Final Programme 22 Jan. 1999

IAI Istituto Affari Internazionali NATO Office of Information and Press Centro Studi di Politica Internazionale The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Atlantic Alliance: A New NATO for a New Europe Italian Chamber of Deputies Sala della Lupa Rome, January 25, 1999 25 January 1999 08.45 Registration of participants 09.15 Opening session Introductory statement Valdo Spini, Chairman Defense Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, Rome 09.30 First Session - NATO's New Role in Crisis Management Chair: Cesare Merlini, President, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome Robert Blackwill, Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA John Roper, Associate Fellow, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London Guido Venturoni, Chief of Defense Staff of Italy, Rome. Chairman Designate of NATO's Military Committee Umberto Ranieri, Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome Discussion 11.15 Coffee break 11.30 Keynote address Carlo Scognamiglio, Minister of Defense, Rome 12.00 Second Session - NATO and the Development of the European Security and Defense Identity Chair: Marta Dass, Director, Centro Studi di Politica Internazionale, Rome Jos Cutileiro, Secretary General, Western European Union, Brussels James O. Ellis, Commander in Chief Allied Forces Southern Europe, NATO, Naples Franois Heisbourg, Chairman, Center for Security Policy, Geneva Pierre Lellouche, Member of Parliament, Defense Committe, Paris Discussion 13.30 Lunch buffet at Chamber of Deputies 15.00 Third Session NATO's Enlargement Process Chair : Marta Dass Director Centro Studi di Politica Internazionale Stephen Larrabee,Senior Staff Member, RAND, Washington Stefano Silvestri, Vice-President, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome Michael Strmer, Professor, Institute of History, Friedrich-Alexander University, Icking-Irschenhausen Thanos Veremis, Director, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy Eliamep, Athens Discussion 17.00 Coffee break 17.15 Final Session A New NATO For A New Europe Chair : Valdo Spini, Chairman Defense Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, Rome Introductory Speech: Luciano Violante, Chairman, Chamber of Deputies, Rome Keynote address: Javier Solana, Secretary General of NATO, Brussels Closing address: Massimo D'Alema, President of the Council of Ministers, Rome 18.30 End of the Conference The working languages will be English and Italian. A simultaneous translation will be provided.