MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF DEMOCRACY
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN COUNTERING TERRORISM
REGIONAL POLICY FORUM
National Palace of Culture,
Hall 8
Sofia, June 27, 2002
| 9.00 - 9.45 a. m. | Registration |
| Morning session | |
| 10.00-10.30 a. m. | Opening |
| Dr. Solomon Passy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria |
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| Keynote address: |
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| Mr. Georgi Parvanov President of the Republic of Bulgaria |
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| 10.30 - 11.15 a. m. | Countering Terrorism: International Experience, the Role of the United Nations |
| Ambassador Richard Williamson US Alternate Representative to the UN |
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| Ambassador Vladimir Drobnjak Chairman of the Working Table III of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe |
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| Ambassador Curtis Ward Expert, UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee |
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| Mr. Vuk Zugic Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, FR Yugoslavia |
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| 11.15 - 11.30 a. m. | Coffee break |
| 11.30 - 12.30 p. m. | Countering Terrorism: International Experience,
the Role of the United Nations (discussion continued) |
| Dr. Mislav Kukoc Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Croatia |
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| Mr. Philippe de Koster Chairman of the Multidisciplinary Group on International Action against Terrorism of the Council of Europe (GMT) |
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| Ambassador Ivan Garvalov Expert on Terrorism Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria; Member of the Board, UN Association in Bulgaria |
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| 12.30-14.00 p. m. | Buffet lunch |
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Afternoon session
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| 14.00 -15.15 p. m. | Parallel Round Tables: |
| Parallel Round Table 1 Hall 8 |
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| Combating Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime | |
| Co-Chairs: | Mr Boyko Kotzev |
| Deputy Minister of Interior, Republic of Bulgaria | |
| Dr. Mislav Kukoc | |
| Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Croatia | |
| Parallel Round Table 2 Hall 9 |
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| Measures against the Financing of Terrorism | |
| Chair: | Dr. Vasil Kirov |
| Director, Financial Intelligence Bureau, Republic of Bulgaria | |
| 15.15 - 15.30 p. m. | Coffee break |
| 15.30 - 16.30 p. m. |
Work of Round Tables continued |
| 17:00 - 17:30 p. m. | Closing Plenary Session and summary of the proceedings |
| Hall 8 | |