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Friday, 10. December 2010

10.00hrs

Opening of the Conference

Archimandrite Adam,

Patriarchate of Georgian-Orthodox Church

Katja Christina Plate

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Head of Regional Program for Political Dialogue in the South Caucasus

SESSION I: CHALLENGES FOR PEACE IN THE SECTOR OF POLITICS

10.30 hrs

Keynote Speech:

Dr. Uwe Halbach, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Forschungsgruppe Russland / GUS, Berlin, Germany:

“Geopolitical Challenges from the Caucasus: What has changed since 2008?”

Prof. Archil Gamzardia, Ilia State University, Public Communications and P.R.:

“The Peculiarities of the Public Communications Management in South Caucasus”

11.15 hrs

Plenum-Discussion

Moderator: Marietta König, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, Hamburg, Germany;

Topics to be addressed: no diplomatic relations between countries, disputes on territories and borders, low standards in democratic development, the role of external actors in the region of South Caucasus, the ENP, the role of EU in South Caucasus.

12.30 hrs

Report of the Notetaker: Prof. Giorgi Gvalia, Ilia State University, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences

13.00-15.00hrs

Lunchbreak

SESSION II: CHALLENGES FOR PEACE IN THE SECTOR OF ECONOMICS

15.00 hrs

Keynote Speech:

Giorgi Abashishvili, Ilia State University, Faculty of Business and Economics:

“The Economic Integration for the safer South Caucasus”

15.20 hrs

Plenum-Discussion

Moderator: Giorgi Mikanadze, Ilia State University, Faculty of Business and Economics

Topics to be addressed:Poverty as a challenge to Peace; Natural resources as a challenge to Peace, Environment as a challenge to Peace; Deficits in the sector of Rule of Law as a challenge to Peace (here espec. Property Rights);

16.40 hrs

Notetaker and Reporter: Giorgi Abashishvili, Ilia State University, Faculty of Business and Economics

18.00 hrs

Dinner

Saturday, 11. December 2010

SESSION III: CHALLENGES FOR PEACE IN THE SECTOR OF CULTURE AND LANGUAGE

10.00 hrs

Keynote Speech:

Prof. Kevser Uygun Ruhi, Writer, Literature Expert:

”The View from the Other Side of River”

Prof. Rozeta Gujejiani, St. Andrew The First Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia; Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology:

“The Traditional Culture of Interethnic Relations and the Prospects for Peace in South Caucasus”

10.50 hrs

Plenum-Discussion

Moderator: Prof. Rozeta Gujejiani, St. Andrew The First Called Georgian University of the Patriarchate of Georgia; Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology:

Topics to be addressed: Official Languages, Teaching of minority languages at school, Multicultural Societies.

12.30 hrs

Report of the Notetaker: Prof. Ketevan Khutsishvili, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University; Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology;

13.00-15.00 hrs

Lunchbreak

SESSION IV: STRATEGIES FOR PEACE IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS

15.00hrs

Plenum-Discussion on a strategy paper of joint principles about the possible ways of achieving peace in the South Caucasus Region

Moderator: Nato Asatiani, St. King Tamar’s Educational University of the Patriarchate of Georgia;

16.45 hrs

Conference Summary and Closing Remarks

Archimandrite Adam,

Patriarchate of Georgian-Orthodox Church

Katja Christina Plate

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Head of Regional Program for Political Dialogue in the South Caucasus

17.00 hrs

End of Conference

18.00hrs

Dinner