CANADA: Scholarly Conference “Azerbaijan in the Caspian Geopolitical Context”

The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University

Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Canada

“Azerbaijan in the Caspian Geopolitical Context”

November 12, 2009

2017 Dunton Tower, Carleton University

1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa

Azerbaijan has become a key player in the Caspian region which emerged as a vital energy and transportation link between Central Asia and Europe. Due to Azerbaijan’s geostrategic location and energy resources, it attracts attention of policy makers and business circles. Yet, region’s security environment remains the subject of concerns for statesmen, experts and scholars. Despite difficulties Azerbaijan is developing and enhancing trad e and investment relations with Europe, Asia and North America.

The conference will focus on the two dimension of Azerbaijan’s geopolitical and geoeconomic environment: security and energy with a view to highlight issues and formulate expert recommendations for strengthening peace and international strategic partnership in the region. Last year’s August war in Georgia and its impact on the South Caucasus security, Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations, Turkish-Armenian rapprochement, the Nabucco energy project and other matters will be discussed at the conference.

AGENDA

9:30  10:00 Registration and Coffee

10:00 10:20 Welcoming Remarks

Dr. Dane Rowlands, Associate Director of the Norman Paterson School of

International Affairs, Carleton University

H.E. Farid Shafiyev, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Canada

10:20  12:00 Panel 1: Security and Energy Environment in the South Caucasus

Chair

Dr. Joan DeBardeleben, Chancellor’s Professor and Director of the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Carleton University

Speakers

10:30 -10:50 Mr. Paul Goble, Director of Publications, the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy, “Evolving Security Environment in the South Caucasus”

10:50 – 11:10 Dr. Robert Cutler, Research Associate, Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Carleton University, “European-Caspian Energy Links”

11:10 -11:30 Mr. Taleh Ziyadov, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy, “Energy and Transportation projects in South Caucasus”

11:30 – 12:00 Questions & Answers

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch

13:00  14:30 Panel 2: Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict and Turkish-Armenian Rapprochement

Chair

Dr. Fen Hampson, Chancellor’s Professor and Director of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University

Speakers

13:10 -13:30 Dr. Thomas Ambrosio, Associate Professor, Political Science Department,

North Dakota State University, “Obama’s Foreign Policy toward Nagorno-Karabakh: Continuity or Change?”

13:30-13:50 Mr. Tofig Musayev, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the UN, “The International Legal Framework for the Settlement of the Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan”

13:50 -14:10 Mr. Hashim Gafarov, PhD Candidate in Political Science at the School of Political Studies of the University of Ottawa, “The Implications of Recent Rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia for the South Caucasus”

14:10 – 14:30 Questions & Answers

14:30  14:35 Closing Remarks

Dr. Fen Hampson, Chancellor’s Professor and Director of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University

For space reasons, please contact Mr. Tural Ganjaliyev if you intend to attend the conference at tural.ganjaliyev@azembassy.ca or telephone 613-288 0497 ext. 248& nbsp;

Please send an email with the subject line “Azerbaijan Conference.” In the message body include your full name and institutional affiliation.