Seminar: Independence Regained - The Baltic States Back to the World Map

29.04.2010

Independence Regained
The Baltic States Back to the World Map

SEMINAR

Time: Thursday April 29th 2010 at 15:00 followed by a reception at 17:00
Venue: Aleksanteri Institute, Unioninkatu 33, 3rd floor

Due to limited number of seats please RSVP by Thursday 22th April, 2010
by an electronic form.

Programme

15:00 Opening Speech
Lithuanian Minister for Foreign Affairs Audronius Azubalis

15:15 Panel discussion

• Chair: Prof. Markku Kivinen, Aleksanteri Institute  

• Estonia: Rein Müllerson, Rector, University Nord, Tallinn. Independence Regained: entirely subjective personal reminiscences and some relatively objective legal fictions

• Finland: Jaakko Blomberg, Ambassador, Member of the Advisory Board, Aleksanteri Institute. Finland between Moscow and the Baltics

• Latvia: Atis Lejiņš, Dr.sc.pol.h.c, Professor, Latvian Institute of International Affairs. Nordic countries and restoration of Baltic independence. Case study – Sweden

• Lithuania: Egidijus Aleksandravicius, Professor, Vytautas Magnus University (Kaunas), Department of the Lithuanian History, Director of the Lithuanian Emigration Institute. The Singing Revolution and Destiny of the Baltic Unity

Discussion

Closing Words
Prof. Markku Kivinen, Aleksanteri Institute

17:00 Reception

Organisers:
Aleksanteri Institute, the Estonian Embassy in Helsinki, the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Helsinki and the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania

Welcome!

Contact person:
Marjo Kauppinen
tel. +358 9 191 23 657
e-mail: marjo.a.kauppinen at helsinki.fi