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WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS

Lebanon and the Peace Process in the Middle East
February 22, 2000 Riviera Hotel, Beirut-Lebanon

8:30 - 9:00 Registration of Participants

9:00 - 9:30 Welcome Address

Dr. Salim Nasr, General Director, The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS)

H.E. Mr. David MacLennan, Ambassador, The British Embassy

Keynote Introductory Remark

H.E. Mr. Fouad Boutros, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs - Lebanon

9:30 - 11:00 Session 1: The Middle East Conflict and the Peace Process: Current Status and Future Prospects Presentations

Moderator:

Dr. Rosemary Hollis Head of the Middle East Program, The Royal Institute for International Affairs (RIIA), United Kingdom

Dr. Patrick Seale Political Writer and Editorialist, United Kingdom

Ambassador Nassif Hitti Ambassador of the League of Arab States to France

11:00 - 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:45 Session 2: What Peace for Lebanon?

Moderator:

Dr. Nadim Shehadeh Director, Center for Lebanese Studies, Oxford - UK

Presentations:

Thoughts on Negotiation Issues and their Implications for Lebanon
Dr. Ghassan Salameh, Research Director, National Center for Scientific Research, Paris - France

The Economic Challenges for Lebanon
Dr. Fadi Osseiran, General Director, Banque d'Affaires du Liban et d'Outre Mer (BLOM)

The Palestinian Refugees
Dr. Farid El-Khazen, Professor of Political Science, The American University of Beirut

12:45 - 2:00 Lunch Break

2:00 - 3:30 Session 3: Western Keyplayers: Making Peace a Reality Presentations

Moderator:

Dr. Bassma Kodmani-Darwish Program Officer, The Ford Foundation

Presentations:

The Role of Europe
Dr. Rosemary Hollis, Head of the Middle East Program, RIIA, United Kingdom

The Role of the United States
Ambassador Edward Djerejian, Director, The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, United Kingdom

3:30 - 3:45 Coffee Break

3:45 - 5:30 Session 4: Facing the Challenge of Peace Presentations

Moderator

Dr. Eugene Rogan Head of the Middle East Center, St. Anthony's College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Presentations:

The Wider Impact: The Arab Experience with Peace
Dr. Abdel Moneim Said, Director, Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS), Egypt

Peace: An Economic Challenge or Opportunity
Dr. Heba Handoussa, Managing Director, Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Turkey, and Iran (ERF), Egypt

General Discussion

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