Georgia and Armenia –
How does the transformation towards democracy look today?Place: The New Annex Building, Arkadiankatu 3, HelsinkiDate: 15 May 2009Time: 8.45–13.008.45–9.00: Opening of the seminar:
Krista Kiuru (STETE´s chair and MP)Ilkka Kantola (Human Rights Group of Parliament of Finland)Markku Kivinen (Director, Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki)9.00–10.30: I Session/panel: GeorgiaChair: Axel Hagelstam (Ministry of Defense and STETE´s vice chair)Speakers:Ombudsman of Georgia Mr. Sozar SubariMajor Heikki Lehtonen (National Defense College, Department of Strategic and Defense studies)Comments:Mikko Palonkorpi (Researcher, Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki)Discussion10.30–11.00 Coffee11.00–12.30 II Session/panel: ArmeniaChair: Hanna Smith (Researcher, Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki)Speakers:Ombudsman of Armenia Mr. Armen HarutyunyanRoving Ambassador for South Caucasus Petri SaloComments:Marianne Tillman (Executive Director, Development Services Tillman Oy)Discussion12.30–13.00 SummaryJanne Taalas (Director of Policy Planning and Research, Ministry for Foreign Affairs)Iris Kempe (Director, Heinrich Böll Tbilisi office)Heidi Hautala (Member of the Human rights group of the Parliament, MP)
Tilaisuuden lehdistötiedote löytyy täältä (suomeksi).

STETE's chair,
MP Krista Kiuru


Ilkka Kantola, chair of the Human Rights Group of Parliament of Finland, MP

Markku Kivinen, Director of Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki

Sozar Subari, ombudsman and Public Defender of Georgia


Major Heikki Lehtonen, National Defence College


Armen Harutyunyan, ombudsman and Human Rights Defender of Armenia

Ambassador Petri Salo
