PRESS PROGRAMME Important note: Timings and order may be subject to change

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1 179 PR 12 E PRESS NATO Parliamentary Assembly 58th Annual Session Prague, Czech Republic 9-12 November 2012 PRESS PROGRAMME Important note: Timings and order may be subject to change Updated 6 November 12:19

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3 VENUE Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic 5. Kvetna Prague 4 GENERAL INFORMATION Czech Parliament Press Secretariat level 1, room 1.1 Roman ZAMBOCH Head of the Press Service, Chamber of Deputies Tel: Jiri HYBS Press Secretary, Chamber of Deputies Tel: press@psp.cz acredit@psp.cz NATO Parliamentary Assembly Press Secretariat Level 2, rooms Roberta CALORIO Head of the Press and Media Relations Service, NATO PA Mobile phone from 9 to 12 November: press@nato-pa.int rcalorio@nato-pa.int Isabelle ARCIS Coordinator, Communication, Document, IT Services, NATO PA Mobile phone from 9 to 12 November: press@nato-pa.int iarcis@nato-pa.int Working area for journalists Level 1, room 1.1 A working area for the media is located in the Parliament Press Secretariat Press Stop A press stop is located close to the Delegates Lounge on the 1st floor Internet Computers with Internet access are available to participants in the Delegates Lounge (1st floor). Wi-Fi is available free of charge in the Prague Congress Centre. The password will be displayed in the Delegates Lounge on the 1st floor. Documents The committee reports are available on the NATO PA website ( and inside the meeting rooms. Available speeches will be posted on the NATO PA website only after they have been delivered. Meetings NATO Parliamentary Assembly 58 th Annual Session, Prague - Press Programme 3

4 The Plenary Sitting is open to accredited journalists only. The committee meetings are open to accredited press unless otherwise decided by the relevant committee. The following meetings are not open to the press: NATO PA Co-ordination meeting, NATO Russia Parliamentary Committee, Standing Committee, the Secretaries of Delegation and the Political Group meetings. Friday 9 November OPENING PRESS BRIEFING Hall H, level 1 11:00 Dr Karl A. LAMERS, NATO PA President Jan HAMACEK, Head of the Czech Delegation to the NATO PA David HOBBS, NATO PA Secretary General Saturday 10 November POLITICAL COMMITTEE (PC) Hall 1, level 1 10:00 NATO and the Foreign and Security Priorities of the Czech Republic Jiri SCHNEIDER First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic 11:00 The Arab Spring: Implications for Euro-Atlantic Security Draft General Report General Rapporteur: Assen AGOV (Bulgaria) 12:00 NATO post-afghanistan Dr Karl-Heinz KAMP Director, Research Division, NATO Defense College 14:30 Budget Constraints: A Challenge to Alliance Cohesion? Draft Report of the Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Relations Rapporteur: John Dyrby PAULSEN (Denmark) 15:30 Consideration of amendments and vote on the draft Resolution on NATO Post-Chicago presented by Assen AGOV (Bulgaria) DEFENCE AND SECURITY COMMITTEE (DSC) Panorama Hall, level 1 10:00 The Czech Republic's Priorities and Challenges after the Chicago Summit Dr Alexandr VONDRA Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic 10:45 The Czech Republic's Armed Forces - Reform Priorities and Contributions to On-going NATO Operations Lieutenant General Petr PAVEL Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Czech Republic NATO s Role in Maritime Security and Counter piracy Panel with: Vice Admiral Christian CANOVA, Deputy Commander, NATO Maritime Command Northwood Patrick E. VAN EERTEN, Director Operations and Offshore at Jumbo Shipping, Rotterdam NATO Parliamentary Assembly 58 th Annual Session, Prague - Press Programme 4

5 14:30 The Challenge of Piracy: International Response and NATO's Role Draft Report of the Sub-Committee on Future Security and Defence Capabilities Rapporteur: Raymond KNOPS (Netherlands) 15:45 Matching Capabilities to Ambitions: NATO towards 2020 Draft Report of the Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Defence and Security Co-operation Rapporteur: Nicole AMELINE (France) COMMITTEE ON THE CIVIL DIMENSION OF SECURITY (CDS) Hall A, level 1 10:05 The Lessons of the Arab Spring and the Implications for the Euro-Atlantic Community Hamed ABDEL-SAMAD German-Egyptian Political Scientist and Author, Member of the German Islam Conference 11:15 Women and the Arab Spring Bochra BEL HAJ HMIDA Co-founder and former president of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women 12:00 Consolidating the Revolutions in North Africa Draft General Report General Rapporteur: Ulla SCHMIDT (Germany) 14:30 NATO s Perspective on Women, Peace and Security Mari SKAARE NATO Special Representative on Women, Peace and Security 15:15 Internal Political Developments in Russia and possible Implications for Russia's Relations with the Euro- Atlantic Community Ondrej SOUKUP Journalist, Czech daily Newspaper Hospodarske Noviny 16:15 The Forces of Change and Continuity in Russia: Domestic and International Implications Draft Report of the Sub-Committee on Democratic Governance Rapporteur: Lucio MALAN (Italy) ECONOMICS AND SECURITY COMMITTEE (ESC) Hall E, level 1 10:10 The Czech Approach to the Euro-Crisis Pavel KOHOUT Director of Strategy at the Company Partners & Member of the National Economic Council of the Government of the Czech Republic 11:30 Building a Pan-Mediterranean Economy Mats KARLSSON Director, Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), Marseilles 12:25 Arctic Economic Opportunities, Environmental Obligations and Security Stakes Draft Report of the Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Economic Relations Rapporteur: Jeppe KOFOD (Denmark) 14:30 The Arab Uprisings: Economic Dimensions and Challenges Draft Report of the Sub-Committee on East-West Economic Co-operation and Convergence Rapporteur: Uwe Karl BECKMEYER (Germany) 15:00 The Sources and Implications of the Euro Crisis NATO Parliamentary Assembly 58 th Annual Session, Prague - Press Programme 5

