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"International Security, Weapons of Mass Destruction and Nonproliferation: Problems and Challenges"
Venue: Maritim Panorama Hotel
Sponsors: PIR Center (Moscow, Russia) and the Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales (Havana, Cuba)
The workshop was attended by governmental and nongovernmental experts from Cuba, Russia, and Latin America. Among the participants were Brazilian Ambassador-at-Large for Disarmament and Non-proliferation, Chairman of 2005 NPT Review Conference Sergio Duarte; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Felipe Perez Roque; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Abelardo Moreno; Scientific Adviser to the President of the Council of State of the Cuban Academy of Science Dr. Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart; Chief of the 12th Defense Ministry Main Administration of the Russian Federation (1992-1997) Gen. Yevgeny Maslin, and others.
The goals of the workshop included discussing the new challenges to the nonproliferation regimes and the balance between proliferation concerns and technology and scientific development.
The workshop was organized around five consecutive sessions:
- International Security at the Beginning of 21st Century;
- The Arms Race, Disarmament and Development;
- Weapons of Mass Destruction: Myths and Realities;
- International Terrorism: Problems and Challenges;
- International Security, Disarmament and Nonproliferation: The UN Role.
After the seminar the Scientific Adviser to the President of the Council of
State of the Cuban Academy of Science Dr. Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart sent the
following address to the Director of the PIR Center:
"I feel very happy with the results of the workshop and want to express my
deep appreciation for your and your colleagues' participation. Dr. Natalia
Kalinina, Anton Khlopkov, Gen. Yevgeny Maslin, Prof. Andrei Piontkovsky all
contributed to the outstanding level of our encounters and to the rigor of
our discussions and exchanges.
Prof. Fidel Castro Diaz - Balart".
If you have any questions about this workshop, please ask your staff to contact Assistant to the Director of the PIR Center Elena Polidva at +7 (095) 234-9558 or by email at: polidva@pircenter.org. She will be pleased to provide any additional information that you require.
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