23.11.2007.
In the framework of the 13th Baltic Council
November 23, 2007
Riga, Latvia
Venue: Reval Hotel Latvija, Elizabetes Street 55 Riga, Latvia
Thursday, November 22 15:00-20:00 20:00 Opening of the exhibition "Winter Fireflies" and reception hosted by H.E. Mr. Māris Riekstiņš, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia (Venue: Riga Design and Art School, Kr.Valdemāra 139) Friday, November 23 7:45 – 16:00 Registration Hall 2 10:30 – 12:30 Plenary Session The EU Neighbourhood Policy – Towards a Europe with Common Values Room: Omega 1 Languages – Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, English, Russian Chaired by: Mrs. Ērika Zommere, President of the Baltic Assembly Opening remarks: H.E. Mr. Māris Riekstiņš, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Rapporteurs: H.E. Mr. Gundars Daudze, Speaker of the Latvian parliament H.E. Mrs. Ene Ergma, Speaker of the Estonian parliament H.E. Mr. Viktoras Muntianas, Speaker of the Lithuanian parliament Mrs. Diana Wallis, Vice Speaker of the European Parliament H.E. Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Foreign Affairs Minister of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Urmas Paet, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia H.E. Mr. Petras Vaitiekūnas, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lithuania Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers Mr. Andrei A. Yeudachenka, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Mr. Valeriu Ostalep, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Moldova 12:30 12:30 14:00 –15:30 Topic I: Balance between the Eastern and Southern Directions in the EU Neighbourhood Policy Room: Omega 1 Languages – Latvian, English, Russian Moderator: Mr. Nils Muižnieks, Director of the Advanced Social and Political Research Institute, University of Latvia Rapporteurs: Mr. Rutger Wissels, Director of the European Neighbourhood Policy Coordination, European Commission Mr. Juozas Jaruševičius, Member of the Lithuanian delegation to the Baltic Assembly Mr. Valdis Birkavs, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Member of the Club de Madrid Mr. Kees van Rij, Director of European Integration of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Miguel Ángel Navarro, Secretary - General for the European Union, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Spain Co-rapporteurs: Mr. Andrei Popov, Executive Director of the Foreign Policy Association, Moldova Mr. Abdel Raouf El Reedy, Chairman of the Council for Foreign Affairs, Egypt Topic II: Political Dialogue at the Parliamentary Level – an Instrument in the EU Neighbourhood Policy Room: Omega 2 Languages – Latvian, English, Russian Moderator: Mrs. Žaneta Ozoliņa, Chairperson of the Commission of Strategic Analysis under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Latvia, Professor at the University of Latvia Rapporteurs: Mrs. Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Institute of International and Social Studies, Head of the International Relations Department, Estonia Mr. Jean-Dominique Giuliani, Chairman of Board of the Foundation Robert Schuman, France Mr. Iurie Rosca, Deputy Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament Co-rapporteurs: Mr. Trivimi Velliste, Head of the Estonian delegation to the Baltic Assembly Lord Russell-Johnston, Chairman of the Committee for Parliamentary and Public Relations of the WEU Assembly, United Kingdom 15:30 – 16:00 16:00 – 17:30 Topic III: The Baltic States and the Eastern Dimension of the EU Neighbourhood Policy Room: Omega 1 Languages – Latvian, English, Russian Moderator: Mr. Nils Muižnieks, Director of the Advanced Social and Political Research Institute, University of Latvia Rapporteurs: Mrs. Vaira Paegle, MP, Chairperson of the Saeima European Affairs Committee, Latvia Mr. Peter Semneby, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Co-rapporteurs: Mr. Tigran Mkrtchyan, Executive Director of the Armenian International Policy Research Group Topic IV: A Common Approach of the Baltic and Nordic States to the Implementation of the EU Neighbourhood Policy Room: Omega 2 Languages – Latvian, English, Russian Moderator: Mrs. Žaneta Ozoliņa, Chairperson of the Commission of Strategic Analysis under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Latvia, Professor at the University of Latvia Rapporteurs: Mr. Kari Liuhto, Director of the Pan-European Institute, Finland Mr. Toms Rostoks, Researcher of the Latvian Institute for International Affairs Mr. Mart Laar, MP, Former Prime Minister of Estonia Co-rapporteurs: Mr. Alyaksandr Milinkevich, Leader of the United Democratic Forces, Belarus Mr. Julian Chifu, Director of the Centre for Conflict Prevention and Early Warning, Romania 17:30 – 18:00 Room: Omega 1 Languages – Latvian, English, Russian Moderators: Mrs. Žaneta Ozoliņa and Mr. Nils Muižnieks 20:00 Baltic Assembly Prize Awarding Ceremony Reception hosted by the Presidium of the Baltic Assembly (Venue: Mazā Ģilde, Amatu Str.5, Riga)
Registration Hall 2
Press Conference of the Heads of the National delegations to the Baltic Assembly and Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania Omega 2 room
Lunch Alfa and Beta rooms
Panel Discussions
Coffee break Hall 2
Panel Discussions
Concluding Remarks
