09:00-09:30 Registration of participants
09:30-10:30 Opening ceremony Chairman's Opening Remarks: - H.E. Takehiro TOGO, President of the ECPD Council and Chairman of the Conference, Professor, Tokai University, Tokyo, former Japanese Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Singapore and the Republic of Turkey Steering Committee: - H.E. Radojko BOGOJEVIĆ, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Serbia Welcome greetings by: - Georges TSAÏ, Acting Rector, University for Peace established by the United Nations, San José, Costa Rica - H.E. Tadashi NAGAI, Ambassador of Japan to Serbia and to Montenegro - Sir James MANCHAM, Founding President of the Republic of Seychelles, President of Global Peace Council
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- Irinej BULOVIĆ, Bishop, Serbian Orthodox Church - Andrija KOPILOVIĆ, Msgr. Dr., Prorector, Theological-Catechetical Institute, Monsignor, on behalf of Stanislav HOČEVAR, Archbishop, Catholic Religious Community - Muhamed JUSUFSPAHIĆ, Mufti, Islamic Religious Community Belgrade - Boris SHMELEV, Academician, Director, Center for Political Research, Russian Academy of Sciences and Arts - Steffen FELBRICH, UNMIK Ministry Representative, Ministry for Education, Science & Technology - Vladimir STIPETIĆ, Academician, Professor, University of Zagreb - Mark BRANN, Secretary General, UPF, Europe - H.E. Wolfgang WOLTE, member of ECPD Council, Ambassador, Austrian Society for European Politics - Branislav ŠOŠKIĆ, Academician, Dean of ECPD International Postgraduate Studies, (introducing other members of the Conference Steering Committee) - H.E. Boris CIZELJ, President of ECPD Executive Board, President of SBRA Brussels, former Ambassador of Slovenia to EU and NATO - H.E. Albert MAES, Dean of ECPD Studies on European Union, Ambassador of EU, University of Namur, Belgium - H.E. Darko TANASKOVIĆ, Professor, Ambassador of Serbia to the Holy See, Vatican - H.E. Pasquale BALDOCCI, Ambassador, Professor of Faculty for Diplomacy, Italy - Don WALLACE, Professor, President of International Law Institute, USA - Vern REDEKOP, Professor, University of Saint Paul, Canada - Jonathan BRADLEY, Dean, University of the West of England, UK - Todor MIRKOVIĆ, ECPD Special Adviser, Project Coordinator - Jeffrey LEVETT, National Institute for Public Health, Director of ECPD Regional Programme in Kosovo – reflections and proposals - H.E. Milo PASKAL, Professor, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Albania - comment
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45- 12:00 First working session RECONCILIATION AND HUMAN SECURITY IN WESTERN BALKANS Moderators, Ambassador Albert MAES and Academician Boris SHMELEV - Darko TANASKOVIĆ, “Challenges of new Configuration of the States and Religious Frontiers in the Balkans – Impacts upon Reconciliation and Human Security” - Vern REDEKOP, “Reconciliation through economic development – Conceptual and Methodological Considerations” - Fotini RANTSIOU, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Geneva, “The Role of the International Community in Crisis Control and Conflict Prevention (Guatemala - a success, Palestine – a failure)” - Charles INGRAO, Professor, Purdue University, USA, comments and presentation of “Scholar’s Initiative for former Yugoslavia” 12:00-12:15 Coffee break
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12:15- 13:30 Continuation of the first working session - Dejan ĐOKIĆ, Professor, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK “(How) Can Historians Contribute to Reconciliation?” - Hans HOLTHUIS, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia “International criminal justice and reconciliation – the ICTY experience” - Despina SYRRI, Fellow, Royal Academy of Sciences of the Netherlands Board member of Humanitarian Defence, South and East Research Center, Athens, Greece “Regional perspectives on Human Security and Development” Open discussion: - Miroslav JOVANOVIĆ, Professor, UN Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva questions and comments - Pavle BUBANJA, Professor, University of Niš, Serbia, comments
13:30-14:00 Presentation of the book “Dynamic Economic Development” of Branko HORVAT, published by ECPD Book written by Branko Horvat, one of the most renowned economists of former Yugoslavia, published by ECPD, will be presented by Vladimir Stipetić, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Croatia and Ljubiša Adamović, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Montenegro
14:00-15:30 Lunch for all participants of the Conference, City Hall restaurant
15:30-17:15 Second working session FREEDOM FROM FEAR, FREEDOM FROM WANT Moderators, Sir James MANCHAM and Prof. Dr. Jonathan Bradley - Marina MARTYNOVA, Russian Academy of Science and Arts, Moscow, Russia “Perspective of Multiculturalism in the Western Balkans” - Yves-Rastimir NEDELJKOVIĆ, Professor at ECPD Postgraduate Studies “Freedom from Fears as Human Security and Peace Resources” - Paskal MILO, “Freedom from Fear of the Western Balkans Societies” - Albert MAES, “The treatment of minorities – a major question linked with the independence of Kosovo and existing in all parts of former Yugoslavia and “Europe vocation” as a way to overcome present difficulties, as was the case in Central and Eastern Europe” Open discussion - Anton KOPILOVIĆ, Msgr. Dr., Prorector, Theological-Catechetical Institute, Subotica, Serbia, comments - Miroslav JOVANOVIĆ, questions - Nano RUŽIN, Ambassador of Republic of Macedonia to NATO, comments - Paskal MILO, comments - Wolfgang WOLTE, comments - Albert Maes, comments 17:15-17:30 Coffee break
