ARMENIAN EXPERTS ATTEND NATO CONFERENCE IN ISTANBUL

Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Oct 20 2009
Armenia

An Armenian delegation headed by Richard Giragosian, Head of the
Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS),
Tigran Lazarian, European Stability Institute (ESI) Analyst, and
other experts will participate in the conference "Security Challenges
and Regional Cooperation in South Caucasus" in Istanbul.

The conference is due on October 22-24 under the auspices of NATO
"Science for Peace and Security" program. Maria Amaryan and Stepan
Grigoryan from the Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional
Cooperation (ACGRC) will present a report on "Changes of geopolitical
patterns in the Caucasus and potential for international involvement",
Richard Giragosian – "The problem of transnational crimes and regional
security in the South Caucasus." Tigran Lazarian will speak of NGO
role in settling conflicts and getting closer Caucasian states — the
Armenia-Turkey normalization is an example. Politicians and political
analysts of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia will also deliver speeches.