Geneva centre for the democratic Control of armed forces (DCAF)
CENTRE FOR SECURITY STUDIES – BH (CSS - BH)
OSCE MISSION TO BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Workshop
on the Handbook on
“Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector”
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
17 – 19 September 2003
PROGRAMME
Venue: Hotel Holiday Inn, Zmaja od Bosne 4, Sarajevo
Tel:+387 33 288 800; Fax: +387 33 663 862
Accommodation: Hotel Holiday Inn, Zmaja od Bosne 4, Sarajevo
Tel:+387 33 288 800; Fax: +387 33 663 862
Abstract:
The main objective of the Workshop is the promotion of the DCAF/IPU Handbook on “Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector” in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and its more detailed introduction to a number of parliamentarians and their staffers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and also to key government officials, military and police officials, academics, NGO representatives and the media. The funding for the translation and printing of the local version of the Handbook was kindly provided by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Additional Information:
The workshop is co-organised by CSS, Sarajevo, and DCAF, Geneva, and supported by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. For matters relating to the workshop, please contact Mr. Denis Hadzovic at and Amb. Gregor Zore at telephone ++41 22 741 77 23 and e-mail , and for organisational and logistical matters, Mrs. Sanda Puljic-Cadman at telephone +398 33 221 941 and e-mail , and Ms. Suzana Gavrilescu at telephone ++41 22 741 77 39 and e-mail .
17 September, 2003
Afternoon Arrival of Participants
19:30 Welcome Reception
20:00 Public presentation of the Handbook
- H.E. Ambassador Robert Beecroft, Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH
- Marc Remillard Head of International Projects, Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
18 September, 2003
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 Welcoming Remarks
Amb. Bisera Turkovic,
Director of CSS-BH, Sarajevo
Amb. Gregor Zore,
Head of Multilateral Affairs, DCAF, Geneva
Amb. Robert Beecroft,
Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, Sarajevo
Nikola Spiric,
Chairman of the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Assembly of BiH
09:30 Session I: Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector – Presentation of the Handbook
Chair: Michael Donley, Special Advisor,
Defence Reform Commission,
OSCE Mission to BiH, Sarajevo
Keynote speakers:
1. Marc Remillard, Head of International Projects,
DCAF, Geneva
2. Rogier Huizenga, IPU, Geneva
3. Dr. Umit Cizre, Associete Professor, Departmant of
Political Science, Bilkent University, Ankara
10:30 Coffee break
10:45 Session II: Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector in BiH: Achievements and Problems
Chair: Amb. Bisera Turkovic, Director of CSS-BH,
Sarajevo
Keynote speakers:
1. Ilija Filipovic Member of the House of Peoples, Parliamentary Assembly of BiH
2. Velimir Sakan, Member of RS National Assembly
3. Avdo Hebib, Member of House of Representatives, Parliament FBiH
Discussion
12:30 Lunch (National Restaurant, Holiday Inn)
14:00 - 15:30 Session III: Reform of Security Sector
Chair: Halid Genjac, Member of the House of Peoples,
Parliamentary Assembly of BiH
Keynote speakers:
1. James Locher III, Chairman of the Defence Reform
Commission
4. Dorijan Marsic, Vice-Chair, Committee on Defence,
the Parliament of Slovenia
Discussion
20:00 Dinner (Restaurant “Dom pisaca”)
19 September, 2003
09:00 Session IV: Overseeing Security Services in Special Circumstances
Chair: Amb. Bisera Turkovic, Director of CSS-BH,
Sarajevo
Keynote speakers:
1. Dragan Mektic, Deputy Minister of Security BiH
2. Enes Husejnovic, Member of Assembly Standing Committee on Military Matters BiH
3. Fred Schreier, Senior Consultant, DCAF
Discussion
10:15 Session V: Human and Material Resources in the Security Sector
Chair: Theo van den Doel, Former member of the Parliament of the Netherlands, The Hague
Keynote speakers:
1. Slavko Zmaric,Head of the Centre for Strategy Studies, Ministry of Defence of RS
2. Miroslav Nikolic, Minister of Defence of FBiH
Discussion
11:30 Coffee break
11:45 Session VI: Financial Resources in Relation to Security – Achieving Effective Control
Chair: Momcilo Novakovic, Member of the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Assembly of BiH
Keynote speakers:
1. Amb. Werner Wnendt, The Senior Deputy High Representative, The Office of the High Representative (OHR)
2. Colonel Hans Odenthal, Chief of Political-Military section, Department of Security Co-operation, OSCE Mission to BiH, Sarajevo
Discussion
13:00 Concluding Remarks
1. Trefor Williams, Director, Democratisation Department, OSCE Mission to BiH, Sarajevo
2. Amb. Gregor Zore, Head of Multilateral Affairs, DCAF, Geneva
3. Amb. Bisera Turkovic, Director of CSS-BH
13:30 Lunch (Holiday Inn)
Departure of Participants
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