Annex: Committee visits
Summary of the Committee's visit to Brussels,
21-22 January 2009
Members who participated in the visit: Rt Hon. James
Arbuthnot, Mr David S Borrow, Mr Dai Havard, Mr Adam Holloway,
Mr Bernard Jenkin, Mr Brian Jenkins, Robert Key, John Smith
Meetings were held with:
- Javier Solana, High Representative
for CFSP and Secretary General of the Council of Europe
- Angus Lapsley, Counsellor, UK Permanent Representation
- Air Cadre Bob Tizard, Deputy UK Military Representative
to the EU
- Heather Graby, Adviser to the Enlargement Commissioner
- Tim Barrow, UK Ambassador to the Political and
Security Committee of the EU
- Lieutenant General David Leakey, Director General
of the EU Military Staff
- H.E. Vladimir Chizhov, Russian Ambassador to
the EU
- Robert Cooper, Director General for External
and Politico-Military Affairs, General Secretariat of the Council
of Europe
- Claude-France Arnould, Director DGE8 (Council
Secretariat's Defence Directorate)
- Stewart Eldon, UK Ambassador to NATO
- Lieutenant General David Bill, UK Military Representative
to NATO
- H.E. Mr Kurt Volker, Ambassador of the United
States
- H.E. Mr Ukrich Brandenburg, Ambassador of Germany
- S.E. Madame Pascale Andreani, Ambassador of France
- H.E. Mr Revaz Beshidze, Ambassador of Georgia
- H.E. Mr Sorin Ducaru, Ambassador of Romania
- H.E. Mr Zoltan Martinusz, Ambassador of Hungary
- H.E. Mr Kire Iliosski, Ambassador of Macedonia
- Lietenant General Mieczyslaw Cieniuch, Military
Representative of Poland
- Major General Vitalijus Vasiksnoras, Military
Representative of Lithuania
- H.E. Mr Ihor Sagach, Ambassador of Ukraine
- Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, Deputy Secretary
General of NATO
- Mr Ivan Soltanovskiy, Deputy Ambassador of the
Russian Federation
- General Alexi Maslov, Military Representative
of the Russian Federation
- H.E. Mr Juri Luik, Ambassador of Estonia
- H.E. Mr Linas Linkevicius, Ambassador of Lithuania
Summary of the Committee's visit to Russia, 1-4
March 2009
Members who participated in the visit: Rt Hon.. James
Arbuthnot, Mr David S Borrow, Mr David Crausby, Mr David Hamilton,
Mr Dai Harvard, Mr Adam Holloway, Mr Bernard Jenkin, Mr Brian
Jenkins, Robert Key, John Smith, Richard Younger-Ross.
Meetings held with:
- Vladmir Voronkov, Director,
Department of European Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- General Gareev, Head of the Academy of Military
Science, Ministry of Defence
- Representatives of human rights organisations
working in Russia
- Konstantin Iosifovich Kosachev, Chairman of Duma
Foreign Affairs Committee
- Sergei Rogov, US-Russia Institute, Russian Academy
of Science
- Anatoliy Alekseyevich Nogovitsyn, Deputy Chief
of General Staff, Ministry of Defence
- Viktor Alekseevich Ozerov, Chairman of the Defence
and Security Committee of the Federation Council
- Colonel-General Eduard Arkadievich Vorobiev
- Mikhail Vitalyevich Margelov, Chairman of the
International Affairs Committee of the Federation Council
Summary of the Committee's visit to Estonia, 4-6
March 2009
Members who participated in the visit: Mr David S
Borrow, Mr David Crausby, Mr Brian Jenkins, Robert Key
Meetings held with:
- H.E. Peter Carter, UK Ambassador
to Estonia
- Jaap Aaviksoo, Minister of Defence
- Sven Sakkov, Deputy Undersecretary for Defence
Policy
- Kristjan Prikk, Director of the International
Cooperation Department
- Eerik Marmei, Director of the NATO-ESDP Department,
Ministry of Defence
- Harri Tiido, Undersecretary for Political Affairs
- Harry Lahtein, Georgia bureau Director, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
- Lieutenant Ilmar Tamm, Cyber-Defence Centre of
Excellence
- Eneken Tikk, Researcher, Cyber-Defence Centre
of Excellence
- Mati Raidma MP, Chairman of the National Defence
Committee of the Riigikogu
Summary of the Committee's visit to Georgia, 4-6
March 2009
Members who participated in the visit: Rt Hon.. James
Arbuthnot, Mr David Hamilton, Mr Dai Harvard, Mr Adam Holloway,
Mr Bernard Jenkin, John Smith, Richard Younger-Ross.
Meetings held with:
Denis Keefe, UK Ambassador to Georgia and other members
of the UK delegation
- Davit Sikharulidze, Defence
Minister
- Davit Rakhviashvili, Deputy Reintergration Minister
- Paata Davitaia, Hd/Parliamentary Commission into
Russian actions
- Irakli Kavtaradze, former Deputy Chairman of
the Defence Committee
- Zaza Gelashvili, First Deputy Chairman of the
Defence Committee
- Giorgi Kandelaki, Head of the Georgian delegation
to NATO
- Nick Laliashvili, member of the Christian-Democrats
- Archil Osidze, Head of Administration, Defence
and Security Committee
- David Darchiashvili, Chairman of the European
Integration Committee
- Minashvili Akaki, Chairman of the Foreign Relations
Committee
- Giorgi Baramidze, Vice-Prime Minister and State
Minister on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
- Aleksandes Bakradze, Head of the Euro-Atlantic
Integration Coordination Department
- Giga Bokeria, Deputy Foreign Minister
- Analysts and academics in a meeting hosted by
the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies
- International Ambassadors and representatives
to Georgia during a dinner hosted by the British Embassy
- President Mikheil Saakashvili
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