Original: English ROSE-ROTH NATO Parliamentary Assembly 89 th ROSE-ROTH Seminar With the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Yerevan, Armenia 18-20 June 2015 SECURITY AND STABILITY IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: FOSTERING ENDURING REGIONAL PEACE 19 May 2015 OFFICIAL SEMINAR HASHTAG #NATOPAARM15 WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SWISS GOVERNMENT www.nato-pa.int Place du Petit Sablon 3 1000 Brussels, Belgium Tel: + 32 (0) 2 513 28 65
Wednesday 17 June Arrival of participants Accommodation Seminar Venue Marriott Hotel Yerevan Republic Square, Amiryan 1 street, Yerevan, 0010 Armenia Phone: 374 10 599 000 Fax: 374 10 599 001 http://www.marriotthotels.com Government Guest House 47 Mashtots avenue, Yerevan 0009, Armenia Thursday 18 June 8:30-10:15 Registration of participants staying at the Marriott Hotel, hotel lobby 10:15-11:00 Registration of local participants in front of the Government Guest House Hall 10:15 Departure by bus to the Government Guest House 10:45 Arrival and seating of participants OPENING SESSION Koryun NAHAPETYAN, Head of the Armenian Delegation to the NATO PA 11:00-11:10 Opening remarks by Galust SAHAKYAN, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia (to be confirmed) 11:10-11:20 Introduction by Paolo ALLI, Vice-President, NATO Parliamentary Assembly 11:20-11:25 Welcome address by Ambassador Lukas GASSER, Ambassador of Switzerland to Armenia 11:25-11:40 Keynote address by Edward NALBANDYAN, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia (to be confirmed) 11:40-12:00 Keynote address by speaker to be confirmed 12:00-:1300 Questions and Answers 13:00-14:15 Lunch hosted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia in the Government Guest House 1
SESSION I Armenian Co-Operation with the Euro-Atlantic Community: Security, Politics, and Economics To be confirmed 14:15-14:30 Seyran OHANYAN, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia (to be confimed) 14:30-15:00 Questions and answers 15:00-15:15 Dirk LORENZ, Chargé d Affaires a.i., Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Armenia 15:15-15:45 Questions and answers 15:45-16:00 Coffee break SESSION II The Rise of ISIS in the Middle East and Beyond (Impact on the Armenian Diaspora) Raynell ANDREYCHUK, Vice-Chairperson of the Mediterranean and Middle East Special Group (to be confirmed) 16:00-16:15 Domitilla SAGRAMOSO, Lecturer in Security and Development, Department of War Studies, King s College, London 16:15-16:30 Ruben SAFRASTYAN, Director, Institute of Oriental Studies, Armenian National Academy of Sciences 16:30-17:30 Questions and answers 18:00-19:30 Visit to the Matenadaran-Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (to be confirmed) 20:00 Reception hosted by Galust SAHAKYAN, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Friday 19 June Guest Speaker: Vigen SARGSYAN, Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Armenia (to be confirmed) 8:25 Departure by bus to the Government Guest House SESSION III Nagorno Karabakh: The Role of Mediation Julio MIRANDA CALHA (Portugal), General Rapporteur, NATO PA Defence and Security Committee 09:00-9:15 Shavarsh KOCHARYAN, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia (to be confirmed) 2
9:15-9:30 Zaur SHIRIYEV, Academy Robert Bosch Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House, United Kingdom 9:30-9:45 Laurence BROERS, Caucasus Programme Associate, Conciliation Resources 9:45-10:00 Jacques FAURE, Former Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, France 10:00-11:10 Questions and Answers 11:00-11:15 Coffee break SESSION IV NATO s Partnerships in the South Caucasus Ojars ERIKS KALNINS, General Rapporteur of the NATO PA Political Committee 11:15-11:30 Steffen ELGERSMA, Senior Expert, Euro-Atlantic Integration & Partnership, NATO HQ 11:30-11:45 David SHAHNAZARYAN, Senior Analyst, Regional Studies Center, Armenia 11:45-12:00 Ghia NODIA, Chairman, Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development Professor, Director of the International School of Caucasus Studies, Ilia Chavchavadze State University, Tbilisi 12:00-13:00 Questions and Answers 13:00-14:15 Lunch hosted by the National Assembly of Armenia, Government Guest House SESSION V Building Integrity as Part of Defence Reform in Armenia Simon LUNN, Former Secretary General of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 14:15-14:30 Ara NAZARYAN, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia (to be confirmed) 14:30-14:45 Richard GIRAGOSIAN, Director Regional Studies Center (RSC), Yerevan 14:45-15:00 Todor TAGAREV, DCAF Associate Senior Fellow and former Defence Minister of Bulgaria 15:00-15:30 Questions and answers 3
SESSION VI Closed borders: Challenges for Economic Development, Stability and Peace Tbc 15:30-15:45 Alexander ISKANDARYAN, Director, Caucasus Institute 15:45-16:00 Amanda PAUL, Senior Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre, Brussels 16:00-16:15 Burcu GÜLTEKIN PUNSMANN, Program Coordinator, International Affairs, ISSICEU - Senior Researcher, Ankara Policy Center 16:15-17:30 Questions and answers 19:30 Reception hosted be Koryun NAHAPETYAN, Head of the Delegation of Armenia to the NATO PA Saturday 20 June 8:50 Departure by bus to the Government Guest House SESSION VII Energy Security in the South Caucasus tbc 9:45-10:00 Ara MARJANYAN, President of E-cube, Nongovernmental Organization 10:00-10:15 Tracy GERMAN, Expert, King s College, London 10:15-10:45 Questions and Answers 10:45-11:00 Coffee break SESSION VIII Political Developments and Civil Society in the Region Tevan POGHOSYAN, Member of the Delegation of Armenia to the NATO PA 11:00-11:15 Ana NATSVLISHVILI, Chairwoman, Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA), Georgia 11:15-11:30 Sergey MINASYAN, Deputy Director of the Caucasus Institute 11:30-11:45 Dennis SAMMUT, LINKS Analysis and Oxford University 11:45-12:45 Questions and Answers 12:45 Closing remarks 4
Lunch FIELD VISIT (DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED) Departure from the hotel by bus Excursion to Holly Etchmiadzin Cathedral Visit of the Sevan Peninsula Dinner at Harsnakar Restaurant Sunday 21 June Return time to be confirmed Departure of participants 5