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NATO AND THE BROADER MIDDLE EAST
THE ROLE OF THE PARLIAMENTRIANS
DOHA, QATAR
26 – 28 NOV 2005
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Friday 25 Nov, 2005 |
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Arrival of Participants |
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Hotel : Four Seasons |
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Saturday 26 Nov. 2005 |
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Venue
:Four Seasons Hotel Doha |
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Events |
Time |
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Registration of Participants |
9:00 |
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Meeting Start |
10:00 |
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Welcome Address :
by
H.H Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim bin Jabr Al- Thani,
The
First Deputy of Prime Minister and Minister of
Foreign Affairs. |
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opening remarks by H.E Mohd bin Mubarak AL
Khulaifi,
Speaker of the Advisory Council of Qatar. |
10:20 |
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Introduction of the seminar by Mr.
Jean-Michel BOUCHERON,
Chairman of the Special Mediterranean Group. |
10:40 |
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Keynote speech by Mr. Rami Khouri,
Executive Editor,
of The Daily Star. |
11:00 |
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Coffee Break. |
11:30 |
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Discussion. |
11:45 |
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Official Lunch, "The TENT" |
13:00 |
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Meeting Resume. |
15:00 |
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FIRST SESSION : SECURITY PERCEPTIONS IN THE GULF
REGION |
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Moderator: Mr. Jean-Michel BOCHERON |
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Introduction to the debates by Mr. Hans
RAIDEL,
Vice-chairman of the GSM. |
15:00 |
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Presentation by Dr Hassan Al ANSARI,
Director of the Gulf Studies Center, University of
Qatar. |
15:15 |
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Events |
Time |
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Presentation by Mr. Riad KAHWAJI, CEO of the
Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis
(INEGMA), Middle East Bureau Chief of Defence News. |
15:35 |
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Discussion. |
15:55 |
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Coffee Break. |
16:45 |
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SECOND SESSIONS:
THE CONFLICT ON IRAQ AND ITS CONSEQUENCE ON THE GULF |
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Moderator: Mr. Jean-Michel BOUCHERON |
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Presentation by Ambassador Daniel SPECKHARD,
Director of the Iraq Reconstructing Management
Office,
U.S Embassy Iraq on Reconstructing in Iraq. |
17:00 |
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Presentation by H.E Jasem Mohammed Abdulmuhsen
AlKHURAFI, speaker of the National Assembly of
Kuwait.. |
17:20 |
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Presentation by Mr. Henner FURTIG,
Senior Researcher, German Institute for Middle East
Studies. |
17:40 |
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Discussion. |
18:00 |
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Meetings finish and evening tbc. |
19:00 |
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Sunday 27 Nov.2005 |
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Meetings Start. |
10:00 |
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THIRD SESSION:
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL REFORM IN THE GULF |
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Moderator: Mr. Jean-Michel BOUCHERON |
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Presentation by Dr. Munira FAKHRO, Assistant
Prof. University of Bahrain, on Civil Society and
Democracy in the Gulf. |
10:00 |
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Presentation by Dr. Aisha Al-MANAIE,
Assistant Prof.University of Qatar, on Islam and
Democracy in the Gulf. |
10:10 |
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Discussion. |
10:3 0
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Coffee Break. |
11:30 |
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Events |
Time |
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presentation by Dr. Faisal AL KASIM,
Al-Jazeera Moderator, of the " The Opposite
Direction " on Media and Democracy in the Gulf. |
11:45 |
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Discussion. |
12:15 |
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Lunch. |
13:00
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Meetings Resume. |
15:00 |
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FOURTH SESSION: IRAN AND THE GULF COOPERATION
COUNCIL |
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Moderator: Mr.Jean-Michel BOUCHERON |
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presentation by
Dr. Ibtesam Al-kitbi
– Proffessor of political science Emirates
University on Iran – GCC relations (tbc). |
15:00 |
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presentation by Dr. Anoush EHTESHAMI, Head of
School of Government and International Affairs,
University of Durham, on The Policy of the Islam
Republic of Iran in the Gulf region. |
15:30 |
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Discussion. |
16:00 |
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Coffee Break. |
17:00 |
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END OF THE SEMINAR FOR OBSERVERS
(NON-MEMBERS OF THE NATO PA MEDITERRNEAN
SPECAIL GROUP) |
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Closed Meeting of the Mediterranean Special Group. |
17:30 |
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Chairman: Mr. JEAN MICHEL BOUCHERON,
Chairman of the Mediterranean Special Group.
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Consideration of the Draft Report {229 GSM 05 E} on
building Bridges: the NATO PA and the Mediterranean
by Ms. Damla GUREl, Rapporteur of the
Mediterranean Special Group. |
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Discussion on the future activities of the Group. |
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End of Meetings. |
18:30 |
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Arabian night near the Swimming Pool.. |
20:00 Evening |
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Monday 28 Nov 2005 |
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Free time. |
Morning |
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End of the Seminar programme. |
12:00 |
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Departure of Participants organized by the hosts |
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