STRATEGIC CONCEPT SEMINAR 3: NATO's Partnerships and Beyond

Co-organised by Germany, Norway, Romania and Spain in co-operation with Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politic, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies, Romanian Diplomatic Institute and Centro de Estudios Internacionales de Barcelona.

Venue: Oslo - Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel

Programme

Thursday 14 January, 2010

08:30 Registration and coffee

09:00 Opening remarks:
Jonas Gahr Støre, Foreign Minister of Norway

09:10 Chair´s remarks:
Madeleine K. Albright, Chair, Group of Experts

09:20
Discussion 1: The Future of NATO´s Partnerships

PfP and EAPC: The Way Ahead?

How should NATO´s relations with states in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia evolve? And with Contact Countries and other global partners?

Chair: Jeroen Van der Veer, Vice Chair, Group of Experts

Kick-off remarks:
Speaker: Bogdan Aurescu, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania
Speaker: Araz Azimov, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan
Speaker: Tomas Herbert Ries, Director, Swedish Institute of International Affairs

11:00 Coffee break

11:15

Discussion 2: The Future of the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative

How can the MD and the ICI be adapted to further strengthen regional cooperation as well as consultation and cooperation with the countries concerned?

How can the two partnerships be made even better use of to strengthen relations between the Aliance and the countries of the region?

Chair: Yannis-Alexis Zepos, Member, Group of Experts

Kick-off remarks:
Speaker: Enrique Baron, Former President of the European Parliament
Speaker: Abdullah Baabood, Director, Gulf Research Centre Cambridge
Speaker: Shlomo Ben-Ami, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel
Speaker: Abdennour Benantar, Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliqué pour le Dévelopment, Algeria

13:00 Buffet lunch

14:10
Discussion 3: NATO´s relations with Russia

Russia and NATO: Issues, limits and institutions of cooperation

Defining a sustainable strategy for the NATO-Russia relationship

Chair: Giancarlo Aragona, Member, Group of Experts

Kick-off remarks:
Speaker: Werner Hoyer, German Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Speaker: Igor Yurgens, Moscow Institute of Contemporary Development
Speaker: Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow, Director Center on the US & Europe, Brookings Institution
Speaker: Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow and Programme Director for Russia and Eurasia, International Institute for Strategic Studies

16:30 Coffee break

16:45 Conclusions from the seminar.
Rapporteur: Volker Perthes, Chairman, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

17:10 Concluding remarks:
Madeleine K. Albright, Chair, Group of Experts

17:25 Closing remarks:
Grete Faremo, Defence Minister of Norway

17:30 End of the seminar

08:30	Registration and coffee
09:00	Opening remarks: Jonas Gahr Støre, Foreign Minister of Norway
09:10	Chair´s remarks: Madeleine K. Albright, Chair, Group of Experts

09:20	Discussion 1: The Future of NATO´s Partnerships
	PfP and EAPC: The Way Ahead? How should NATO´s relations with states in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia evolve? And with Contact Countries and other global partners?
	Chair: Jeroen Van der Veer, Vice Chair, Group of Experts
	Kick-off remarks: Speaker: Bogdan Aurescu, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania Speaker: Araz Azimov, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Speaker: Tomas Herbert Ries, Director, Swedish Institute of International Affairs

11:00	Coffee break

11:15	Discussion 2: The Future of the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative
	How can the MD and the ICI be adapted to further strengthen regional cooperation as well as consultation and cooperation with the countries concerned? How can the two partnerships be made even better use of to strengthen relations between the Aliance and the countries of the region?
	Chair: Yannis-Alexis Zepos, Member, Group of Experts
	Kick-off remarks: Speaker: Enrique Baron, Former President of the European Parliament Speaker: Abdullah Baabood, Director, Gulf Research Centre Cambridge Speaker: Shlomo Ben-Ami, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel Speaker: Abdennour Benantar, Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliqué pour le Dévelopment, Algeria

13:00	Buffet lunch

14:10	Discussion 3: NATO´s relations with Russia
	Russia and NATO: Issues, limits and institutions of cooperation Defining a sustainable strategy for the NATO-Russia relationship
	Chair: Giancarlo Aragona, Member, Group of Experts
	Kick-off remarks: Speaker: Werner Hoyer, German Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Speaker: Igor Yurgens, Moscow Institute of Contemporary Development Speaker: Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow, Director Center on the US & Europe, Brookings Institution Speaker: Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow and Programme Director for Russia and Eurasia, International Institute for Strategic Studies

16:30	Coffee break

16:45	Conclusions from the seminar. Rapporteur: Volker Perthes, Chairman, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
17:10	Concluding remarks: Madeleine K. Albright, Chair, Group of Experts
17:25	Closing remarks: Grete Faremo, Defence Minister of Norway
17:30	End of the seminar