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1998 Annual NIS Conference of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies
CONFERENCE PANELS
The Annual NIS Conference of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the
Monterey Institute of International Studies
on
Proliferation Problems and Nonproliferation Initiatives:
Approaching the 21st Century
16-17 November 1998
Ministry of Science - Academy of Sciences Building (3rd Floor)
Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Day 1: Monday, 16 November
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Registration/check-in
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| 09:00 |
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Welcome/opening remarks
Vadimir Shkolnik, Minister of Science - President of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan
William Potter, Director, Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA
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| 09:20 |
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Keynote Addresses
Pieter de Klerk, Director, Division of External Relations and Policy Co-ordination, International Atomic Energy Agency
Ambassador Sha Zukang, Director General, Department of Ams Control and Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
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| 10:45 |
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Coffee Break
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| PANEL I: Perspectives on South Asia |
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Chair and Commentator: Ambassador (ret'd) Roland Timerbaev, Russian Federation
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| 11:00 |
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A Russian View of the South Asian Tests
Victor Mizin, Chief Counsel International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
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The Troubled NPT Enhanced Review Process
William Potter, Monterey Institute of International Studies
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Russia's Export Relationship with India
Elina Kirichenko, Senior Researcher, Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Federation
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Implications of the South Asian Tests: A View from Central Asia
Dastan Eleukenov, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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| 12:30 |
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Lunch (Circular Hall, Dom Druzhby 40 Kurmangazy Street)
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| PANEL II: Implementation of New Nonproliferation Measures |
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Chair: Nikolai Khlebnikov, Director, Division of Technical Services, International Atomic Energy Agency
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| 14:15 |
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Russian Material Protection, Control & Accounting Upgrades: Problems and Prospects
Gennadiy Pshakin, Head, International Department, Institute of Physics and Power Engineering, Russian Federation
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Status of Nuclear Material Protection, Control & Accounting in Ukraine
Sergei Lopatin, Head of Safeguards, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety of Ukraine
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Status of and Problems with the State System for Nuclear Material Control in Kazakhstan
Chingiz Masenov, Deputy Head, Department of Contralfor the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Materials and Technologies, Kazakhstan Atomic Energy Agency
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Removal of HEU Fuel from Georgia
David Bakradze, Head, Disarmament and Arms Control Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Georgia
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Auburn Endeavor: A U.S. Perspective
Helen Bird, Program Specialist, International Policy and Analysis Division, U.S. Department of Energy
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| 16:00 |
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Coffee Break
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| 16:20 |
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CTBT Verification: The Technical Role of the Kazakhstani National Nuclear Center
Alexander Sitnikov, Deputy Director, Institute of Geophysical Research, National Nuclear Center, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Review of Defense Conversion Programs in Minatom's Closed Cities
Pavel Oleinikov, RFNC-VNIITF, Russian Federation
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Nuclear Submarine Proliferation and Possible Responses
Clay Moltz, Director, NIS Nonproliferation Program, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA
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-END OF DAY 1 PROCEEDINGS-
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| 19:00 |
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Reception and Official Opening of CNS NIS Representative Office
(Second-floor banquet hall, Hotel Dostyk, 36 Kurmangazy Street)
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Day 2: Tuesday, 17 November
PANEL III: Regional Perspectives on Nonproliferation
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The Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
Chair: William Potter, Monterey Institute of International Studies
Daria Kairgeldina, First Secretary, First Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Erkin Mamkulov, Chief, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic
Tashmukhamed Satiboldiev, Head of Division, Department of Political Analysis and Prognosis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Nuriddin Shamsov, Deputy Chief, Department of International 0rganizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan
Commentator: Victor Mizin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
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| 10:30 |
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Coffee Break
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| 10:45 |
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Perspectives on the Middle East
Chair: Vyacheslau Paznyak, Director, International Institute for Policy Studies, Republic of Belarus
Rafik Saifulin, Deputy Director, Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of Uzbekistan
Mustafa Kibaroglu, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Alexander Pikayev, Research Director, Center for Critical Technologies and Nonproliferation, Russian Federation
Commentator: Vladimir Orlov, Director, PIR Center, Moscow, Russian Federation
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| 12:00 |
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DPRK: Status of the Agreed Framework and KEDO
Alexandre Mansourov, Korean Center, Harvard University, USA
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| 12:30 |
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Lunch (Circular Hall, Dom Druzhby 40 Kurmangazy Street)
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| PANEL IV: Chemical/ Biological Weapons Issues |
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Chair and Commentator: Gennadiy Lepyoshkin, Director General, National Center for Biotechnology, Republic of Kazakhstan
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| 14:00 |
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History of the Soviet Biological Weapons Program in Kazakhstan
Gulbarshyn Bozheyeva, Independent Researcher, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Assessing the Proliferation Threat of the Former Soviet Union's Biological Warfare Program
Raymond Zalinskas, Senior Scientist in Residence, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA
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A Chinese Perspective on Chemical Weapons Issues
Deng Hongmei, Associate Professor, Fudan University, People's Republic of China
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| 15:20 |
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Coffee Break
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| 15:40 |
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Discussion of Current Activities of Monterey Institute Colleagues
Chair: Clay Moltz, Monterey Institute of International Studies
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| 17:15 |
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-END OF CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS-
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