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Roundtable: Avenues of Cooperation between Canada and the Visegrad 4
September 29, 2014 at 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
| Location: | Senate Room, 608 Robertson Hall, 6th floor, Carleton campus Robertson Hall |
| Cost: | Free |
| Audience: | Anyone |
| Key Contact: | Cathleen Schmidt |
| Contact Email: | cathleen.schmidt@carleton.ca |
| Contact Phone: | 613-520-2600, ext. 1087 |
The Centre for European Studies, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Ottawa, are pleased to present a Current Event 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)
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.
Please register with CES here.