2001 NATO Economics Colloquium: The Interrelationship Between Regional Economic Cooperation, Security and Stability Bucharest, Wednesday, 2 May 2001, p.m. Thursday, 3 May, a.m. and p.m. Friday, 4 May 2001, a.m. The 2001 NATO Economics Colloquium was held on 2-4 May 2001 in Bucharest and dealt with "The Interrelationship between Regional Economic Cooperation, Security and Stability". The main regions discussed were South Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia. Actual settings, needs, opportunities and constraints of regional economic cooperation in these areas were extensively highlighted over the two days. The meeting, chaired by NATO's Director of Economic Affairs, raised considerable interest. Some 120 participants from 30 EAPC countries - including Parliamentarians, governmental officials and researchers - as well as several international organisations attended the conference. NATO was represented by its Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Romania by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence as well as the Governor of the Central Bank. The concluding speech was given by the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe who strongly underlined the necessities and potentials of regional cooperation. The conference proceedings will be published shortly. Papers from previous conferences are available on the NATO website. Programme Wednesday, 2 May 2001, p.m. 17.00-19.00 Registration and Administrative Details. 19.00-19.30 Briefing Session for Speakers. 20.00-21.00 Reception in Marriott Grand Hotel Hosted by NATO Thursday, 3 May 2001 (09.00-13.00) Introductory Session (09.00-10.00) Introductory Remarks by the Colloquium Chairman, Mr. Patrick HARDOUIN, Director, NATO Economics Directorate Welcoming Speech by Mr. Mircea Dan GEOANA, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania Welcoming Speech by Ambassador Klaus-Peter KLAIBER, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs, NATO Welcoming Speech by Mr. Ioan Mircea PASCU, Minister of Defence of Romania Welcoming Speech by Mr. Jos van GENNIP, Chairman, NATO Parliamentary Assembly Economics and Security Committee Plenary Session (10.00-13.00) Lead Speeches (10.00-10.30) Ambassador Lazar COMANESCU, Romanian Mission to NATO Ambassador Nurver NURES, former First Deputy Secretary General, Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), Istanbul Break (10.30-11.00) Political-Economic Statements (11.00-12.00) Mr. David APTSIAURI, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Georgia Ms. Larissa KAPITSA, Director, Coordinating Unit for Operational Activities, UN Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva Discussion (12.00-13.00) Lunch (13.00-14.30) Thursday, 3 May 2001 (14.30-18.00): Parallel Groups Group I: South Eastern Europe Moderator: Mr. Christopher CVIIC, EBRD, London Lead Presentations (14.30-15.15): Mr. Krassen STANCHEV, Executive Director, Institute for Market Economies, Sofia Prof. Vladimir GLIGOROV, Research Economist, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies Speeches and Statements by Representatives and Experts from Individual Countries and International Organisations (15.15-16.00): Prof. Genc RULI, Director, Institute for Contemporary Studies, Tirana Mr. Mihnea CONSTANTINESCU, Special Advisor on South-Eastern Europe to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bucharest Mr. Marko PAUNOVIC, Economic Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mr. Andrey V. NIKITOV, Deputy Head of Department, Ministry of Economy, Ukraine Mr. Rory O'SULLIVAN, Special Representative of the World Bank Group for South?East Europe Reconstruction, Brussels Break (16.00-16.30) Concluding Assessments (16.30-17.00): Prof. Katarzyna ZUKROWSKA, Warsaw School of Economics Prof. Ivo PAPARELA, University of Split, Croatia Discussion (17.00-18.00) Group II: South Caucasus and Central Asia (14.30-18.00) Moderators: Ambassador Nurver NURES and Prof. Michael KASER, University of Birmingham Lead Presentations (14.30-15.15) Mr. Michael EMERSON, Senior Research Fellow, The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels Mr. Friedemann MÜLLER, Senior Researcher, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin Ms. Shirin AKINER, Lecturer, Central Asia Research Forum, London Speeches by Representatives and Experts from South Caucasus and Central Asian Countries (15.15-16.00) Mr. Altay AFANDIYEV, Head of Department of Development and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Mr. Vladimir KARAPETIAN, Head of Defence Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ms. Asel ABYLOVA, Senior Researcher, Economic Analysis Department, IISS, Kyrghiz Republic Break (16.00-16.30) Assessments (16.30-17.00) Mr. Unal CEVIKÖZ, Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Istanbul Mr. Cees WITTEBROOD, Head of Unit, External Relations Directorate General, European Commission, Brussels Discussion (17.00-18.00) Reception in Marriott Grand Hotel Hosted by Romania (19.00-20.30) Friday, 4 May 2001, a.m. (09.00-12.30) Plenary Session (09.00-12.30): Reports, Assessments and Outlook Reports and Assessments (09.00-10.15) Report on Group I (Mr. Christopher CVIIC, EBRD, London) Report on Group II (Prof. Martin SPECHLER, Indiana University, U.S.) Mr. Thomas L. PRICE, former Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Vienna Ambassador Robert E. HUNTER, Senior Advisor, RAND Corporation, Arlington, USA Break (10.15-10.45) Outlook (10.45-11.30) Mr. Daniel DAIANU, Professor of Economics, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest and Visiting Professor at the Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles Mr. Yannis N. PAPANIKOLAOU, Director General, International Center for Black Sea Studies, Athens Mr. Mugur ISARESCU, Governor of the Central Bank of Romania Discussion (11.30-12.00) Concluding Speech (12.00-12.20) by Mr. Bodo HOMBACH, Special Coordinator, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe Concluding Remarks by the Chairman (12.20-12.30) Press Conference (13.00) Saturday 5th May 2001 Full day excursion offered by the Romanian hosts to Bran Castle and Brasov.