EAPC Security Forum
Astana Kazakhstan
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Security Forum discusses key challenges in Central Asia
25 Jun. 2009The situation in Afghanistan and the role of its neighbours, energy security and common security issues in Central Asia were high on the agenda of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Security Forum which took place in Astana, Kazakhstan from 24 to 25 June 2009.
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All timings are local time (GMT+6)
| Wednesday 24 June 2009 |  |
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| Views of Astana | |
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| 10:00 | Bilateral meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Marat Tazhin | |
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| 11:00 | NATO Secretary General addresses the Academy of State | ENG | |
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| 12:30 | Bilateral meeting with acting Minister of Defence Mukhtar Altynbayev | |
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| 15:00 | Bilateral meeting with Chairman of the Senate Kasymzhomart Tokaev | |
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| 20:00 | Working dinner hosted by the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan and chaired by the NATO Secretary General | |
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| Thursday 25 June 2009 | |
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| 10:00 | Opening plenary meeting of the EAPC Security Forum | |
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| • Welcoming remarks by the NATO Secretary General | ENG | MP3 1746Kb |
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| Keynote speeches: Security through Partnership | |||||
| • President's remarks by H.E. Marat Tazhin Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan | MP3 1949KB |
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| • H.E. Marat Tazhin Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan | MP3 4176Kb |
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| • H.E. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer NATO Secretary General | ENG/FR | MP3 5696KB |
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| • H.E. Per Stig Møller Foreign Minister of Denmark | ENG | MP3 6028Kb |
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| 11:00 | Working groups | ||||
| Group 1 - Afghanistan: The International Community’s Response chaired by Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, Deputy Secretary General of NATO | |||||
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| Alexander Vershbow Assistant Secretary of Defence for International Security Affairs, US | |||||
| Dr. Davood Moradian Senior Policy Advisor to the Afghan Foreign Minister and Director General MFA Centre for Strategic Studies | |||||
| Amb. Aapo Pölhö Head of Finnish Mission to NATO | |||||
| Mr. Nick Grono Deputy President, International Crisis Group | |||||
| Group 2 - Regional Perspectives: Common Security Issues in Central Asia chaired by Robert F. Simmons Jr. Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia | |||||
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| H.E. Marat Tazhin Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan | |||||
| H.E. Bolat Nurgaliev Secretary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation | |||||
| Amb.Pierre Morel EUSR for Central Asia and for the crisis in Georgia | |||||
| Amb. Miroslav Jenca UNSGSR, Head of UN Centre for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia | |||||
| Dr. Shirin Akiner University of Cambridge | |||||
| Group 3 - Energy Security: Cooperation in the Caspian and Black Sea Regions chaired by Ambassador Martin Erdmann Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy |
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| H.E. Asset Magauov Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Kazakhstan | |||||
| H.E. Tomáš Pojar First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (EU Presidency) | |||||
| Ms. Zeyno Baran Dir. Center for Eurasian Policy, Hudson Institute, Washington | |||||
| 12:45 | Plenary meeting and briefing on morning panel discussion groups | |
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| 13:00 | Press conference by the NATO Secretary General | ENG | MP3 8227Kb |
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| 14:30 | Working groups | ||||
| Group 1 - Normalising the Situation in Afghanistan, the Role of Afghanistan’s Neighbours chaired by Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, Deputy Secretary General of NATO | |||||
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| Bulat Sembinov Deputy Minister of Defence of Kazakhstan | |||||
| Ruslan Kazakbaev First Deputy Foreign Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic | |||||
| Dr. Davood Moradian Senior Policy Advisor to the Afghan Foreign Minister and Director General MFA Centre for Strategic Studies | |||||
| Amb.Sir Stewart Eldon UK Permanent Representative to NATO | |||||
| Group 2 - Regional Perspectives: Security Challenges in the Caucasus chaired by Robert F. Simmons Jr. Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia | |||||
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| Amb. Unal Cevikoz Deputy Undersecretary for Political Affairs, Turkish MFA | |||||
| Mr. Peter Semneby EUSR for the Caucasus | |||||
| Mr. Dennis Sammut Executive Director LINKS | |||||
| Group 3 - Energy Security: Prospects for Public-Private Partnership chaired by Ambassador Martin Erdmann Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy |
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| H.E. Bogdan Aurescu Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania | |||||
| H.E. Asta Skaisgiryte Liauskiene Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania | |||||
| Mehmet Ogutcu Director, British Gas Group Energy Holding | |||||
| Mr. Mehmet Ogutcu Director, British Gas Group Energy Holding | |||||
| 16:15 | Closing Plenary meeting of the EAPC Security Forum | |
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| • Closing remarks by the Chairman Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero Deputy Secretary General of NATO | |||||
| • Closing remarks by H.E. Marat Tazhin, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan | |||||
For the media
- NATO Press Release(2009)073 - 27 May 2009
- Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Security Forum - Astana, Kazakhstan - 24-25 June 2009
- OTAN Communiqué de presse(2009)073 - 27 mai 2009
- Forum du Conseil de partenariat euro-atlantique (CPEA) sur la sécurité - Astana (Kazakhstan) - 24-25 juin 2009