6 Draft General Report Chairman and Acting General Rapporteur: Petras Austrevicius (Lithuania) 15:30 An Assessment on the Transition in Afghanistan Dr Benjamin SCHREER Deputy Head and Senior Lecturer, Security and Defence Studies Centre, School of International & Strategic Studies, College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian National University 16:30 Consideration of amendments and vote on the draft Resolution on Arctic Economic Opportunities, Environmental Obligations and Security Stakes presented by Jeppe KOFOD (Denmark) 17:00 Consideration of amendments and vote on the draft Resolution on The Euro Crisis: Defence and Security Implications presented by Petras AUSTREVICIUS (Lithuania) Sunday 11 November POLITICAL COMMITTEE (PC) Hall 1, level 1 8:30 Central Asia and Transition in Afghanistan Dr Jan SIR Senior Lecturer at the Department of Russian and East European Studies, Charles University Prague Central Asia and Transition in Afghanistan 9:30 Afghanistan and Southwest Asian Security Draft Report of the Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships Rapporteur: Daniel BACQUELAINE (Belgium) 10:45 Developments in Syria and Iran: Security Implications for the Region and Beyond Draft Report of the Mediterranean and Middle East Special Group Rapporteur: Raynell ANDREYCHUK (Canada) 13:30 Consideration of amendments and vote on the draft Resolution on Developments in Syria: Security Implications for the Region and Beyond presented by Raynell ANDREYCHUK (Canada) Election of Committee and Sub-Committee officers DEFENCE AND SECURITY COMMITTEE (DSC) Panorama Hall, level Afghanistan and NATO s Drawdown of Forces, Regional Dynamics and their Impact on Security Dr Alexander COOLEY Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University 10:20 Afghanistan: Towards 2014 and Beyond Draft General Report General Rapporteur: Sven MIKSER (Estonia) 11:30 Consideration of amendments and vote on the draft Resolution on Afghanistan: Ensuring a Successful Transition presented by Sven MIKSER (Estonia) 13:30 NATO Partnerships: Asia-Pacific Dr Benjamin SCHREER Deputy Head and Senior Lecturer, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University Election of Committee and Sub-Committee officers NATO Parliamentary Assembly 58 th Annual Session, Prague - Press Programme 6

7 COMMITTEE ON THE CIVIL DIMENSION OF SECURITY (CDS) Hall A, level 1 8:30 The Movement of People Across the Mediterranean: New Trends and Challenges Draft Special Report Special Rapporteur: Vitalino CANAS (Portugal) 9:15 Migration and Refugee Crisis in the Mediterranean: a Role for NATO? Dr Rolf SCHWARZ Political Officer, Middle East and North Africa Section, Political Affairs and Security Policy Division, NATO 10:30 Consideration of amendments and vote on the draft Resolution on The Future of Democracy in the Eastern Neighbourhood presented by Lucio MALAN (Italy) Consideration of amendments and vote on the draft Resolution on The Democratic Transition in the Middle East and North Africa presented by Ulla SCHMIDT (Germany) 11:30 Election of Committee and Sub-Committee officers SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (STC) Hall E, Level 1 8:30 NATO Joint CBRN Defence Centre of Excellence - Working Together for Future CBRN Defence Col. Vratislav OSVALD Director, Training, Exercises and Education Department, Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence Centre of Excellence (CBRN) in Vyškov 9:20 Climate Change and Security The State of Scientific and Political Debate 2012 Achim MAAS Cluster Coordinator, Sustainable Interactions with the Atmosphere, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany 10:25 The Iranian Nuclear Programme: Gauging Iran's Intentions Draft General Report General Rapporteur: David SCOTT (United States) 13:30 Nuclear Energy after Fukushima Draft Report of the Sub-Committee on Energy and Environmental Security Rapporteur: Philippe VITEL (France) 14:10 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Opportunities and Challenges for the Alliance Draft Special Report Special Rapporteur: Pierre Claude NOLIN (Canada) 15:00 Consideration of amendments and vote on the draft Resolution on The Iranian Nuclear Programme presented by David SCOTT (United States) 16:00 Election of Committee and Sub-Committee officers NATO Parliamentary Assembly 58 th Annual Session, Prague - Press Programme 7

8 Monday 12 November PLENARY SITTING Hall 1, level 1 Panorama Hall (Press) NB: Timings and order can be subject to change 9:00 Opening of the proceedings by Dr Karl A. LAMERS, NATO PA President Address by Milan STECH, President of the Senate, Czech Republic Address by Miroslava NEMCOVA, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Czech Republic Address by Petr NECAS, Prime Minister, Czech Republic Address by Anders Fogh RASMUSSEN, NATO Secretary General and Chairman of the North Atlantic Council followed by Q&A Address by Filip VUJANOVIC, President of the Republic of Montenegro followed by Q&A Address by Nebojsa RADMANOVIC, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina followed by Q&A Address by Mikheil SAAKASHVILI, President of Georgia followed by Q&A Address by Nikola GRUEVSKI, President of the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia* Debate and vote on the Committee Resolutions 13:00 Lunch break Debate and vote on the Committee Resolutions Election of Officers of the Assembly and acceptance speech by the new president Debate and vote on the Committee Resolutions ±17:00 Closure of the Plenary Sitting * Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name NATO Parliamentary Assembly 58 th Annual Session, Prague - Press Programme 8