Sarajevo 2-3 July 1998

NATO Information Seminar NATO has conducted a seminar in Sarajevo 2-3 July 1998, aimed at encouraging the development of democratic practices in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The seminar brought together political, defence, academic and media leaders from both entities and all three principal ethnic groups to discuss pertinent issues. The Secretary General of NATO, Dr. Javier Solana, and the Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, H.E. Mr. Jadranko Prlic, opened the seminar. Speakers included the High Representative, Ambassador Carlos Westendorp, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General Wesley K. Clark, the Hungarian Ambassador to NATO, H.E. Mr. Andrs Simonyi and officials from NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The Seminar was held at the Hotel Grand in Sarajevo. Thursday, 2 July 09.00 Opening Session Speech by the Secretary General Dr. Javier Solana Remarks by the Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, H.E. Mr. Jadranko Prlic 09.30 "NATO and its Current Political Agenda" Speaker: Ambassador Klaus-Peter Klaiber, Assistant Secretary General, Political Affairs Division, International Staff 11.30 "NATO's Contribution to Peace in Bosnia" Speaker: Mr. Gregory L. Schulte, Director, Bosnia Task Force, Defence Planning and Operations Division, International Staff 13.00 Lunch Speech by Ambassador Carlos Westendorp, High Representative 14.30 "The Role of the Military in a Democracy" Speakers: Maj.Gen. Harald Kujat, Assistant Director, Plans and Policy Division, International Military Staff and Mr. Marco Carnovale, Partnership and Cooperation Section, Political Affairs Division, International Staff (See also: "NATO partners and allies: Civil-military relations and democratic control of the armed forces" by Marco Carnovale in NATO Review, No. 2 - Mar. 1997, Vol. 45 - pp. 32-35) 16.30 "NATO Cooperation with Partners" Speaker: Mr. Ulrich Brandenburg, Head, Partnership and Cooperation Section, Political Affairs Division, International Staff 20.00 Dinner speech by H.E. Mr. Andrs Simonyi, Ambassador of Hungary to NATO Friday, 3 July 09.10 "The Role of Media in a Democracy" Speakers: Dr. Jamie Shea, NATO Spokesman and Mr. Simon Haselock, OHR Spokesman 12.30 Lunch Speech by General Wesley K. Clark, SACEUR 14.00 "The Role of Police in a Democracy" Speakers: Mr. Richard Monk, IPTF Commissioner and Mr. Chris Donnelly, Special Adviser for Central and East European Affairs, International Staff 17.30 Concluding remarks