PROGRAM
BUCHAREST SUMMIT 2002: “THE SPRING OF NEW ALLIES" March 25 ‑26, 2002
MONDAY, MARCH 25
	Arrival in Bucharest (The "`Otopeni" International Airport)
	Accomodation at hotel
12.30 – 14.15	Lunch hosted by H.E. Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania, in honor of the Prime‑Ministers
	Location: “Parcul cu Platani" Restaurant
	Photo opportunities
	Lunch hosted by Mircea Geoană, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, for the participants
	Location: the Marriott
14.30 – 15.00	Greet guests
15.00 ‑ 16.15	Opening Session
	Location: "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" Hall
	Welcoming Remarks by the Prime Minister of Romania
	Addresses:
	-          H.E. Ion Iliescu, President of Romania -          H.E. Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland -          H.E. Bulent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey
	Messages from:
	-          The Honorable George Bush, President of The United States, presented by Richard Armitage, deputy Secretary of State -          H.E. Vaclav Havel, President of the Czech Republic, presented by Ambassador Alexandr Vondra -          The Honorable Silvio Berlusconi, President of The Council of Ministers, presented by the Italian Ambassador to Romania -          The Right Honorable Tony Blair, Prime Minister of Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, presented by the British ambassador to Romania -          The Right Honorable Lord George Robertson of Port Ellen, NATO Secretary General
16.15 ‑17.00	Family Photo
	Tree planting ceremony
17.00 ‑18.30	Panel 1: "New Threats, New Allies"
	Location: "Alexandru Ioan Cuza"' Hall
	Moderator: Misha Glenny, political analyst
	Panellists:
	-          H.E. PANDELI MAJKO, Prime Minister of Albania -          H.E. SIMEON SAXE COBURG GOTHA, Prime Minister of Bulgaria -          H.E. ANDRIS BERZINS, Prime Minister of Latvia -          H.E. LlUBCO GEORGIEVSKI, Prime Minister of FYR of Macedonia -          H.E. MIKULAS DZURINDA, Prime Minister of Slovakia
20.00 ‑ 20.30	Concert of chamber music hosted by H.E. Ion Iliescu, President of Romania, in honor of the heads of delegations (The "Cotroceni" Palace) (by invitation only)
20.30 ‑22.00	Buffet Dinner hosted by H.E. Ion Iliescu, President of Romania, in honor of the heads of delegations (The "Cotroceni" Palace) (by invitation only)
20.00 ‑22.00	Buffet Dinner offered by host Government for delegates         ( The “Marriot” Hotel)
TUESDAY, MARCH 26
9.15 ‑ 9.45	Visit children art exhibit (Izvor Park)
10.00 ‑ 10.15	Address by H.E. RICHARD ARMITAGE, Deputy Secretary of State, US
10.00 ‑11.30	Panel II: “Adaptation of NATO: Views of Future Members. The Road to Prague and Beyond" (Al. I. Cuza Hall)
Moderator: Jeff Gedmin, Aspen Institute, Berlin
	Panellists:
	-          H.E. IVICA RACAN, Prime Minister of Croatia -          H.E. SIIM KALLAS, Prime Minister of Estonia -          H.E. ALGIRDAS MWOLAS BRAZAUSKAS, Prime Minister of Lithuania -          H.E. JANEZ DRNOVSEK, Prime Minister of Slovenia
11.30	Coffee break
12.00 ‑13.00	Wrap‑up Session chaired by Jerzy Kozminski, president of “Freedom" Foundation and former ambassador of Poland to the US
	Briefings on "The way to Prague":
	-          H.E. ANDRIS BERZINS, Prime Minister of Latvia ‑ The Vilnius Group summit in Riga -          H.E. ALEXANDR VONDRA, Head of the Czech Task Force Prague NATO Summit ‑ the Prague Summit
	Concluding Remarks:
	-          H.E. Milos Zeman, President of the Government of the Czech Republic -          H.E. Adrian Năstase, Prime-Minister of Romania
13.30 ‑ 14.00	Joint Press Conference
13.30	Lunch (The Palace of the Parliament ‑ The „Rustic” and the „Reception” Halls )
15.00	Visit to the Bucharest SECI Center for Combating Transborder Crime (optional)