PROGRAMME

10.00             Mette Newth, author, board member             Welcome, introductory remarks.

                    Human Rights House Foundation

10.15             Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs                The international society’s

                     Kim Traavik                                             responsibility in Azerbaijan.

10.45                                                                                            Questions, discussion

11.00             Leyla Yunus, Institute of Peace and           The situation in Azerbaijan now,

                    Democracy, Baku                                     with a particular focus on

                                                                                human rights and democracy.

                                                                                What should be the role of 

                                                                                international society?

11.30                                                                                             Questions, discussion.

11.45                                                                                              Lunch

12.45            Leiv Lunde, Senior Researcher ECON            Oil – curse or blessing? How can

                                                                                the oil industry contribute

                                                                                to a positive political

                                                                                development in Azerbaijan?

13.15                                                                                           Questions, discussion.

13.30            Mehman Aliyev, TURAN                              The post-election working

                                                                                conditions of the free press.

14.00                                                                         Questions, discussion.

14.15             Mette Newth                                           Final remarks