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. Representatives from 16 countries are greeted by The geography of the International Fund for HRON What triggered this initiative? The the Mayor of Budva, Mr. Lazar RADJENOVIC. Next region has a series of issues that re- to him are the guests: Borka TRAJKOVIC, the Cooperation and Partnership of the Black and spokesman of Montenegro’s MFA (to the right) quire a strictly scientific approach. and Argon CAMAJ, Deputy Minister of Culture. Caspian seas (BSCSIF) is broadening. Today, it C And now we are waiting for propos- Also, there were present the ambassadors of the als from the countries in the region member countries of the Fund to Montenegro already includes 16 countries. About cutting-edge on research topics: what problems are solutions, put forward during the recurrent meeting of national, governmental interests to these countries, international in- Developing and strengthening the International Fund, its of the ruling General Assembly, held on the shores terests, i.e. problems that need deep leaders spare no effort, and sometimes even health ... This is no of the Adriatic, in the Montenegrin town of Budva, scientific research, including the news to the BSCSIF President, Victor KHMARIN (in the center) involvement of local scientists, spe- In ardent, friendly discussions truth is born. In the talks the Vice-President and Secretary General of cialists, researchers and experts. On photo (from the right to the left): BSCSIF Secretary the ground of these proposals, the list General Eldar HASANOV, Director of the Fund’s the Fund, Eldar HASANOV. Our photo-spread Istanbul branch Ismail SAFI, BSCSIF Vice-Presidents of research topics will be elaborated. Akkan SUVER and Iulian FOTA complements the story. In order to organize and coordinate our work accurately, we decided that It is gratifying to note that, at Assembly has adopted three strategic Union, which also foresees the East- the research institute will be located our Fund, they made significant countries, on courses held by world- the fourth year of its existence, decisions. ern Partnership, the Neighborhood at the headquarters of the Fund, in progress in training such personnel. renown professors, academicians, our Fund has become a major Firstly, the Strategy 2020 was ap- Programme and the Strategy for the Bucharest. Its provisions and struc- Switzerland went though the same scientists in civil society, tolerance, international organization, proved - the fruit of our work during Danube Region... Consequently, all ture have been adopted. We have experience. Why not use it in other ecology, economy, free mass-media, which, considering its statu- a year and a half. If our international the specialists involved have unani- created an expert group that will countries in the region, too? democratization, fight with drug BSCSIF BSCSIF tory goals and objectives, aims to organization has a serious, long- mously agreed upon the idea of ​​a select personnel for the soon-to-be That is why the GA decided to trafficking and terrorism... The du- Iinvolve more qualified professionals, term strategy, which covers the basic wider region of the Black Sea and center, will look for a coordinator – a initiate courses: to train national ration of courses is - one to three scientists, experts, and delves into the principles, rules and directions of the Caspian Sea, which would not well-known, influential professor, staff and make them, thus, able to months. Each country can do it on research of the issues of the Black Sea work, given the specificity of each limit our scope to only the pools of academician. participate in the implementation of the account of prestigious universi- - Caspian Sea region and searches region, we can solve major prob- the two seas, but would also include The specific of the modern world European and international projects, ties. And very importantly, we have resolutions to them. lems that currently exist here. When certain adjacent countries. And it’s a consists in the very volatile atmos- including those from UN, OSCE, approved the international certificate, The 9th Board Meeting can be elaborating this document, we took great success for BSCSIF. phere within the relations between Council of Europe, the European which is currently undergoing legal rightly called a historical one, it was into account the opinions of experts, It is more than enough to men- civilizations, within dialogue, the Union and UNESCO. The decision procedures. That is, after the course carried out simultaneously with the political scientists, sociologists, tion that during this spring’s Board of lack of tolerance. Therefore, the need was of such nature that each country is completed, the young receive the BSCSIF General Assembly (GA), to economists, and non-governmental Directors Meeting in Istanbul, Mon- for having national young experts will select, on the basis of five-six certificate and begin working in the which we invited all our honorable organizations from each region. We tenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina has emerged in our regions. In this universities, the best 20-25 talented, correspondent area. Each country, Fund members. It was held in very have set the document in accordance joined the Fund. This time, we were respect, Turkey and Romania have young graduates, doctoral students, member of the Fund, will have spe- lively discussions, and the General with the Strategy of the European very pleased to find Switzerland – ample experience: with the help of who will be trained in respective cialized staff in different domains, 2 3 contents BSCSIFCHRONICLE BSCSIFchronicle which are very important and neces- situated, by the way, in the center of the A strategy for a wider region / sary today, for our wider region. city. We work with many European and 2 Another topical issue that caused The ranks of the Fund have been American universities. During this pe- ABOUTA FRIEND long discussions was to create within complemented with new members. riod, in our educational system, major Among them are Manana SANADZE, “His soul breathed peace and harmony...” the Fund an economic structure, a reformation has been done: we switched / 8 No. 5, 2012 mechanism that would allow coor- rector and founder of the University to three-step training - bachelor, mas- ____________________________________________________________ LE of Georgia in Tbilisi, also Doctor of eventsAND PEOPLE dinating better the execution of one ter’s degree and PhD. Besides the Geor- EDITORIAL BOARD of our main objectives - the develop- Historical Sciences and her compatri- gian-speaking department we also have BSEC: through difficulties to shared interests / 9 Mahir N.Quarayev, Azerbaijan ment of economic cooperation in the ot Zurab DAVITASHVILI, Doctor of Po- an English-speaking one. Therefore, we Dr. Suver’s youth secret / 10 Tamaz Beradze, Prof., Deputy Editor, Georgia wider BSCS region. Currently, the litical Sciences and professor at Tbilisi constantly bring in foreign students to Murat Auezov, Kazakhstan problems that exist in this regard - State University. As to the structure different faculties. Altogether, the uni- “Intellectual Davos” in Baku IC / 11 Bayan Sarigulov, Kyrgyzstan the bureaucracy, the abuses – affect of the Board of Directors, M.Sanadze versity is developing successfully. THEcoUNTRIES OF THE REGION Ion Hadârcă, Republic of Moldova the activity of business people, mem- has taken the place of Prof. Tamaz I got informed with regard to the Fund’s Mikhail Sinelnikov, Russia bers of the Fund, reputed companies, Beradze, who passed away untimely. activity and I string along with its ideas. In this section we will present to our readers another Corneliu Vlad, Deputy Editor, Romania experts and economists. Given their Also, as a member of the Fund, was How do I see my contribution to the country, member of the Black Sea - Caspian Sea Çağrı Erhan, Prof. Dr., Turkey opinions, we decided to establish a coopted Rati BERADZE, the grandson Fund? Our university was opened when International Fund working group that would develop of the deceased professor, a univer- the civil society in Georgia was in the Editor-in-Chief: Vyacheslav Samoshkin the provisions on such a mechanism sity student. process of formation, which is, usu- Serbia - The spirit of full trust / 12 English version: Olga Condratiuc for the active, dynamic coordination ally, a very intense process.