Saturday 19 July: WORKING FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Opening
Piero Fassino, General Secretary of the Democrats of the Left, DS
FIRST PANEL
• The way forward for peace: the roadmap
- Thorbjørn Jagland, Chair of the Socialist International Middle East Committee
- Pierre Moscovici, National Secretary for International Relations, PS, France
- Tasos Yannitsis, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece
- Emilio Menéndez del Valle, Middle East Spokesperson, Parliamentary Group of the Party of European Socialists, PSOE, Spain
Questions and remarks from participants
SECOND PANEL
• Implementing peace in Israeli and Palestinian societies
- Nabil Shaat, Palestinian Foreign Minister
- Yossi Sarid, Leader of Meretz
- Shimon Peres, Chair of the Israel Labour Party
Questions and remarks from participants
THIRD PANEL
• Civil society and communities advancing peace and cooperation
- Meir Nitzan, Mayor of Rishon Lezion
- Isam Akel, Executive Director of the Association of the Palestinian Local Authorities, APLA
- Shlomo Buchbut, Mayor of Maalot Tarshicha
Questions and remarks from participants
FOURTH PANEL
• Promoting peace: the role of regional and international actors
- Hans Dahlgren, Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden
- Bert Koenders, Member of the Dutch Parliament, PvdA
- Albrecht Konecny, International Secretary, SPOE, Austria
Questions and remarks from participants
CONCLUSIONS
• A strategy to promote and secure a sustainable peace among Israelis and Palestinians
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