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THE STRATEGIC FUTURE OF ARMENIA – Armenia-Europe Conference-November 9-10, 2023, Brussels /working languages – Armenian, English/ AGENDA

 


THE STRATEGIC FUTURE OF ARMENIA

Armenia-Europe Conference

November 9-10, 2023, Brussels

/working languages Armenian, English/

AGENDA


 

14:00 - 20։00

Arrival of participants to Brussels, transfer and check-in (hotel Ramada Brussels Woluwe / Avenue des Pléiades 67 - 69, Brussels)

21:00 -21:30

Registration

21:30 - 23:00

Networking session with François-Xavier Bellamy, Member of the

European Parliament (welcome reception and late dinner)

 

 

Thursday, November 9

 

08:00 - 09:00

Breakfast at the hotel

09:00 - 10:00

Transfer to and Registration at the Centre Arménien Hay Doun (Rue du Gaz, 83 1020 Brussels)

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/

11:30 -11:45

Coffee break


 

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

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

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

16:00 - 16:15

Coffee break

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


 

 

-    Levon Khachatryan, Cardiologist doctor, France

Q&A

Moderator - Mikael Zolyan, Analyst, Lecturer at Brusov State University

19:00

Departure from the hotels to the dinner’s venue

 

 

Friday, November 10

 

09:00 - 09:30

Breakfast at the hotels

09:30 - 10:00

Registration at the big Hall of the Ramada Brussels Woluwe / Avenue des Pléiades 67 - 69, Brussels/

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

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/

11:40 - 12:00

Coffee break


 

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

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

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

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

15:00 - 16:30

Prospects for the Armenia-EU military-technical cooperation.

-     Artsrun Hovhannisyan, Military expert


 

 

-       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

16:30 - 17:00

Coffee break

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

19:00

Closing ceremony, Gala-dinner

 

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