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NewsSTETE EVENTS
Immigration seminar in Lohja STETE and town of Lohja organise a traditional summer seminar in August. This year seminar concerns immigration in Finland. Speakers include among others Minister of Migration and European Affairs Astrid Thors. Seminar takes place at Lohja City Hall 26th August at 13–16. STETE will arrange transportation to Lohja, departure at 12 from Kiasma buss stop. Working language is Finnish. Programme will follow soon. "Focus on Central Asia: Kazakhstan, the OSCE, and the crisis in Kyrgyzstan" On 31st of May, at the Finnish Parliament Old Auditorium, STETE held Central Asia conference. Overview and Summary of the conference: Today Central Asia comprises five independent republics: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. The region as a whole and every country in particular was outlined by KIMMO KILJUNEN, MP, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Special Representative on Central Asia, in his opening speech to the conference audience. MIKKO KINNUNEN, Finnish Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, who next took the floor, emphasized the importance of cooperation between Finland and Central Asian states. He has noticed that Finland is taken as a model in developing of the cooperation solutions and policies in the region. In its turn, Finland is ready to share its expertise and support the efforts aimed at development of the countries. Speaking about Kazakhstan in particular, ALEKSEJ LEPPÄNEN, Senior Consultant, Finpro, has stated that the country has great opportunities for European businessmen. While the country is likely to remain more progressive and economically stable than other Central Asian countries, there is a growing understanding among the international political elite that economic development should go along with the democratic reforms. TUULA YRJÖLÄ, Finnish Roving Ambassador for Central Asia (Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) has outlined the challenges faced by the countries in the region. The key problem related to good governance (corruption, lack of transparency and accountability) remains a major obstacle to development. However, as Ambassador YRJÖLÄ has noticed, the international community fairly pays a good amount of attention to the region and works to support, among other aspects, the economic development and integration of the countries into regional and multi-lateral cooperation systems. Please find the presentation of TUULA YRJÖLÄ here. KERSTIN KRONVALL, journalist, YLE (the Finnish Broadcasting Company), focused on the situation in Kyrgyzstan, outlining the events happened in the country during the period from so-called “Tulip Revolution” of 2005 to the violate events in April 2010. Ms. KRONVALL gave the overview of the “colour” revolutions in Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan. She also shared the details of the events which were lately covered in the press as the inter-ethnic clashes in the south of the Kyrgyz Republic. MARIYA RASNER, Country Director, Kyrgyz Republic & Deputy Regional Manager, Central Asia Internews Network, continued on the topic and gave the detailed presentation on the current situation in Kyrgyzstan from inside the country through Skype connection. Ms. RASNER outlined the differences between the “Tulip Revolution” of 2005 and April unrest of 2010. She also emphasized the role of other countries in the events of April 2010 and shared her vision of what should be done by the interim government to stable the situation. Please find the presentation of MARIYA RASNER here. Here is the programme of the conference. The summary of the conference is available here. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact STETE office by e-mail stete@stete.org or by phone 09 2600 131. STETE organized with its partners international Nordic Forum for Security Policy 2010 FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE - COMMON INTERESTS IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION 26.-28.4.2010 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Please see the programme, summary and pictures in the section "The Nordic Forum". This was the fifth time the Nordic Forum for Security Policy took place in Russia, and the second time it was held in St. Petersburg. The venue was selected intentionally: St. Petersburg as a stance and Russia as an actor are undoubtedly important for development of the fruitful cooperation on economical, security and environmental issues. The Nordic Forum for Security Policy emphasized the importance of the place by arranging its tenth international conference in St. Petersburg. However, the Nordic Forum for Security Policy 2010 has its long history of a series of the conferences previously held in other cities like Kyiv (2008), Pskov (2006), Gdansk (2004), Murmansk (2003), Kaliningrad (2001), and Warsaw (1998). STETE organized the conference in close co-operation with Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Swedish OSCE-network, Association for Cooperation with Nordic Countries and Center of International and Regional Policy (CIRP). STETE thanks its partners for their valuable assistance and warm hospitality. |
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