Conference on Kosovo in Bratislava

in co-operation with

        [2]         [3] [4]

organized international conference in Bratislava on January 14, 2008 entitled

Kosovo and Its Independence

Impact on the Balkans, World Affairs, Slovak and EU Foreign Policy

9.00 – 9.15 Welcome remarks

9.15 – 10.45 I. Panel - Independence of Kosovo and impact on international relations

[5]Speakers:
Ambassador James Bissett, Canada, Chairman of The Lord Byron Foundation (contribution here [6]),
Ján Čarnogurský, Former PM of Slovakia (contribution here [7]),
Dušan Čaplovič, Deputy PM,
Alexander Duleba, Slovak Foreign Policy Association (contribution here [8])

[9]Moderator of the panel: Jaroslav Daniška

10.45 – 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 – 12.30 II. Panel - Independence of Kosovo and impact on Balkan stability

[10]Speakers:
Srdja Trifkovic, USA, The Lord Byron Foundation (contribution here [11]),
James Jatras, USA, Director of The American Council for Kosovo (contribution here [12]),
František Lipka, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovakia, former Ambassador of Slovakia
Matyáš Zrno, Civic Institute, Prague (contribution here [13])

Moderator of the panel: [14]Jaroslav Daniška

12.30 – 13.00 What Kosovo means for Serbia and the Balkans

Dusan Prorokovic, Serbia, Secretary of State at the Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija (contribution here [15]; presentation here [16])

[17]13.00 – 13.30 Refreshments

13.30 – 14.45 III. Panel - Slovak and EU position on Kosovo independence

Speakers:
Roman Bužek, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovakia (contribution here [18]), [19]
Vladimír Palko, MP,
Peter Zajac, President of The Conservative Institute of M. R. Štefánik,
József Berényi, MP (contribution here [20])

Moderator of the panel: Jozef Majchrák

[21]14.45 – 15.00 Coffee break

15.00 – 16.00 Final open discussion

Moderator of the panel: Jaroslav Daniška

16.00 End of the conference

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