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Day One – Wednesday 26 January 2005
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Introduction
9:00 – 10:00
H.E.
Mr Andrey I Denisov
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Welcome by the President of the Republic
of Kazakhstan,
HE Mr Nursultan A. Nazarbayev
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Opening Statement by the Chairman of the
Executive Committee of the CIS, Mr Vladimir B Rushailo
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Opening Statement by the UNCTC Chair, HE
Andrey
I.
Denisov
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Opening Statement and outline of the work
of the CTED (Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate) by the
Executive Director of the CTED, Mr Javier Rupérez
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Session
I
Combating the Financing of Terrorism
Moderator:
Mr Javier Rupérez
CTED Executive
Director
10:00 – 12:30
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1.
Criminalizing
the Financing of Terrorism
Objectives: Aspects to be addressed
under this theme relate to the evolution of the ratification of the UN
Convention Against Terrorist Financing, the enactment of new domestic
legislation, and raising the awareness of the financial sector. The
importance of addressing these issues
is due to the current difficulties States seem to be experiencing in
implementing the criminalization of terrorist financing. This is due, in
some cases, over confusion with other concepts ( e.g. aiding and abetting,
money laundering) as well as the burden of proof.
Presentation:
Counter-Terrorism
Committee (SCR 1373): Mr Joël Sollier, Expert Adviser.
2.
Regulation
of non-banking system
Objectives: Under this theme the
following would be addressed: attempts to regulate charities, alternative
remittance system, cash couriers and wire transfers. In addition, attempts
to improve the sharing of information and ways to operationalize the
prosecution of terrorist financing, from the drafting of legislation to the
practice before courts could be explored. The importance of addressing
these issues is due to the fact that
while the main efforts in the protection of the international financial
system consists of regulating the banking systems, the financing of
terrorism is known to operate extensively outside this formal system. The regulation of and collection of
information from the informal financial sector is, therefore, an important
element in hindering the financing of terrorism.
Presentation:
International
Monetary Fund: Mr Kyriakos-Saad, Senior Counsel/Legal Department.
3. Freezing and Seizing of Assets
Objectives: freezing and seizing of
assets form an integral part of measures aimed at combating the financing
of terrorism. However, several States lack the domestic legal provisions
and regulations that enable them to freeze funds. In addition, a large
number of member States confuse the obligations under resolutions 1267 and
1373 in this regard. Therefore, this session is intended to address best
international codes and practices in the field of assets freezing.
Presentations:
European Union: Mr Robert Rollinger, Ministry
of State (Luxenbourg), Chair of the European Union;
G-8: Ms Catherine Inglehearn, Deputy Head of
the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Lunch Break
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Session
II
International Cooperation to combat Terrorism (Instruments and regional centers)
Moderator:
H.E. Mr
Kassymzhomart
Tokaev
Foreign Affairs
Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
14:00 – 17:00
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1. The international
anti-terrorism instruments on the Suppression of
Terrorism
Objectives: The items to be
considered under this theme include the ways in which international
anti-terrorism instruments provide a tool for State parties to cooperate
with one another in relation to the measures and offences introduced by
these instruments. The importance of addressing this issue is because these instruments can be particularly
useful in the absence of a bilateral treaty between the respective States
Parties.
Presentations:
Counter-Terrorism Committee (SCR 1373): Mr Juan
Larrain, Expert Adviser;
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
(UNODC): Dr Walter Gehr, Project Coordinator, Terrorism Prevention Branch.
2. Financial
Intelligence Units (FIUs) and
Cooperation
Objectives: The
issues to be considered under this theme is that among the various
functions of an FIU, there are those pertaining to the exchange of
information with other FIUs, pursuant to arrangements concluded on the
basis of reciprocity and/or mutual agreement. The importance of addressing
this method of cooperation is
because this is an additional way to exchange information on terrorist
financing (i.e. additional to procedures under mutual legal assistance.)
Presentation:
The Egmont Group: Mr William F Baity, Chair
delegation of the Egmont Group.
3. Counter-Terrorism Regional Centers
Objectives: Regional cooperation is
a key factor for effective regional measures aimed at combating terrorism.
Such cooperation may however differ from regional to another and therefore
this session is intended to address the experiences of different regions in
this regard with special emphasis on lessons learned, shortcomings and
prospects to overcome them in the future.
