08/10/2002

Seminar on security in the western Mediterranean

Lisbon, Palacio de Sao Bento,
Tuesday, 8 October 2002

PROGRAMME

Monday, 7 October 2002

Arrival of participants
19.00	Reception hosted by the Minister of Culture of Portugal, Mr Pedro Roseta, Palácio da Ajuda, Lisbon

Tuesday, 8 October 2002

10.00: Opening Ceremony

-	Mr João Bosco Mota Amaral, President of the Assembly of the Republic
-	Mr Klaus Bühler, President of the Assembly of WEU
Keynote speech:
-	Dr António Martins da Cruz, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Portugal, Chairman-in-Office of the WEU Council

10.45: First Session

Security risks, threats and challenges in the Western Mediterranean
Chairman:	Mrs Maria Manuela Aguiar, Vice-President of the Assembly of WEU, Chairman of the Portuguese Delegation
-	General Garcia Leandro, Director of the Portuguese Defence Institute
-	Mr Kamel ben Younes, Journalist, Tunisia
-	Vice-Admiral Hervé Giraud, Strategic Affairs, Ministry of Defence, France
Debate.
13.00	Buffet lunch given by Mr João Bosco Mota Amaral, President of the Assembly of the Republic, in `la Salão Nobre' (Grand Hall)

15.00: Second Session

Human development in the Maghreb countries and cooperation between the member states of the Arab Maghreb Union
Chairman:	Mr Jim Marshall, Chairman of the Political Committee
-	Mr Abdelwahab Biad, University of Rouen
Debate.

16.30: Third Session

A European response to today's security challenges in the western Mediterranean, a revival of the Barcelona process
Chairman:	Mr Klaus Bühler, President of the Assembly of WEU
-	Major-General Nabeiro Canelas, Chief-of-Staff, EUROFOR
-	Dr Antonio Missiroli, Research Fellow, EU Institute for Security Studies, Paris
Debate

17.30: Conclusions

-	Mr Luis Yañez Barnuevo, Rapporteur of the Political Committee
Closing address:	Mr Klaus Bühler, President of the Assembly of WEU
20.30:	Dinner given by Mr Paulo Sacadura Cabral Portas, Minister for Defence of Portugal, co-Chairman-in-Office of the WEU Council at the Forte de São Juliã da Barra