XII international conference ‘Belarus in the contemporary world’
30 October 2013
Faculty of International Relations, Belarusian State University (BSU)
(Leningradskaya Street; 20, Minsk)
Dear Participant,
Thank you for your interest and agreement to contribute to the roundtable ‘Belarus and the Eastern Partnership Initiative: achievements and prospects’, as part of the wider conference ‘Belarus in the contemporary world’, organised by the Faculty of International Relations (FIR), Belarusian State University.
The conference’s general programme is as follows:
10.00-11.15
Room 1201
Plenary session, opened by Professor Victor Shadurski, Dean of the Faculty of International Relations; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Professor Elena Korosteleva, University of Kent
11.30-16.00
Sessions: please note breaks within sessions are organised by session chairs
Session 1: Foreign policy and diplomacy of the Republic of Belarus
Session 2: Belarus and progressive development of international law
Session 3: Contemporary trends in the development of international private law
Session 4: Belarus within the system of international economic relations
Session 5: Formation of competitive tourist capacities in Belarus
Session 6: The policies of customs and border management in Belarus
Session 7: Diplomatic practices and issues of maintaining international relations
16.00-17.30
Room 516
Roundtable ‘Belarus and the Eastern Partnership: achievements and prospects’1, moderated by Professor Elena Korosteleva (NB: English/Russian as a medium of discussion)
- HE Bruce Bucknell, Ambassador, British Embassy (confirmed)
- HE Maira Mora, Head, EU Delegation (confirmed)
- Ott Laido, 3rd Secretary in Political & Economic Affairs, Estonian Embassy (confirmed)
- HE Evaldas Ignatavicius, Ambassador, Lithuanian Embassy (confirmed)
- Dzianis Mel’yantsou, senior political analyst, BISS (confirmed)
- Dr Andrei Rusakovich, Associate Professor, FIR & CEO, Foreign Policy & Security Research Centre (tbc)
- Dr Yaraslau Kryvoi, senior lecturer in Law, University of West London (confirmed)
- Dr Maksim Karliuk, lecture in Law, Belarusian State University (confirmed)
18.00 (Room 520)
Reception
We look forward to welcoming you to the conference, and thank you once again for you interest and engagement! If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly ().
Yours sincerely,
Professor Elena A. Korosteleva
Professor of International Politics
Jean Monnet Chair in European Politics
Director (Professional Studies), Global Europe Centre
University of Kent
1 The roundtable is generously supported by the British Embassy (Minsk).