Presentations:
Organisation for
Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE): Mr Dimitar Jalnev, Programme
Co-ordinator, Action against terrorism unit;
Organisation of
American States (OAS): Mr Steven Monblatt, Executive Secretary,
International American Committee Against Terrorism – CICTE.
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Day Two – THURSDay 27 January 2005
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Session
III
International Cooperation to combat Terrorism (Modalities)
Moderator:
H.E.
Mr Andrey I Denisov
CTC Chairman
9:00 –12:00
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1.
Multilateral
and bilateral agreements and/or arrangements
Objectives: The issue for
consideration under this theme is that while multilateral (especially
regional) and bilateral agreements are among the instruments most often
referred to by Member States in their reports, they are not always
sufficient to ensure cooperation among States, especially
from different regions.
Presentations:
Council
of Europe/Moneyval: Mr Guy de Vel, Director General of Legal Affairs;
League
of Arab States (LAS): Dr Mohammed Koman, Secretary General of the Arab
Interior Ministers’ Council of the LAS.
2.
Mutual
legal assistance
Objectives:
The
issue to be considered under this theme involves mutual legal assistance,
which is an important modality of cooperation among competent domestic
authorities in on--going investigations and/or trial proceedings (e.g.
using ‘letters rogatory’). The importance of addressing this topic is
because the number of bilateral treaties and national legislation
concerning mutual legal assistance is
far less than that involving
other modalities of cooperation, such as bilateral treaties and/or national
legislation on extradition.
Presentation:
Counter-Terrorism Committee (SCR 1373): Mr Ahmed Seif
el-Dawla, Expert Adviser.
3. Intelligence and Law
Enforcement Information-Gathering and Information sharing
Objectives: The issue to be
considered under this theme is the inclusion of this modality of
cooperation, which is used as both a preventive measures, as well as for
brining perpetrators to justice. Its consideration is important because,
while this practice has increased in the last few decades, this form of
cooperation is not yet incorporated in treaties on cooperation due to its
secretive nature and the fact that
there is little domestic legislation among member States that could
introduce and standardize such practice.
Presentation:
Interpol: Dr Ulrich Kersten, Special
Representative at the United Nations in
New York.
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12:00 – 14:00
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Lunch Break
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Session
IV
Border
Control
Moderator:
Mr. Juan Larrain
Expert Adviser
14:00 – 16:00
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1. Security of airport and seaport facilities
Objectives: One of the most important aspects of border control involves the
steps needed to secure these facilities.
Much work has been done, especially on airport and seaport facility
security by international organizations with requirements for
implementation by States necessary for them to remain in the flow of
international commerce.
Presentations:
International Civil Aviation Organisation
(ICAO): Mr Victor Kourenkov, Regional Officer;
International Maritime Organisation
(IMO): Mr Hartmut Hesse, Senior Deputy Director, Sub-division for
operational safety, security and human element;
International Organisation for Migrations
(IOM): Mr Charles Hans, Technical Coperation Service.
2.
Illegal
trafficking in arms and hazardous materials
Objectives: Borders offer a convenient and potentiallly effective point to
monitor the illegal trafficking in arms and hazardous materials. Some
organizations became involved in joint projects to combat such threat. The
significance of these joint activities is that they involve institutions
from different backgrounds, while the latter correspond to the different
concerns of illegal trafficking in arms and hazardous materials, be it
border control, threat assessment, vulnerable regions.
Presentations:
World Customs
Organisation (WCO): Mr Jouko Lempiainen, Director, Compliance and
Facilitation;
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice
Research Institute (UNICRI): Mr Jan Van Dijk, Deputy Director;
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO): Mr Patrick
Hardouin, Deputy Assistant Secretary General on Regional, Economic and
Security Affairs.
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Closing
Session
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1.
Summary
of the sessions.
By each session’s moderators
2.
Statement
by the Government of Kazakhstan
By H.E. Mr
Kassymzhomart Tokaev, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
3. Prospects for
enhancing the dialogue between the CTC/CTED and international, regional and
sub-regional organisations
By Mr Javier Rupérez, Executive Director of the CTED
3.
Closing
remarks by the CTC Chairman
By H.E. Mr Andrey I. Denisov
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