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TRUST
"Together Reducing Unsafe Surplus Tools of War"
PfP TRUST Fund Projects: Focus on South East Europe
Workshop Agenda - Albania
26 - 27 September 2004
Sunday September 26 |
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Hotel: Sheraton
Participants begin to arrive in Tirana
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08:45
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Gather in hotel foyer
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09:00
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Depart for the destruction site at Mjekes - Casual dress
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11:00--12:00
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Visit to the site
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12:30--14:00
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Lunch
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14:00
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Return to the hotel
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16:00
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Arrive hotel
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19:00
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Reception and dinner
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Monday September 27 |
08:00--08:30
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Registration
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08:30--10:00
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Call to Order
Anne C. Bader
Executive Vice President, The Fund for Peace
Edmond Haxhinasto
Executive Director, Institute for Peace, Development and Integration
H.E. Ilir Meta, President, Institute for Peace, Development and Integration
H.E. Alfred Moisiu, President of the Republic of Albania
The Albanian PfP Trust Fund Land Mine Projects: A model for the region
Minister Pandeli Majko
Minister of Defense, Republic of Albania
Albania: The role of Partnership for Peace in the Euro-Atlantic area
Ambassador Gnther Altenburg
Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy
NATO
The role of Donor Countries: Making the Case for Disarmament
Ambassador Steven Zate
Charg d' Affaires
U.S. Embassy, Tirana
The role of NAMSA: The Destruction Process
Major General Karl-Heinz Mnzner
General Manager, NAMSA
TRUST, the State and the Press
Richard N. Winfield, Esq.
Clifford Chance LLC
Chair, The Fund for Peace
The role of PfP Trust Fund in the Balkans: Raising awareness
Ms. Susan Pond
Head, Partnership for Peace and Cooperation Program
NATO
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10:00--10:45
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Panel Discussion: What is the size of the problem?
Surplus Stock, Defence Reform, Regional Security
Anton Martynyuk (OSCE); Tony Monaghan (UNDP);
Prof. Biljana Vankouska (University of Skopje);
Svetlana Lukic-Djurgevic, Independent Analyst, Belgrade
Moderator: Lt. Gen. Nicholas B. Kehoe, USAF ret.
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10:45--11:00
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Question and answer session, Panel 1
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11:00--11:15
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Break
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11:15--12:10
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Panel Discussion: What are the costs & benefits?
Civil Society, Economic Impact and the Environment
Mark E. Gaillard (First Secretary and Deputy Political Advisor,
Canadian Joint Delegation to NATO);
Peter Courtney-Green (Chief, Ammunition Section, NAMSA
Special Projects Programme);
Carlo Natale (Head, Political Economic Information Section,
EC Delegation--Albania);
Moderator: Susan Pond (Head, Partnership for Peace &
Cooperation Programs, NATO)
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12:10--12:25
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Question and answer session, Panel 2
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12:30--13:00
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News conference
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13:00--14:00
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Lunch
followed by remarks by Lt. Gen. Nicholas B. Kehoe
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14:00--14:45
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Panel Discussion: The role of a free press: Raise
awareness, promote transparency, strengthen civil society
Emanuele Santi (Communications Associate, The World Bank);
Jeta Xharra (Kosovo Project Manager, Institute for War
and Peace Reporting);
Col. Mark Kalber
(Chief, International Affairs, US National Guard);
Susan Manuel (Chief, Peace and Security Section,
UN Department of Public Information)
Moderator: Richard N. Winfield
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14:45--15:00
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Question and answer session, Panel 3
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15:00--15:45
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Brief review and Q&A on Manual
Chair: Anne C. Bader
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15:45--16:15
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Break
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16:15--17:00
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Inputs from the journalists and experts towards
producing recommendations in
support of the workshop objectives
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17:00
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Conclusion, Next steps
Amb. Gnther Altenburg
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