Asia regional outreach seminar on HCoC in Almaty - HCoC

Supporting the Hague Code of Conduct

an FRS project funded by the European Union

Asia regional outreach seminar on HCoC in Almaty

2 March 2017

On 2 March 2017, the FRS organised a regional outreach seminar in Almaty (Kazakhstan) directed towards non-subscribing states in the region.

AGENDA

WELCOMING REMARKS

Alexandre HOUNDAYER, Secretary General, Foundation for Strategic Research
Amb. Traian HRISTEA, Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union to Kazakhstan

KEYNOTE SPEECH

Amb. Kairat SARYBAY, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations (Vienna)

I/ THE HCoC AGAINST THE PROLIFERATION OF BALLISTIC MISSILES: CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURE & PART OF THE NON-PROLIFERATION REGIME

Bruno HANSES, Senior Expert, European External Action Service
Dr. Robert GERSCHNER, Head of Nuclear Weapons, IAEA, CTBTO Prep Com and NPT, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Austria
Lyailya TLEPBERGENOVA, Advisor to the National Space Committee Chairman of Kazakhstan
Emmanuelle MAITRE, Research Fellow, Foundation for Strategic Research

KEY ISSUES:

Presentation of the Code: its main provisions
The concrete meaning of implementing the HCoC
The HCoC in Asia: positions and evolution
Relevance of joining the HCoC in relation to Asian non-proliferation policies
Successes and challenges of the HCoC in today’s environment

II/ CURRENT TRENDS CONCERNING BALLISTIC MISSILES TECHNOLOGIES AND WMD PROLIFERATION: GENERAL & REGIONAL VIEWS

Ass. Prof. Hua HAN, Director for Arms Control and Disarmament, Peking University
Dr. Petr TOPYCHKANOV, Research Fellow, Carnegie Moscow Center
Dr. Seung Min LEE, Ballistic Missile Specialist, Defense Ministry, Republic of Korea

III/ CURRENT TRENDS CONCERNING SPACE LAUNCH TECHNOLOGIES & CAPABILITIES: DYNAMICS OF SPACE LAUNCH AND FUTURE USES OF SPACE APPLICATIONS

Dr. Xavier PASCO, Director, FRS
Rajaram NAGAPPA, Professor and Dean, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru
Karlygash AKHMETOVA, Senior Expert the National Space Committee of Kazakhstan

KEY ISSUES:

Space development in Asia
The characteristics of the development of space launch technologies
The evolution of the satellite industry and its impact on the space launch sector

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Dr. Xavier PASCO, Director, FRS
Amb. Traian HRISTEA, Head of Delegation, Delegation of the EU to Kazakhstan
Nurken URMANTAYEV, Counsellor of Multilateral Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan

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