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Semaine du commerce au service de la paix 2021: Commerce et sécurité — Points de vue eurasiatiques

En partenariat avec le gouvernement du Kazakhstan

Forme virtuel: Zoom

Monday, 15 November 2021

SESSION 1 - 13:00 – 14:30 CET

webcasting

High-Level Opening on Trade and Security
In collaboration with the Government of Kazakhstan

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The second edition of the Trade for Peace Week will build on the discussions and partnerships established between the trade and peace communities since its launch last year.  Through a focus on Eurasia, this year's Week, organized in partnership with the Government of Kazakhstan which is the co-chair of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference to be held at the end of November, will address opportunities, challenges, and approaches to harnessing trade as a vehicle to promote peace and security. This High-Level Opening Session will kickstart the Week with fresh perspectives and dimensions to the long-established linkages between trade and security, drawing from the expertise of senior officials and legal experts, as well as from the coordinator from the g7+ WTO Accessions Group which has been the leading voice of Trade for Peace in the WTO

Moderator:

  • Amb. Zhanar Aitzanova, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations Office and other international organisations
    Biography

Speakers:

  • Amb Xiangchen Zhang, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO)
    Biography
  • Hon. Ms. Mawine G. Diggs, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Liberia, and Co-coordinator, g7+ WTO Accessions Group
    Biography
  • H.E. Mr. Akan Rakhmetullin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kazakhstan
    Biography
  • Dr. Paul R. Williams, Co-founder, Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG)
    Biography

Tuesday, 16 November 2021

SESSION 2: 13:00 – 14:30 CET

webcasting

Reinvesting in Peace
In collaboration with the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)

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This second panel discussion of the Trade for Peace week will focus on reinvesting in peace with a special focus on the Eurasian region. A diverse panel will approach different ways to invest in peace and in systemic institutions, attitudes and processes fostering the development of more peaceful and robust societies. The expertise on the panel will allow us to walk along the paths of systemic thinking in positive peace, diplomatic peacebuilding efforts, the creation of more peaceful societies through either disarmament efforts or new more efficient ways of development. Finally, the use of data, artificial intelligence and machine learning, most often at the heart of competition between global strategic players, could also be used to foster peace and lead to economic development, higher levels of well being and happiness and higher ESG scores.

Moderator:

  • Mr. Serge Stroobants, Director of Europe and the MENA region, Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)
    Biography

Speakers:

  • Mr. Arman Baissuanov, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the United Nations Office and other international organisations
    Biography
  • Mr. Kris Boudt, Professor of Finance and Econometrics, Ghent University, Vrije Universiteit and Amsterdam, and Co-founder of Sentometrics
    Biography
  • Amb. Lucija Ljubic, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Biography
  • Ms. Alfiya Musina, Country Director for Uzbekistan, USAID Regional Competitiveness Trade and Job Programme for Central Asia
    Biography

Wednesday, 17 November 2021

SESSION 3 - 13:00 – 14:30 CET

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The Eurasian Perspective on Trade, Security, and the WTO Reform

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The session will focus on the role of Eurasian countries in achieving peace through trade and WTO reform. After a sharp contraction last year, the region has started to recover, supported by strong policies and good progress in vaccination. Nevertheless, the recovery remains fragile, uneven, and incomplete. The challenges include a new pandemic wave, increasing inflation and debt, possible economic scarring, and rising inequalities and unemployment. The simmering geopolitical tensions complicate the nascent recovery. In this context, the upcoming book “The Eurasian Perspectives on Trade and WTO” will look at the Eurasian perception of the rules‑based multilateral trading system and the debate on WTO reform; Eurasian participation in the multilateral trading system through WTO accessions; and trade policy lessons from closer integration into the global economy and their implications for the architecture of the multilateral trading system. The session will bring together book contributors, both from Eurasian countries and their key partners, to discuss the role of the region in trade for peace and WTO reform.

Moderators:

  • Dr. Alexei Kireyev, Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund (IMF) & Ms. Maika Oshikawa, Director, Accessions Division, World Trade Organization (WTO), co-editors of the “Eurasian Perspective on Trade and WTO” book
    Biography

Speakers:

  • Amb. Alan Wolff, former Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO)
    Biography
  • Mr. Mohammad Qurban Haqjo, former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
    Biography
  • Mr. Mark Linscott, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council / Senior Advisor, The Asia Group, former Assistant of the U.S. Trade Representative for Central and South Asia, Office of the USTR
    Biography
  • Mr. Maxim Medvedkov, Head, Department of Trade Policy, High School of Economics, Moscow, former WTO Chief Negotiator, Russian Federation
    Biography

Thursday, 18 November 2021

SESSION 4 - 13:00 – 14:30 CET

webcasting

Development Pathways to Prevention and Peacebuilding: Harnessing Trade for Peace in Eurasia
In collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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Open borders and outward-looking trade policy help reduce unequal regional development within countries while promoting international integration that is often critical for sustaining peace. Trade helps connect communities that are in or could be prone to conflict while expanding opportunities for improved livelihoods. This session led by UNDP explores trade as a development pathway to conflict prevention and peacebuilding. It provides examples from the Europe and Central Asia region that illustrate how promoting trade and enhancing national competitiveness and sustainable development by helping poor and vulnerable communities to share in the gains from trade contributes to inclusive and green economic growth. It also explores how connectivity and trade build peace through increasing trust and shares Trade for Peace experiences from outside the Europe and Central Asia region. Finally, the session examines successful approaches to addressing both technical and political challenges to trade and security, including through a case study involving Switzerland and the region.

Moderator:

  • Mr. Samuel Rizk, Head of the Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding & Responsive Institutions, Crisis Bureau, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    Biography

Speakers:

  • Mr. Nicholas Niggli, former WTO GPA Chairman (2007-2012)
    Biography
  • Ms. Monica Rijal, Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP Kyrgyz Republic
    Biography
  • Mr. Dilshod Akbarov, Manager, Regional Aid for Trade in Central Asia, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    Biography
  • Dr. Ify Ogo, Regional Coordination Specialist, AfCFTA, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    Biography

Friday, 19 November 2021

SESSION 5 - 13:00 - 14:30 CET

webcasting

The Future of Peace in Eurasia
In collaboration with the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG)

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The Eurasian region is home to a series of frozen conflicts that have periodically reignited, or that have the potential to reignite, including conflicts in Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Chechnya, and the states that comprised the former Yugoslavia. This year, Armenia and Azerbaijan have lodged separate cases at the International Court of Justice against each other on the application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. At the same time, a number of Eurasian states, e.g. Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia are in the process of WTO accession, and are building closer partnerships with the European Union (in different forms, including through accession). By exploring the connections between trade relations and foreign policy, the panelists will discuss the future of regional partnership via these trade networks and whether there is a path to a more permanent peace and if so, what that may look like. This panel will examine the prospects for future peace and stability in Eurasia from a holistic perspective–drawing from the panelists' backgrounds in peace negotiations, trade, diplomacy, self‑determination, and conflict resolution.

Moderator:

  • Dr. Paul R. Williams, Co-founder, Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG)
    Biography

Speakers:

  • Amb. Thomas Greminger, Director, Geneva Center for Security and Policy (GCSP), and former Secretary General, Organisation of Security Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
    Biography
  • Prof. Milena Sterio, Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and Managing Director, Public International Law and Policy Group (PILP)
    Biography
  • H.E. Mr. Tudor Ulianovschi, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Moldova
    Biography
  • Ms. Zorica Maric-Djordjevic, Senior Peace Fellow, Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG)
    Biography

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