Last Update: 17 Feb. 1999

PFP Five Years Conference Bucharest, Romania, February 28 - March 2, 1999 Program Sunday, February 28 19.00 - 21.00 Buffet dinner offered by a Romanian high official Monday, March 1 (Time TBC) Hotel pick up 08.45 - 09.15 Registration of participants 09.15 - 09.30 Welcome and opening remarks by Mr. Andrei Plesu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania 09.30 - 12.30 SESSION I : "Contribution of PfP to security in the Euro-Atlantic area (1994-1999)" 09.30 - 10.45 Part I 11.45 - 11.15 Coffee Break 11.15 - 12.30 Part II Chairmen : Mr. Richard Kirby, Head of the EAPC/PfP Section, Political Affairs Division, NATO IS ; Mr. Mihnea Motoc, Director General, MFA - Romania ; Speakers : Mr. Richard Kirby, Head of the EAPC/PfP Section, Political Affairs Division, NATO IS ; Mrs. Elena Zamfirescu, Secretary of State, MFA - Romania ; Mr. Alexander Vershow, Ambassador of USA to NATO ; Mr. Amedeo de Franchis, Ambassador of Italy to NATO ; Representative of Hungary (TBC) ; 12.30 - 14.30 Lunch Break 14.30 - 17.30 SESSION II. : "NATO at 50" 14.30 - 15.45 Part III 15.45 - 16.15 Coffee Break 16.15 - 17.30 Part IV Chairmen : Mr. Richard Kirby, Head jof the EAPC/Pfp Section, Political Affairs Division, NATO IS ; Mr. Mihnea Motoc, Director General, MFA - Romania ; Speakers : Mr. Ron Asmus, deputy Assitant Secretary of State for Europe and Canada, Department of State - USA ; Mr. Theodossis Georgiou, President of The Atlantic Treaty Association ; Prof. Simon Serfati, Director, Center for Strategic And International Studies - USA ; Representative of a partner country (TBC) ; Tuesday, March 2 (Time TBC) Hotel pick up 09.00 - 12.15 SESSION III. : "Enhancement of PfP - participation of partners in NATO activities and missions" 09.00 - 10.15 Part V 10.15 - 10.45 Coffee Break 10.45 - 12.00 Part VI Chairmen : Mr. Richard Kirby, Head of the EAPC/PfP Section, Political Affairs Division, NATO IS ; Mr. Mihnea Motoc, Director General, MFA - Romania ; Speakers : Gen. Constantin Degeratu, Chief of the General Staff - Romania ; Prof. Cristian Popisteanu, Executive Director of the Euro-Atlantic Council - Romania ; Dr. Michael Mihalka, Professor, The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Representative of NATO from Defence Planning and Operations Division (TBC) ; Representative of a parner country (TBC) 12.00 - 12.15 Closing remarks by Mr. Victor Babiuc, Minister of National, Defence of Romania 13.00 - 15.00 Lunch To be returned by mail or by fax before Monday, 15th February 1999 to Mr. Dorian POPESCU or Mr. Victor MIRCESCU NATO , WEU and Strategic Issues Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 14 Modrogan street, Bucharest Tel/Fax : +40-1-230.75.73, Fax : +40-1-230.36.47