ISS SEMINAR WITH IRRI-KIIB:
BELGIUM AND SOUTH AFRICA: PARTNERS IN AFRICA
Tuesday, 13 September 2005
Date: 2005-11-03 to Invalid date
ISS SEMINAR WITH IRRI-KIIB:
BELGIUM AND SOUTH AFRICA: PARTNERS IN AFRICA
Tuesday, 13 September 2005
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ISS Experts Seminar with the Belgian Institute for International Relations
Brussels, 13 September 2005
Egmont Palace, Place du Petit Sablon, 1000 Brussels
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09.00 – 09.15 Registration
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09.15 – 09.20 Welcome by Mr. Jan Grauls, Vice-President of IRRI-KIIB
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09.20 – 09.30 Opening Remarks
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- Mr. Jerry Matjila, Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa
- Mr. Pierre Labouverie, Ambassador of Belgium to South Africa
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09.30 – 11.00 Panel 1: The Security-Development Nexus
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Chair: Mr. Jerry Matjila, Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa
- Mr. Richard Cornwell, Senior Research Fellow, ISS
- Representative of the European Commission (to be confirmed)
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11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break
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11.30 – 13.00 Panel 2: The Role of the African Union
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Chair: Mr. Mark Geleyn, Ambassador, Director General, Bilateral Affairs, Belgian FPS Foreign Affairs
- Dr. Jakkie Cilliers, Executive Director, ISS
- Mr. Koen Vervaeke, Policy Unit, Council of the EU
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13.00 – 14.30 Lunch
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14.30 – 16.00 Panel 3: Trilateral Cooperation in the DR Congo
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Chair: Mr. Jean Lint, Ambassador, Director Africa, Deputy DG Bilateral Affairs, Belgian FPS Foreign Affairs
- Mr. Henri Boshoff, Military Analyst, ISS
- Mr. Tom Wouters, Major, Cabinet of Belgian Defence Minister Flahaut
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16.00 – 16.15 Concluding Remarks
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Mr. Jan Grauls, Vice-President of IRRI-KIIB