

- Eurasia Security Program
The program began in 2001 with the goal of encouraging a regional security system based on cooperation and integration. It is unique in its mission to gather together leading national security policy makers of the Black Sea region and senior US military and civilian leaders. Primary objectives are to gain a deeper understanding of issues affecting the region and to encourage problem solving in areas of common interest. The program invites representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States.
The centerpiece of the program was six-day session at Harvard from April 3-8, which brought together twenty very senior officials of the Black Sea region with fifteen American general officers and civilian officials. As part of the program, the regional delegation spent two days in Ankara, Turkey for a seminar on regional security and two days in Washington, DC for briefings at the U.S. Department of Defense and National Security Council.
The program began in Ankara on March 30. After the seminar in Turkey onn April 2 the regional participants traveled to Boston for the Harvard session. After that the group visited Washington, DC on April 9.
The Black Sea Security Program is funded by a generous grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, with additional support from the US Department of Defense.
For more information, please contact Program Director Sergei Konoplyov at (617) 495-8046, or sergei_konoplyov@harvard.edu
List of Participants
MOLDOVA
1.Valeriu PLESCU, Minister of Defense (Boston, DC only till Apr 12)
2.Col. Alexander MIJA, Advisor to Minister of Defense, MOD,
3.Col. Ion SAVCIUC, Chief of Enlistment Department, MoD,
4.Col. Marchel BOTNARU, Chief of Department, Information and Security Service
UKRAINE
5.Lt. Gen MOZHAROVSKYI Volodymyr, Chief of the Main HQ, the First Deputy Commander -in-Chief, Ground Forces of the Armed Forces, MoD
6.Lt. Gen. Nikolay MELNIK, Deputy Chief, Main Intelligence Department, MoD
7.Mykola KULINICH, Dean, Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, MFA
GEORGIA
8.Vasil SIKHARULIDZE, Deputy Minister of Defense, MoD
9.Levan CHOLADZE, Deputy Secretary, NSC
10.Mr. Alex RONDELI, President, Foundation for Strategic and International Studies
11.Nicholas RURUA, Deputy Chairman, Committee on Defense and Security, Parliament
AZERBAIJAN
12.MG Elbrus URUDZOV, Head of Department, Military-Scientific Center, MOD,
13.Col. Vagif MAMMADOV, Head of Department of Education, MoD,
14.Elin SULEYMANOV, Senior Counselor, Administration of the President
ARMENIA
15.Col. Romik ARUTUNIAN, Deputy Minister, Ministry for National Security
16.Col Vardan AVETISYAN, Chief of Personnel Bring-up Department
17.Col Sasun HUNANYAN, Deputy Chief of Operations Department, General Staff
18.Ms. Lilit TOUTKHALIAN, Head of the American Department, MFA
ROMANIA
19.Col Dan NICULESCU, Chief of Situation Center, Military Intelligence, MOD.
TURKEY
20.RA Deniz KUTLUK, Chief, Plans and Policy Division, Turkish Navy Headquarters
GREECE
21.Candidate from MoD
BULGARIA
22.LTC Kancho MIHOV, State Expert, Department of International Cooperation, MoD,
KAZAKHSTAN
23.MG Bulat SEMBINOV, Deputy Minister of Defense (Boston, DC only)
24.Candidate from National Security Council (Boston, DC only)
INTERPRETERS
25.Sergei YEREMENKO
26.Vladimir ILYUKHIN
27.Felix POPOV (Boston only)
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Ancara, Turkey
Wednesday, March 30 - Participants’ Arrival
12.00 Azerbaijan
12.45 Moldova
13.10 Ukraine
14.00 Bulgaria
18.00 Armenia
18.30 Georgia
20.00 Greece
23.00 Romania
(Dinner at Bilkent Hotel)
Thursday, March 31
07.00 – 08.30 Breakfast at the Bilkent Hotel, Akdeniz Room
08:30 - 09:00 Participant Registration, Bilkent Hotel, Izmir Room
09:00 - 09:30 Opening remarks and group photo
-x from a Ministry
-y from Bilkent University?
-Group photo
Panel
09:30-10:15 Presentation: A general view of Turkish foreign and security policy?
-Official view
-Academic angle
10:15-10:30 Discussions
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
Panel 2
11:00-11:45 Presentation: Turkey-EU relations and the Black Sea area?
-Speaker from EU
-Official view: Foreign M?
-Academic or politician angle
11:45-12:00 Discussions
12:00-14:00 (Lunch at Bilkent Hotel, Ankara Room)
Panel 3
14:00-14:45 Presentation: Turkey-NATO relations and the Black Sea area?
-Speaker from NATO
-Official view: Defense M?
-Academic or politician view?
14:45-15:00 Discussions
15:00-15:15 Coffee break
15:15-16:00 Presentation: Black Sea area: common security issues?
-Official view?
-Civil society view?
