THE STRATEGIC FUTURE OF ARMENIA
Armenia-Europe Conference
November 9-10, 2023, Brussels
/working languages – Armenian, English/
AGENDA
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14:00 - 20։00 |
Arrival of participants to Brussels, transfer and check-in (hotel Ramada Brussels Woluwe / Avenue des Pléiades 67 - 69, Brussels) |
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21:00 -21:30 |
Registration |
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21:30 - 23:00 |
Networking session with François-Xavier Bellamy, Member of the European Parliament (welcome reception and late dinner) |
Thursday, November 9
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08:00 - 09:00 |
Breakfast at the hotel |
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09:00 - 10:00 |
Transfer to and Registration at the Centre Arménien Hay Doun (Rue du Gaz, 83 1020 Brussels) |
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10:00 - 11:30 |
Opening remarks - Hovsep Khurshudyan, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum’s National Facilitator for Armenia - Artak Sergoyan, Vice Chairman of the Union of Armenians in Europe, Belgium - Lusine Hakobyan, Co-Coordinator of the Armenia-EU Civil Society Platform /CEPA/ - Angel Dzhambazki, Member of the European Parliament, Bulgaria - Aram Sargsyan, Chairman of the Republic Party, Armenia - Jan Cingel, Founder of Strategic Analysis Think Tank, Slovakia - Olexander Bozhko, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to Armenia on 1996-2001, 2005-2010, Ukraine /Online/ |
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11:30 -11:45 |
Coffee break |
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11:45 - 13:00 |
The vision of the Security strategy of the Republic of Armenia and the repatriation of the people of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh): Strategic turnover possibilities. Who to build security and defense strategies with? - Aram Sargsyan, Chairman of the Republic Party, Armenia - Tigran Khzmalyan, Chairman of the European Party of Armenia - Hayk Sukiasyan, Vice-Chairman of the Christian-Democratic Party of Armenia - Armine Margaryan, Military-political expert - Sossi Tatikyan, Consultant on Foreign Policy and Security Governance - Jan Cingel, Founder of Strategic Analysis Think Tank, Slovakia - Armen Chibukhchyan, Blogger, Political Analyst, CA, USA /Online/ Q&A Moderator - Gabriela Svárovská, Expert, former diplomat, political advisor with the Czech Senate |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 –16:00 |
The general /institutional/ toolkit for strengthening the sovereignty of the State of Armenia: Lustration, Veting, Development of democratic Institutions. - Styopa Safaryan, Director of the Armenian Institute for International and Security Affairs - Levon Barseghyan, Chairman of Journalists' Club "Asparez", Armenia - Anahit Adamyan, Political Analyst, Republic Party, Armenia - Garegin Miskaryan, Director if the Democratic Platform Foundation, Armenia - Gurgen Simonyan, Political Analyst, Armenia - Tigran Yegoryan, Senior lawyer, Europe in Law Association NGO - Armen Hovhannisyan, Analyst, blogger, Armenia - Anna Ohanyan, Professor at Stonehill University, USA, MA /Online/ Q&A Moderator - Areg Kochinyan, “Research Center on Security Policy” NGO President |
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16:00 - 16:15 |
Coffee break |
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16:15 - 18:00 |
The role of the Diaspora's Potential in the Development of the Republic of Armenia: Business, Education, Culture and Global Cooperation. - Artur Hovhannisyan, Chairman of the Union of Armenians in Europe, Bulgaria - Armen Chibukhchyan, Blogger, Political Analyst, CA, USA /Online/ - Harout Kalaydjian, Chairman of the “ProArmenia” NGO, Editor in Chief of MER OUGHIN, Armenia - Alexander Lapshin, Blogger, Israel, Belarus, Russia, Armenia |
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- Levon Khachatryan, Cardiologist doctor, France Q&A Moderator - Mikael Zolyan, Analyst, Lecturer at Brusov State University |
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19:00 |
Departure from the hotels to the dinner’s venue |
Friday, November 10
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09:00 - 09:30 |
Breakfast at the hotels |
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09:30 - 10:00 |
Registration at the big Hall of the Ramada Brussels Woluwe / Avenue des Pléiades 67 - 69, Brussels/ |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
