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Romania and the United States fo America signed on September, 13, 2011 the Agreement for the Installation of the Ballistic Defens System and the Strategic Partnership for the 21-st Century. On the other hand, the Strategic Concept of the NATO, adopted in November 2010 at Lisabon, stipulates the development of a NATO Rocket Defense System that could integrate the bilateral Romanian-US System. The conference aimd a balanced information of the press and civil society on the opportunities and risks of the initiatives and incourages a debate on the main implications for the security, on national, regional and transatlantic level.

Invitati speciali:

H.E. Teodor BACONSCHI, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania

E.S. Ellen TAUSCHER, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs, U.S.A.

Dr. Iulian FOTA, Councelor of the President of Romania for National Security

Dr. Daniel NELSON, Senior Fellow, Center for Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Washington, DC

Dr. Holger DIX, Director, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Romania

Dr. Marian ZULEAN, Deputy Director, Institute for Popular Studies

Moderator: prof. Valeriu STOICA, President, Institute for Popular Studies

Conference Venue: Aula of the Central University Library „Carol I”, Bucharest (BCU)

Program:

14:30 – 15:00 Registration of the Participants, welcome coffee;

15:00 – 16:30 Interventions of the guests;

16:30 – 17:30 Q&A.

Working languages: English and Romanian