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   Hotel: Sheraton Participants begin to arrive in Tirana 08:45 Gather in hotel foyer 09:00 Depart for the destruction site at Mjekes - Casual dress 11:00--12:00 Visit to the site 12:30--14:00 Lunch 14:00 Return to the hotel 16:00 Arrive hotel 19:00 Reception and dinner Monday September 27 08:00--08:30 Registration 08:30--10:00 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 10:00--10:45 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. 10:45--11:00 Question and answer session, Panel 1 11:00--11:15 Break 11:15--12:10 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) 12:10--12:25 Question and answer session, Panel 2 12:30--13:00 News conference 13:00--14:00 Lunch followed by remarks by Lt. Gen. Nicholas B. Kehoe 14:00--14:45 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 14:45--15:00 Question and answer session, Panel 3 15:00--15:45 Brief review and Q&A on Manual Chair: Anne C. Bader 15:45--16:15 Break 16:15--17:00 Inputs from the journalists and experts towards producing recommendations in support of the workshop objectives 17:00 Conclusion, Next steps Amb. Gnther Altenburg