Welcome speeches: - Artur Hovhannisyan, Chairman of the Union of Armenians in Europe, Bulgaria - Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of the RA Security Council - Dirk Schuebel, Special Envoy for the Eastern Partnership, European External Action Service - EEAS - Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Member of the European Parliament, Italy - François-Xavier Bellamy, Member of the European Parliament, France - Styopa Safaryan, Director of the Armenian Institute for International and Security Affairs Moderator - Hovsep Khurshudyan, EaP CSF National Facilitator for Armenia |
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11:00 - 11:40 |
Armenia in the Eastern Partnership region։ Strengthening bridges of cooperation, empowering the environment for the rule of law, democracy and peace. Armenia-EU CEPA. - Zareh Sinanyan, High Commissioner of Diaspora Affairs of Armenia - François-Xavier Bellamy, Member of the European Parliament, France - Hovsep Khurshudyan, National Facilitator for Armenia, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum - Syuzanna Soghomonyan, lawyer, EaP CSF Armenian National Platform WG1 coordinator, Member of Armenian Lawyers' Association - Stepan Grigoryan, Chairman of the Board of the Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation (ACGRC), Armenia Q&A Moderator - Lousineh Hakobyan, Co-Coordinator of the Armenia-EU Civil Society Platform /CEPA/ |
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11:40 - 12:00 |
Coffee break |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Parallel meeting: Armenia-EU economic integration: existing opportunities and prospects, diversification of the foreign Economic relations. - Hayk Margaryan, General Director of the RA Ministry of Economy National Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship /online/ - Jan Cingel, Founder of Strategic Analysis Think Tank, Slovakia - Armen Arzumanyan, Chairman of the Institute of Nations Development Foundation, Former Deputy Minister of Economy /online/ - Karen Sargsyan, Sociology Analyst, Armenia - Mariam Ayvazyan, Entrepreneur, Investor, Belgium - Armen Avetisyan, Entrepreneur, Investor, Armenia Q&A Moderator - Armen Vardanyan, Political Scientist |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Parallel meeting: Armenia-EU political integration: EaP, CEPA, Armenia’s prospects for EU membership. - Tigran Balayan, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Kingdom of Belgium, Head of Mission of Armenia to the European Union - Lusine Hakobyan, Co-Coordinator of the Armenia-EU Civil Society Platform /CEPA/ - Aram Sargsyan, Chairman of the Republic Party - Tigran Khzmalyan, Chairman of the European Party of Armenia - Styopa Safaryan, Director of the Armenian Institute for International and Security Affair Q&A Moderator - Armine Margaryan, Military-Political Expert |
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Parallel meeting: Armenia-EU cooperation in the Security Field. - Artsrun Hovhannisyan, Military expert, RA National Assembly - Hayk Sukiasyan, Vice-Chairman of the Christian-Democratic Party of Armenia - Armine Margaryan, Military-political expert - Areg Kochinyan, “Research Center on Security Policy” NGO President - David Stepanyan, Political Analyst, Armenia - Harutyun Mkrtchyan, Political Analyst, Armenia Q&A Moderator - Gurgen Simonyan, Political Science, expert in Strategic Policy of the State |
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13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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15:00 - 16:30 |
Prospects for the Armenia-EU military-technical cooperation. - Artsrun Hovhannisyan, Military expert |
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- Hayk Sukiasyan, Vice-Chairman of the Christian-Democratic Party of Armenia - Gurgen Simonyan, Political Science, expert in Strategic Policy of the State - Karen Sargsyan, Sociology Analyst, Armenia - David Stepanyan, Political Analyst, Armenia - Harutyun Mkrtchyan, Political Analyst, Armenia Q&A Moderator - Armine Margaryan, Military-Political Expert |
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16:30 - 17:00 |
Coffee break |
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17:00 - 18:30 |
Summary session, adoption of Recommendations for EC and the Armenian Government, adoption of declaration. - Hovsep Khurshudyan, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum’s National Facilitator for Armenia - Artak Sergoyan, Vice President of the Union of Armenians in Europe - Lusine Hakobyan, Co-Coordinator of the Armenia-EU Civil Society Platform /CEPA/ - Aram Sargsyan, Chairman of the "Republic" party - Armen Arzumanyan, Chairman of the Institute of Nations Development Foundation, Former Deputy Minister of Economy /online/ - Syuzanna Soghomonyan, lawyer, EaP CSF Armenian National Platform WG1 coordinator, Member of Armenian Lawyers' Association |
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19:00 |
Closing ceremony, Gala-dinner |