Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2015

"Building Bridges of Peace and Reconciliation in Times of Greater Global Insecurity"

Berlin, 11-13 December 2015

Dr. Hans Köchler, President, International Progress Organization, delivers keynote address

Panel Discussion "Promoting Culture of Peace: The Political, Educational, Legal & Cultural Dimensions," 12 December 2015

Dr. Hans Köchler, President of the International Progress Organization, Moderator, center, with panelists, from left: Mr. Staffan Nilsson, former President of the Economic and Social Committee of the European Union (Sweden); Dr. Erhard Busek, former Vice-Chancellor of Austria; Mr. Johannes Koskinen, former Minister of Justice of Finland; Mr. Dragoljub Popović, former Judge at the European Court of Human Rights (Serbia); Mr. Lawrence Gonzi, former Prime Minister of Malta; Madam Nouzha Skalli, former Minister of Family Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco; Hans Köchler;  Mr. Valdis Zatlers, former President of the Republic of Latvia; Mr. Ali Ahmad Jalali, former Minister of Interior of Afghanistan; Mr. Emil Constantinescu, former President of the Republic of Romania; Madam Julia Sebutinde, Judge at the International Court of Justice (Uganda); Mr. Ögmundur Jónasson, Member of Parliament, former Minister of Interior of Iceland.

 
Panel Discussion "Building Bridges of Peace and Reconciliation in Times of Greater Global Insecurity," 11 December 2015

Dr. Hans Köchler, President of the International Progress Organization, Moderator, center, with panelists, from left: Ms. Thuli Madonsela, Public Protector of South Africa; Mr. Omer Bar Lev, Member of the Israeli Knesset; Mr. Rui Duarte Barros, former Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau; Mr. Lawrence Gonzi, former Prime Minister of Malta; Mr. Yaşar Yakiş, former Foreign Minister of Turkey, co-founder of AK Party; Hans Köchler; Mr. Valdis Zatlers, former President of the Republic of Latvia; Senator Linda Lanzillotta, Vice-President of the Italian Senate; Ms. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, former Foreign Minister of Cyprus; Mr. Ali Ahmad Jalali, former Minister of Interior of Afghanistan; Mr. Solomon Passy, former Foreign Minister of Bulgaria.