The Lord Byron Foundation for Balkan Studies invites you to a public briefing KOSOVO: A PREVENTABLE DISASTER Wednesday, December 5, 2007, 6:00 - 8:30 PM ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY CANADA 395 Wellington Street, Room 156 Complimentary refreshments and registration beginning at 5:30 PM A major security issue facing the Balkans, Russia, the West, and the rest, is the future of the Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija. Canada, as an important NATO ally of the United States, is facing a dilemma: to follow Washington in recognizing Kosovo's likely unilateral proclamation of independence, or to uphold the rule of law, the United Nations Charter, and the Westphalian principles that still retain their validity. The wrong decision on Kosovo may undermine the stability of the Balkans for decades to come; it may impact Canada's ability to fight Islamic terrorism and her credibility as a respected upholder of international legality and stability. As Iraq has shown, predictable mistakes may turn into costly disasters. The goal of the briefing is to provide a diagnosis of the problem of Kosovo, and to recommend workable and legal solutions. No cost to attendees. A reception will follow the briefing. The media are also cordially invited to the PRESS CONFERENCE to mark this event: 1:30 PM, Charles Lynch Room, Parliament Hill, Ottawa at which our guests will outline the problem of Kosovo and discuss the models of possible conflict resolution. P A N E L I S T S Ambassador James Bissett, Chairman of The Lord Byron Foundation, former head of Canada's Immigration Service, and former Canadian Ambassador to Yugoslavia, will host the event Dusan Prorokovic, MP; Deputy Minister for Kosovo and Metohija, Government of Serbia Dr. Serge Trifkovic, Executive Director of The Lord Byron Foundation and foreign affairs editor of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture H.E. Dr. Dusan Batakovic, Serbia's Ambassador in Canada, will greet the gathering The Lord Byron Foundation for Balkan Studies was founded by the late Sir Alfred Sherman in 1994 as a non-partisan research institute devoted to studying the Balkan Peninsula in all its aspects. The Foundation's research, publications and conferences are designed to correct the current trend of public commentary which tends not to understand events but to construct a propagandistic version of Balkan rivalries. The work of the Foundation, in Canada and abroad, is based on the acceptance that the cause of peace, stability and tolerance in a troubled region can never be advanced by misrepresentation. For all information please contact Boba: (613) 852-1971
Boba Borojevic [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] http://serbianna.com/columns/borojevic/ http://f2.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/pertep (613) 852-1971 Srpska Informativna Mreza [email protected] http://www.antic.org/
