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WASHINGTON DC TO HOST CONFERENCE "20 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES"
Today.az
Sept 6 2011
Azerbaijan
The issue of Nagorno-Karabakh and other regional conflicts will
be discussed at the conference of "Twenty Years of Independence in
the South Caucasus: Achievements and Challenges" in Washington DC
September 15, by the participation of top US officials and analysts,
the organizers informed.
The conference hosted by the New European Democracies Project at CSIS,
Washington DC-based think-tank, is particularly timely for several
reasons: Russia's muscle-flexing in anticipation of presidential
elections in 2012; Iranian truculence; and recent parliamentary
elections in Turkey.
"Moreover, the conference will highlight US foreign policy in the South
Caucasus region as it comes under increasing scrutiny in the wake of
military withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan", said the organizers.
Jennifer Walsh, Pentagon's Principal Director for Eurasia, as well
as Eric Rubin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and
Eurasia will be represent the US Government in the discussions.
Besides that, Department of Justice and USAID representative will e
participate at the conference
Some prominent analysts on the region, such as Janusz Bugajski from
CSIS, Ariel Cohen from Heritage Foundation, Svante Cornell from CACI,
Jon Chicky from the Defense University, and also Col. Robert Hamilton
from the Army War College will make special speeches over the topics.
Azerbaijan will be represented at the panel by Heydar Mirza, analyst
from the Council for International Relations of Azerbaijan, Georgia -
by Mamuka Tsereteli from American University and Armenia - by Rouben
Shougarian from Tufts University.
Today.az
Sept 6 2011
Azerbaijan
The issue of Nagorno-Karabakh and other regional conflicts will
be discussed at the conference of "Twenty Years of Independence in
the South Caucasus: Achievements and Challenges" in Washington DC
September 15, by the participation of top US officials and analysts,
the organizers informed.
The conference hosted by the New European Democracies Project at CSIS,
Washington DC-based think-tank, is particularly timely for several
reasons: Russia's muscle-flexing in anticipation of presidential
elections in 2012; Iranian truculence; and recent parliamentary
elections in Turkey.
"Moreover, the conference will highlight US foreign policy in the South
Caucasus region as it comes under increasing scrutiny in the wake of
military withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan", said the organizers.
Jennifer Walsh, Pentagon's Principal Director for Eurasia, as well
as Eric Rubin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and
Eurasia will be represent the US Government in the discussions.
Besides that, Department of Justice and USAID representative will e
participate at the conference
Some prominent analysts on the region, such as Janusz Bugajski from
CSIS, Ariel Cohen from Heritage Foundation, Svante Cornell from CACI,
Jon Chicky from the Defense University, and also Col. Robert Hamilton
from the Army War College will make special speeches over the topics.
Azerbaijan will be represented at the panel by Heydar Mirza, analyst
from the Council for International Relations of Azerbaijan, Georgia -
by Mamuka Tsereteli from American University and Armenia - by Rouben
Shougarian from Tufts University.