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STANLEY
FOUNDATION: ENERGY, SECURITY AND SOCIETY: RUSSIAN NUCLEAR NATIONAL
DIALOGUE PLANNED: 13/02/2008 (MaximsNews Network)
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UNITED
NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network / - 13
February 2008 -- The
first of four international conferences planned by the Stanley
Foundation to engage key countries and regions in talks about the future
of nuclear disarmament will occur in St. Petersburg, Russia. The “Energy,
Society, and Security” conference will take place April 21-22 and focus on
the following topics:
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Russia's
energy future, including nuclear, fossil, and alternative options.
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Nuclear
legacies of the Cold War in Russia's regions, including the Northwest and
Far East.
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Security
and proliferation risks of nuclear weapons, fissile materials, and related
systems, including threat reduction and Global Partnership demilitarization
and disarmament efforts.
The aims
of the forum will be to stimulate discussion, provide greater transparency, and
initiate a longer-term dialogue process to include all layers of society and
national and international stakeholder groups about nuclear and radiation safety
in the Russian Federation.
The
forum will also focus on overcoming and dismantling the weapons and waste
legacies of the Cold War and on the prospects for safe and secure development of
nuclear and alternative sources of energy in Russia.
Participants
will include representatives from Russian nuclear regions; federal ministries
and agencies; Global Partnership countries assisting Russian nuclear
demilitarization efforts; Russian and foreign non-governmental organizations;
and academia.
The
media is invited to attend to report on this event.
The
conference is a joint effort by Green Cross International, the Public Council of
Rosatom, the Russian Academy of Science, and the Stanley Foundation.
You
can read more details about the forum at www.stanleyfoundation.org/articles.cfm?ID=460
The
Stanley Foundation seeks a secure peace with freedom and justice, built on world
citizenship and effective global governance. It brings fresh voices, original
ideas, and lasting solutions to debates on global and regional problems.
The
foundation is a nonpartisan, private operating foundation, located in Muscatine,
Iowa, that focuses on peace and security issues and advocates principled
multilateralism. Online at www.stanleyfoundation.org.
For
further information contact: Sean Harder (sharder@stanleyfoundation.org
or 563-264-6880)
Labels:
Stanley
Foundation, Russian
Nuclear Dialogue, nuclear
disarmament, Security,
Energy, Society,
Russian
Academy of Science, Green
Cross International, Public
Council of Rostom
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