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17:30- 19:45 Continuation of the second working session - Takeshi OSUGA, Director, Global Issues Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan “Principles of Human Security and its application” - Jeffrey LEVETT, “Health-Care improvement and Freedom from Want” - Mark BRANN, "Universal Principles of Peace Building and Conflict Resolution - the fundamental basis for true and lasting Peace in the Balkans" - Jadranka ŠTURM-KOCJAN, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Slovenia, Serbia “Slovenia and the Western Balkans” - Teutso KONDO, Deputy Director, UNDP, Office in Kosovo, comments - Albert MAES, comments - Pavle BUBANJA, comments - Marta BALAN, Australian Psychological Society, “Cultural and Educational Peace Activities for Building the Culture of Peace: Model for Balkans”
20:00 Dinner for all participants of the Conference, City Hall restaurant
Saturday, October 27, 2007
09:00-11:15 Third working session RECONCILIATION AND HUMAN SECURITY IN WESTERN BALKANS: IMPROVEMENT AND NEW CHALLENGES Moderators, Dr. Christine SAMANDARI-HAKIM and Academician Vladimir STIPETIĆ - Yves BATAILLE, Historian and Geopolitician, Director of Géopolitique Review, Counselor of the Eurasia Review, France “Security in the Balkans and the »sans-frontiérisme«” - Sasha PAPOVIĆ, Geopolitical Analyst “Stability of the Societies and the nature of the Geo-terrorism, implications in the Western Balkans” - Pavle BUBANJA, “Pondering over Bridges of Love and Hate in the Western Balkans” - Teutso KONDO, ”Human Security in Kosovo, Mitrovica Region Case” by Froude Maurinig, UNDP Resident Representative Prishtina - Alberto GASPARINI Professor, Director of Institute for International Sociology in Gorizia, Italy and Marko MARINČIČ, Minister for International Relations, Cross-border Cooperation and Human Rights, Government of the Province of Gorizia, Italy “Trans-border cooperation in the Europe of the Regions” - Spasoje MUČIBABIĆ, General, Professor of Military Academy, Belgrade, Serbia “Negotiation as a Method of Resolving Inter-Ethnic Conflicts” - Esmeralda URUÇI, Former Minister of Culture, University “Luigj Gurakuqi”, Shkoder, Albania
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Open discussion - Darko TANASKOVIĆ, comments - Muhamed JUSUFSPAHIĆ, comments - Vern REDEKOP, comments - Milo PASKAL – Yves BATAILLE, dialog - Jeffrey LEVETT, comments - Teutso KONDO, comments - Steffen FELBRICH, comments
11:15-11:30 Coffee break
11:30- 14:00 Continuation of the third working session - Albert MAES, “All the New “Independent states” remain Extremely Interdependent both Politically and Economically. Co-management of different sectors as a way to formalise the interdependence of different parts of the Western Balkans – a “transportation” of the European integration model” - Sir James MANCHAM, comments - Azem VLLASI, comments - Wolfgang WOLTE, comments - Albert MAES, comments - Mila ALEČKOVIĆ-NIKOLIĆ, Representative of Serbian Diaspora in France “Ethics, Values and Justice in the Balkan Tradition and Promotion of Reconciliation” - Sir James MANCHAM, comments - Azem VLLASI, Lawyer, Prishtina, “Activities of Civil Society and NGO in relation to Official Policies – Focus on Relations between Kosovo and Serbia” - Bogoljub ŠIJAKOVIĆ, Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia “Inter-confessional Tolerance and its Balkan Concept” - Čedomir NESTOROVIĆ, Professor, ESSEC Business School, Paris “Significance of the Inter-confessional Tolerance for Promotion of Peace and Stability in the Western Balkans”
Open discussion - Yves BATAILLE, comments - Nigel CARTER, President, EnVenture, UK, comments - Muhamed JUSUFSPAHIĆ, comments - Islam JUSUFI, Professor, University of Sheffield, Center for Policy Studies, Budapest, Hungary, comments - Alberto GASPARINI, comments - Steven OLUIC, Professor, US Military Academy West Point, New York, USA, comments - Ramadan MARMULLAKU, Ambassador, Professor, Bradford University, UK, comments - Pasquale BALDOCCI, comments - Yves-Rastimir NEDELJKOVIĆ, comments
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14:00-15:30 Lunch for all participants of the Conference, City Hall restaurant
15:30-17:00 Fourth working session CONCLUSIONS AND PREPARATIONS FOR THE CONFERENCE 2008 Moderator, H.E. Takehiro TOGO - Tasks of the ECPD International Permanent Study Group: - In the field of education - In undertaking research projects - In organizing international meetings - Financial support to the Study Group and conference work: reconsideration - Tasks and objectives of the 2008 and 2009 conferences - Paskal MILO, comments - Mihajlo NEVEROV, Priest, Russian Orthodox Church, comments - Muhamed JUSUFSPAHIĆ, comments - Tihomir ĐOKANOVIĆ, Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia, comments - Steffen ELGERSMA, NATO HQ Political Affairs and Security Affairs Division, comments - H.E. Takehiro TOGO, Chairman's Concluding statement
The speeches were limited up to 15 min. and the discussions to 5 min.
Working language: English and Serbo–Croat, official language of the ECPD host country, simultaneous translation service was available. In exceptional way was provided for consecutive translation from French and Russian language.
Technical facilities: Computer with MS office for Power Point presentations, video projector, and slides projector were available
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