PROGRAM    

Initiative Board of the Association of Multiethnic Cities of Southeast Europe
Stability Pact for Southeast Europe
Center for Regionalism, Novi Sad
Civic Committee for Human Rights, Zagreb
O.S.C.E.
Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

Founding Session of the Association Of Multiethnic Cities Of Southeast Europe

July 6 th 2005 , Zagreb , ILIR Hall

Tuesday, July 5 th 2005


 ARRIVAL
20:00

 COCKTAIL, Mr. Bandic, Mayor of Zagreb, ”Dverce“
Wednesday, July 6th 2005

  
08: 30

CONFERENCE OPENING :

 

Introductory Words

         Živorad Kovačević, European Movement – Belgrade , Chairman of the Initiative          Board of the Association of Multiethnic Cities of Southeast Europe

         Moderator : Aleksandar Popov, Director of the Center for Regionalism, Novi Sad
  Welcoming word
         Stjepan Mesić, President of the Republic of Croatia
         Erhard Busek, Stability Pact for Southeast Europe
         Yavuz Mildon, President of the Chamber of Regions of the Congress of Local          and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
         Goran Svilanović, Chair of WT I, Stability Pact for SEE
         Tatjana Holjevac, President of the City Assembly of Zagreb
         Peter Bekeš, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia in Croatia -          representative of the OSCE Chairmen-in-Office Dimitrije Rupel
         Christian Schmitz, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Zagreb
         Zoran Pusić, President of the Civic Committee for Human Rights, Zagreb

  MESSAGE OF PEACE AND TOLERANCE

10.00 SIGNING OF FOUNDING DOCUMENTS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF MULTIETHNIC CITIES OF SOUTHEAST EUROPE
(The Act of Founding and the Agreement on Interethnic Tolerance – accession of new members)

11:20 Moderator: Ivan Cenov, Mayor of Vidin (Bulgaria)
  WORKING SESSION:

ASSOCIATION TOWARDS TOLERANCE, COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION
         Jovan Komšić, Coordinator of the project Agreement on Interethnic Tolerance          and Cooperation
         Jorge Fuentes Monzonís-Vilallonga, Head of OSCE Mission to Croatia

BRIDGES BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATIONS
         Vehid Šehić, (Osijek – Tuzla - Novi Sad)
         Abdurahman Malkić, (Srebrenica - Bajina Bašta)
         Radmila Hrustanović, (Zagreb – Belgrade– Sarajevo)
         Nikola Sekulović, (Trebinje – Dubrovnik - Herceg Novi)
         Riza Halimi, (Preševo – Kumanovo – Gnjilane)
         Valdeta Idrizi, (Kosovska Mitrovica)
         Esad Zornić, (Sjenica - Novi Pazar – Prijepolje – Pljevlja)
         Iva Kusevija, (Mostar – Split - Kotor)

EURO-REGIONALISM AND CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
         Experiences, initiatives and perspectives of cooperation in the framework of a          Euroregion :
         Ilona Mihaies, (Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisza)
         Jovan Slavković, (Danube-Sava-Drava)
         Vlado Dimovski, (Sofia-Nis-Skopje)
         Ivan Cenov, (Danube 21)
13.30 LUNCH

14.30 Moderator: Vehid Šehić, President of the Citizens’ Forum of Tuzla

DISCUSSION, ADOPTION OF THE STATUTE AND ELECTION OF STRUCTURAL BODIES OF THE ASSOCIATION OF MULTIETHNIC CITIES OF SOUTHEAST EUROPE

16.30 CLOSING WORD OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION