Murmansk and New Possibilities in the Barents Region
24.-25. tammikuuta 2003, Murmansk

Pohjoismainen turvallisuuspoliittinen foorumi järjesti kansainvälisen konferenssin yhteistyössä Murmanskin
pedagogisen instituutin kanssa Murmanskissa 24.-25. tammikuuta 2003.

Puheenvuorot (in English):

Opening session
MP, Chairman of STETE Kimmo Kiljunen
Ambassador Rene Nyberg (presented by Consul General Kauko Jämsen), MFA of Finland (presentation in Russian)
Secretary of State Kim Traavik (presented by Consul General Fredrik Arthur), MFA of Norway
Minister Manne Wängborg, MFA of Sweden (presentation in Russian, word-document)
Director Bo Lindroos,(additional information) Nordic Council of Ministers
Chairman of the Regional Duma Pavel Sazhinov (presentation in Russian, word-document)

Northern Sea Security
Head of Division Jan Foghelin, FOI, Sweden
Director Juha Martelius, Ministry of Defence, Finland
LtGen Thorsten Skiaker, Commander National Joint Headquarters, Norway
Researcher Marina Bufetova, Murmansk Biological Institute
Researcher Pertti Joenniemi, COPRI, Denmark

Environmental safety and co-operation
Senior Researcher Christer Pursiainen (Presentations: Risks, Actors, Problems) , Nordregio, Sweden
Project manager Boris Lesokhin, Zvezdochka Engineering
President Jon Sigurdsson, Nordic Investment Bank
Executive Vice President Alexander Jakubick, Wismut GmbH, Germany (Power Point presentations: Radio active waste, Remediation Master Plan , Decommissioning Waste, Contaminated Water, Nuclear Facility,Map, Environmental Monitoring, Dealing With Murmansk)
Researcher Walter Ruth, Luleå University of Technology
Chairman Irina Vereschagina, Department of Ecology, "Murmanskvodokanal" (PowerPoint presentation: Safe water system)(loading may take some time)
Director Irina Chirkova, Ekonord
Chairman Andrey Zolotkov, Bellona-Murmansk (presentation in Russian, word-document)

Working group I: Economic Integration in the European North
Director Timo Rautajoki, Lapland Chamber of Commerce
Head of Centre Helge Blakkisrud, Centre of Russian Studies at NUPI
Director Paavo Kykkänen, Business Developer eero (PowerPoint presentation)

Working group II: Active & Equal Civil Society - A Must for Democracy
Main Specialist of the Committee for Public Relations Valentina Pavlova, Murmansk Regional Administration
Docent Aino Saarinen, Oulu University
Administrative Councellor Marit Stemland, Northern Feminist University
Project Initiator Lena Allheim, Centek Luleå
Project Director Matti Moilanen, Finland-Russia Society

Working group III: Education and eDimension
Special Adviser Gunnar Pihlgren, MFA of Sweden (PowerPoint presentation)
Doctor Aleksey Komarov, Russian Academy of Science
Rector Eivor Olofsson, Sverigefinska folkhögskolan
Adviser Martin Wilisoo, Nordic Industrial Fund
Regional Development Manager Sisko Kaarto, Regional Council of the Northern Karelia

Russia and Northern Europe - A Partnership
MP Igor Chernishenko, State Duma of the Russian Federation
Special Adviser Gunnar Lassinantti, Olof Palme International Centre
Governor Hannele Pokka, County of Lapland (esitelmä suomeksi)
Governor Eino Siuruainen, County of Oulu
MP Atrhur Mäki, State Duma of the Russian Federation
Director Christer Persson, MFA of Sweden
Director Rune Rafaelsen, Barents Secretariat

Closing of the conference
Special Adviser Gunnar Lassinantti, Olof Palme International Centre