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Programme
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Programme
Thursday 4 April 2002
PLENARY MORNING SESSION
9:30 – 10:10 Opening Ceremony
10:10 – 13:00 Priorities for future cooperation in South-East Europe
 | Co-chaired by Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, and
Mr Walter Schwimmer, Secretary-General of the Council of Europe |
10:10 – 12:00 Statements by Ministers of South-East European Member
States
| Chaired by Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO
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| H.E. Ms Arta Dade, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Albania
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H.E. Mr. Zeljko Jerkic,
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| H.E. Mr Igor
Damyanov, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of
Bulgaria |
| H.E. Ms Vesna Cvjetkovic-Kurelec, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Croatia |
| H.E. Ms Ganka Samoilovska-Cvetanova, Minister of Culture, Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| H.E. Mr Vassilis Vassilikos, Ambassador,
Permanent Delegate of Greece to UNESCO |
| H.E. Mr Ion Pacuraru, Minister of Culture, Republic of Moldova
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| H.E. Ms Ecaterina
Andronescu, Minister of
Education and Science of Romania |
| H.E. Mr Metin Bostancioglu, Minister of National Education, Turkey
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| H.E. Mr Goran Svilanovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia |
12:00– 13:00 Debate on priorities for future cooperation in South-East
Europe
| Chaired by Mr Walter Schwimmer, Secretary-General of the Council of
Europe
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| Statement by the head of the delegation of the Czech Republic
delivered at the Conference on Strengthening Co-operation in South East
Europe |
| Statement by the Secretary of State for the Prime Minister of the
Republic of Hungary delivered at the Conference on Strengthening
Co-operation in South East Europe |
| Statement by the head of the delegation of the Austria delivered at
the Conference on Strengthening Co-operation in South East Europe
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| Statement by Portugal in its capacity as Chair-in-office of the
OSCE delivered at the Conference on Strengthening Co-operation in South
East Europe |
| Statement by the UNICEF Special Representative for the Balkans
delivered at the Conference on Strengthening Co-operation in South East
Europe |
PLENARY AFTERNOON SESSION
15:00 – 18:00 Building more efficient partnerships in South-East
Europe
| Chaired by Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO
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Debate
Friday, 5 April 2002
10:00 – 11:00 Continuation of debate (if necessary)
PLENARY CLOSING SESSION
11:00 – 12:00 Chaired by Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General
of UNESCO
| Conclusions |
| Discussion and adoption of the Communiqué |
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Annotated Agenda
I. Priorities for future cooperation in South-East Europe
With a view to further promoting peace, stability and
development in South-East Europe, political and economic arrangements and
agreements need to be complemented by long-term action addressing the root
causes of the region’s instability. Activities in the fields of education,
science, culture and communication offer important opportunities to
cultivate a broader dialogue in the region, in the interests of peace and
stability.
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What are the means of promoting educational policies at
the regional level that would be conducive to the observance of human
rights, the practice of democracy, the development of tolerance and the
safeguarding of cultural diversity? |
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What educational activities could be envisaged at the
regional level in order to promote understanding between the neighbouring
countries, removing prejudices and stereotypes and developing tolerance?
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How can Education for All policies be developed and
implemented in all countries of the region? |
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How can the capacity of the scientific community be
enhanced so that it can more effectively take its place in the emerging
knowledge society? |
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How can regional cooperation contribute to alleviating
and reversing the brain drain? |
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What kind of regional activities could promote a
dialogue among cultures and civilizations and encourage pluralism? |
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How can cultural diversity and cultural heritage be
safeguarded in South-East Europe in an era of globalization? |
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What are the challenges faced by the independent and
pluralistic media in a post-conflict context and in the on-going process
of democratization? |
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How can the media be induced to raise awareness of the
need for tolerance in the multi-cultural and inter-religious environment
of South-East Europe? |
II. Building more efficient partnerships in South-East Europe
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How can future activities and partnerships build on
past success stories in the priority areas identified? |
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How could the various bilateral and multilateral
assistance programmes in South-East European countries in the fields of
education, sciences, culture and information best be coordinated and
reinforced? |
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