16:00-16:15 Discussions
16:15-16:30 Closing remarks
16:30-18:30 Free time
18:30-19:00 Transportation to restaurant
19:30-21:30 Dinner at Kavi Fish Restaurant
Friday, April 1
08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast at Bilkent Hotel, Akdeniz Room
09:00-10:15 Presentation: Black Sea region: dynamics & challenges?
-?
?
10:15-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:00 Discussions
11:00-11:15 Concluding remarks
11:15-11:45 TOUR OF BЭLKENT UNIVERSITY CAMPUS?
11:45-12:15 Transportation to Ankara Castle
12:15-14:00 Lunch at Castle Washington Restaurant
14:00-19:30 Cultural program
Tour of the Atatьrk Mausoleum?
Tour of the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations?
Tour of a military installation?
19:30-21:30 Dinner at Devlet Konukevi
Saturday, April 2
10.40 Participants Depart for the US
* Depending on the departure hours, breakfast may be arranged at Bilkent Hotel
Cambridge, Massachusetts
April 2
19.05 All Regional Participants Arrive
20.00 Bus picks up Participants at Gate E (Lufthansa Flight 420)
20.30 Bus drops off Participants at Soldiers Field Park Apartments (SFP)
21.00 Check into Rooms
April 3
10.00 – 11.00 Brunch at the Spangler Center
11.00 Bus Departs for Galleria Mall
11.30 – 14.30 Shopping at the Galleria Mall
14.30 Bus Picks up at Galleria Mall
15.00 Returns to SFP
17.00 Meet at the SFP Common Room
17.05 Walk to the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) Classroom
17.30 – 19.00 Classroom Orientation and Introductions
19.00 – 21.00 Dinner in the Malkin Penthouse
April 4
07.00 – 08.00 Breakfast in the KSG Forum Cafй
08.00 – 09.00 Introduction to the Study Groups
09.00 – 10.30 “Russia and CIS” – Nikolai Zlobin
10.30 – 10.45 Coffee Break
10.45 – 12.15 “Nuclear and Biochemical Terrorism” – Graham Allison
12.15 – 13.30 Lunch in the Malkin Penthouse
13.30 – 15.00 “New Wave Democracy in Eastern Europe” – Bruce Jackson
15.00 – 19.00 Free Time
19.00 – 21.00 Reception and Opening Night Dinner
with Keynote Speaker, Under Secretary Marc Grossman
April 5
08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast in the KSG Forum Cafй
09.00 – 10.30 Study Groups and Country Presentations
10.30 – 10.45 Group Photo and Coffee Break
10.45 – 12.15 Country Presentations (continued)
12.15 – 13.30 Individual Photos and Lunch in the Malkin Penthouse
13.30 – 15.00 “South Caucasus” – Ambassador Steven Mann
15.00 – 15.15 Coffee Break
15.15 – 16.45 “Human Rights” – Michael Ignatieff
16.45 – 18.00 Free Time
18.00 – 19.30 Dinner in the Malkin Penthouse
April 6
07.00 – 08.00 Breakfast in the KSG Forum Cafй
08.00 – 09.00 Study Groups
09.00 – 10.30 TBD
10.30 – 10.45 Coffee Break
10.45 – 12.15 “Iran” – Ray Takeyh
12.15 – 13.30 Lunch at Border Cafe
13.30 – 15.00 “Regional Separatist Issues” – Vladimir Socor
15.00 – 15.15 Coffee Break
15.15 – 16.45 Hold
16.45 – 18.00 Free Time
18.00 – 19.30 Dinner in the Malkin Penthouse
April 7
07.00 – 08.00 Breakfast in the KSG Forum Cafй
08.00 – 10.30 Extended Study Groups
10.30 – 10.45 Coffee Break
10.45 – 12.15 “Homeland Security” – Admiral Steve Abbot
12.15 – 13.30 Lunch at Jimmy’s Barbecue
13.30 – 15.00 TBD
15.00 – 15.15 Coffee Break
15.15 – 16.45 Hold
16.45 – 19.00 Free Time
19.00 – 20.30 Dinner in the Malkin Penthouse
April 8
07.00 – 08.00 Breakfast in the KSG Forum Cafй
08.00 – 10.30 Study Group Presentations
10.30 – 10.45 Coffee Break
10.45 – 12.15 “Ukraine” – James Sherr
12.15 – 13.30 Lunch TBD
13.30 – 15.00 “Intelligence and Intelligence Reform” – Bob Graham
15.00 – 15.15 Coffee Break
15.15 – 16.45 Wrap Up and Certificates
16.45 – 18.00 Free Time
18.00 – 19.30 Final Dinner TBD
Washington, DC
April 9
Depart by train to Washington DC???
April 13 –Participants Depart
17.00 Georgia
17.40 Romania
17.50 Bulgaria
17.50 Greece
17.50 Ukraine
18.05 Armenia
18.05 Moldova
18.05 Turkey
22.10 Azerbaijan