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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities Vienna, 19 April 2004

To: All OSCE Delegations Partners for Co-operation Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation

Subject: Third Preparatory Seminar for the Twelfth OSCE Economic Forum: “Professional Skills Needed for Developing a Market Economy”

Attached herewith is a document consisting of the Consolidated Summary of the Third Preparatory Seminar for the Twelfth OSCE Economic Forum: “Professional Skills Needed for Developing a Market Economy”, which took place in , , 29-30 March 2004.

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic Vienna, 19 April 2004 and Environmental Activities

CONSOLIDATED SUMMARY

THIRD PREPARATORY SEMINAR FOR THE TWELFTH OSCE ECONOMIC FORUM: PROFESSIONAL SKILLS NEEDED FOR DEVELOPING A MARKET ECONOMY

BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN, 29-30 MARCH 2004

OFFICE OF THE CO-ORDINATOR OF OSCE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES KÄRNTNER RING 5-7, 7TH FLOOR, 1010 VIENNA; TEL: + 43 1 51436-0; FAX: 51436-96; EMAIL: [email protected]

TABLE OF CONTENT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE SEMINAR………………………………………………………...………3

OPENING PLENARY SESSION

Welcoming address by H.E. Djoomart Otorbaev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan………………………………………………………………………………...….6

Welcoming address by Ambassador Ivan Naydenov, Director of the OSCE Chairmanship Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, OSCE Chairmanship …………………………………………………………………….…..8

Welcoming remarks by Ambassador Markus Müller, Head of the OSCE Center in Bishkek……………10

Keynote Address by Prof. Dr. Suleiman I. Cohen, School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam………………………………………………………………………..….12

Welcoming remarks by Mr. Marcin Swięcicki, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities.…………………………………………………………………………….18

CLOSING SESSION

Rapporteurs’ summaries of the working sessions

Working Session 1 - Training of public administration staff……………………………………………24 Working Session 2 - Training of academic professionals and students…………………………………25 Working Session 3 - Business related training…………………………………………………………..27 Working Session 4 - Education for Sustainable Development………………………………………….29 Working Session 5 - Employment related training and development of the young generation…………31

Closing Remarks

Ambassador Ivan Naydenov, Director of the OSCE Chairmanship Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, OSCE Chairmanship……………………….…33

Mr. Marcin Święcicki, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities………………..34

ANNEXES :

ANNEX 1 : Introductory Note………………………..…………….………………………….…………..37 ANNEX 2: Agenda……………………………..…………………………………………………………41 ANNEX 3: List of Participants…………………………………………………………………………....45 ANNEX 4: List of Distributed Documents……………………………………………………………….58

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction The Third Preparatory Seminar for the 12th OSCE Economic F