Dear Members and Friends of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament,
We have three exciting international events coming up in the next few months that may interest you:
NATO and the Future Role of Nuclear Weapons
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, German Parliament, Berlin May 25
Includes release of a statement to commemorate International Women’s Day for Disarmament
Nuclear Arsenals in Europe
European Parliament, Brussels July 1
Includes release of a joint parliamentary declaration in support of a treaty to abolish nuclear weapons (nuclear weapons convention)
Pugwash, Parliamentarians and Political Will: Advancing the Agenda for Abolition
Pugwash , Canada , July 10-12.
This is PNND’s annual international conference and will include parliamentarians and disarmament experts from around the world.
Thinkers’ Lodge, Pugwash Nova Scotia
Site for PNND Annual Conference, July 10-12, 2008
Further information is below and at www.pnnd.org
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Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND)
and the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation
cordially invite you to an event at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
NATO and the Future Role of Nuclear Weapons
Sunday May 25 2008, 12:30-2:30p.m.
Deutscher Bundestag, Paul-Löbe-Haus
Berlin
- lunch and refreshments will be provided -
- the conference will be held in English -
Two nuclear weapons experts, Dr. Hans M. Kristensen, Nuclear Information Program of the Federation of American Scientists and Martin Butcher , Acronym Institute, will lead off the discussion together with Bärbel Dieckman, Mayor of the city of Bonn and a member of the worldwide organisation Mayors for Peace.
The focus of the discussion will be on NATO and the role of nuclear weapons. At the same time, we would like to discuss the future development of nuclear strategies and the process of modernization of nuclear weapons as it can currently be observed in several NATO member states. It is our goal to influence the debate within NATO from a parliamentary and civil society perspective.
We are looking forward to an interesting discussion with you.
Sincerely
Uta Zapf, MdB Christos Katsioulis
PNND Co-President Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation
Reply to Christoph Pilger, PNND Germany at chris@pnnd.org
Please include date of birth to facilitate entry into the venue.
Program:
Uta Zapf, MdB, Co-President of PNND: The Role of Parliamentarians in the Development of Nuclear Arms Control and Nuclear Strategies
Martin Butcher, Acronym Institute:The Future of Nuclear Arms Control and the Responsibility of NATO
Dr. Hans M. Kristensen, Director, Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists :NATO and Nuclear Weapons: Nuclear Strategy and the Need for a Public Debate
Bärbel Dieckmann, Mayor of Bonn , Member of “Mayors for Peace”: Nuclear Weapons and Civil Society
Discussion:
Chair: Ana Gomez, Member of the European Parliament
Uta Zapf, MdB, Co-President of PNND
Concluding Remarks and release of a statement by PNND Co-Presidents to commemorate International Women’s Day for Disarmament
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Nuclear Arsenals in Europe
Tuesday July 1
European Parliament, Brussels
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Participants include:
Girts Kristovskis MEP
Michel Rocard MEP
Annemie Neyts MEP
Senator Patrik Vankrunkelsven
Andre Brie MEP
Ana Maria Gomes MEP
Pierre Villard, Mouvement de la Paix
Rebecca Johnson, Acronym Institute
and others to be announced.
Includes release of a joint parliamentary declaration in support of a treaty to abolish nuclear weapons (nuclear weapons convention)
Co-sponsored by Parliamentarians for Non-proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament (Belgian and European Parliament Sections), Mayors for Peace, Abolition 2000 Europe, Abolition 2000 Belgium , IPPNW and CNAPD.
Contact Pol D'Huyvetter pol@2020visioncampaign.org
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Pugwash, Parliamentarians and Political Will: Advancing the Agenda for Abolition
PNND International Conference and Council Meeting
hosted by Middle Powers Initiative and Pugwash Peace Exchange
Thinkers Lodge, Pugwash , Nova Scotia , Canada
July 10-12, 2008
Legislators from around the world will join with disarmament experts at the Thinkers Lodge in Pugwash in an unprecedented meeting to develop strategies for building the political will necessary for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament steps leading to the achievement of a nuclear weapons free world. Leadership changes in the Nuclear Weapon States are providing new opportunities for progress, provided that effective action is taken and sufficient political will is generated by legislators working in conjunction with experts, officials and key constituencies in civil society. Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND), with over 500 legislators from 70 countries, is well placed to make a significant contribution to advancing the nuclear abolition agenda. This conference and board meeting will provide an opportunity to share successful strategies and develop additional concrete and effective plans.
Participants/speakers include:
Ambassador Sergio Duarte, United Nations High Representative for Disarmament
Senator Romeo Dallaire, Former Commander of UN Forces in Rwanda
Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala, President of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
Marian Hobbs MP, Former Minister for Disarmament, New Zealand
Alexa McDonough MP, Canada
Uta Zapf MdB, Chair of the German Parliament Sub-Committee on Arms Control, Disarmament and Security
Senator Abacca Anjain Maddison, Marshall Islands
Sergei Kolesnikov MP, Member of the Russian Duma
Jeremy Corbyn MP, United Kingdom
Hallgeir Langeland MP, Norway
Dr Raphael Chegeni MP, Tanzania
Marit Nybakk MP, Norway . Deputy head of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
and more…
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