Centre for European Studies, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Ottawa, are pleased to present an European Perspectives Series Lecture
“Avenues of Cooperation between Canada and the Visegrad 4: A Roundtable with the Political Directors of Ministries of Foreign Affairs from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and the Slovak Republic”
Moderator: Professor David Long, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA)
The Conference will take place September 29th, 2014 from 4-6pm. Please visit our CES event page
Roundtable participants include Mr. Václáv Bálek, Political Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic; Mr. Marcin Bosacki, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Canada; Mr.Ĺubomir Rehák, Political Director, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic;Mr. Szabolcs Takács, Deputy State Secretary, Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary; and Mrs. Carla Wursterová, Executive Director of the International Visegrád Fund.
The roundtable participants will discuss a range of topics including the recent developments in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and the Middle East; the results of the Canada-EU Summit and the opportunities for bilateral trade and investment; energy security and Canada’s role as a global energy leader; and the situation in Ukraine as a follow-up on the NATO Summit.
The event is supported, in part, by a grant from the European Union, and in collaboration with the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Ottawa.