[Eng./Fr.] A-WEU Colloquy 4-6 May 1998

Colloquy On the European Security and Defence Identity Congreso de los diputados C/Florida blanca S/N (entrance: calle Cedaceros), 28071 Madrid 4-6 May 1998 List of Participants Monday, 4 May 4. 30 p.m. Opening addresses Palabras de Mr Federico TRILLO-FIGUEROA, del Presidente del Congreso de los Diputados Discurso de D. Llus Maria de Puig, Presidente de la Asamblea de la UEO Discours / Speech by Mr Jos CUTILEIRO, Secretary-General of WEU Remarks / Intervencion by Mr Javier SOLANA MADARIAGA, Secretary-General of NATO Mr Eduardo SERRA, Minister for Defence of Spain 6 - 8. 30 p.m. The European security and defence identity in the Atlantic Alliance Sitting chaired by Mr Armand DE DECKER, Chairman of the Defence Committee of the Assembly of WEU Mr Stelios PERRAKIS, Secretary-General, European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece Remarks by Mr Przemyslaw GRUDZINSKI, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland Remarks by Ambassador Alexander VERSHBOW, Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO Discussion Tuesday, 5 May 10 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. Cooperation between WEU and NATO and the CJTF concept Sitting chaired by Mr Jos Luis LPEZ HENARES, Chairman of the Spanish Delegation to the Assembly of WEU Mr Akis TSOHATZOPOULOS, Minister for Defence of Greece Intervencin del Almirante Francisco TORRENTE, Director General de politica de defensa, Ministerio de Defensa, Espaa D. Heinrich RENTMEISTER, Deputy Director, Department of Planning, Ministry of Defence, Germany. Discours par Captain Jean DUFOURCQ, International relations, Armed Forces Headquarters, representing the Minister for Defence of France Remarks by Mr Rob de WIJK, Clingendael Institute, Netherlands Discussion 4 - 7.30 p.m. Multinational forces and their relations with NATO and WEU Sitting chaired by Mr Jacques BAUMEL, Chairman of the Political Committee of the Assembly of WEU Speech by Admiral Rafael de MORALES, Director of the WEU Planning Cell Speech by General Manuel OLIVER, First Deputy to the Commander, European Corps, Strasbourg Discussion Wednesday, 6 May 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. A European security and defence policy Sitting chaired by Mr Javier RUPREZ, President of the Assembly of the OSCE Remarks by Admiral Thomas J. LOPEZ, Commander-in-Chief, AFSOUTH Speech by Mr Anders BJRCK, Member of Parliament, former Defence Minister, Sweden Discours Brigadier-General Jean-Paul RAFFENNE, Deputy, Under Chief-of-Staff for international relations, Armed Forces Headquarters, Ministry of Defence, France Speech by Mr Petre ROMAN, President of the Romanian Senate Discussion 1 - 1.30 p.m. Summing-up by Mr Armand DE DECKER, Chairman of the Defence Committee of the WEU Assembly Concluding address by Mr Luis Maria de PUIG, President of the WEU Assembly