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PROGRAM

Monday,09.12.2013

10:30Registration

11:00 OPENING/WELCOME

• H.E Irakli GHARIBASHVILI - Prime Minister of Georgia

• H.E David USUPASHVILI - Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia

• H.E Philip DIMITROV - Head of EU Delegation in Georgia

• Dr. Canan ATILGAN – Head of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in the South Caucasus

• H.E Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI – President of Georgia

11.45 SESSION I – Future Policy Strategies after Vilnius: Perspectives from Government and Parliament

ANNOTATION: MAIN ASPECTS OF THE FOREIGN POLICY OF GEORGIA AFTER VILNIUS SUMMIT, PERSPECTIVES, CHALLENGES AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES:

MODERATOR: Dr. Canan ATILGAN - Head of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in the South Caucasus

• Mr. Alex PETRIASHVILI - State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration

• Mr. David BAKRADZE – Leader of the Parliamentary Minority

• Mr. Tedo JAPARIDZE - Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee, Parliament of Georgia

ANNOTATION: JUSTICE; MIGRATION; BORDER MANAGEMENT, READMISSION; VISA LIBERALIZATION ACTION PLAN; DCFTA; ENERGY POLICY; ROLE OF PARLIAMENTS AND PARLIAMENTARY DIPLOMACY (EURONEST PA), GRADUAL AND DYNAMIC APPROXIMATION.

MODERATOR: Mr. Viktor DOLIDZE - Chairman of the Committee of European Integration of Parliament of Georgia

• Ms. Tea TSULUKIANI - Minister of Justice of Georgia
• Mr. Kakhi KALADZE - Minister of Energy of Georgia
• Mr. Giorgi KVIRIKASHVILI - Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
• Mr. Levan IZORIA - Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia

ANNOTATION: ROLE OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY PLATFORM AFTER VILNIUS SUMMIT; COOPERATION BETWEEN CIVIL SOCIETY PLATFORM AND GOVERNMENT/PARLIAMENT, MONITORING THE PROCESS OF INTEGRATION; DCFTA; VISA-LIBERALIZATION; SME AND BUSINESS – INTEGRATION INTO THE EU SINGLE MARKET

MODERATOR: Ms. Eka GIGAURI, Head of Transparency International, Georgia

• Mr. Kakha GOGOLASHVILI, Director of EU Studies at Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies,
• Mr. Ivane CHKHIKVADZE, Open Society Georgia Foundation
• Mrs. Nino ELIZBARASHVILI, Association Women in Business, Civil Society Platform

14:00 LUNCH

15:00 SESSION IV – Message of Civil Society towards the Government/Parliament

(Conference continues working with representatives of government, parliament and civil society)

ANNOTATION: DETERMINING ACTION PLAN AFTER VILNIUS SUMMIT; ELABORATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS TOWARDS THE PRIORITY SPHERES OF THE AA AND DCFTA. ADOPTION OF FINAL DOCUMENTS ON THE RESULTS OF THE MEETING AND FUTURE COOPERATION

MODERATOR/FACILITATOR: Mr. Ivane CHKHIKVADZE, Mr. Kakha GOGOLASHVILI

16:00 PRESENTATION OF WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS/FINAL DOCUMENT.

WRAP UP

• Dr. Canan ATILGAN – Head of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in the South Caucasus
• Mr. Victor DOLIDZE - Chairman of the Committee on European Integration, Parliament of Georgia