Infrastructure and Economic Development Workshop

The Moscow meeting was extended by one day to convene a special Infrastructure and Economic Development Workshop. Experts in Northeast Asian energy issues and issues relating to railroad infrastructure were invited to deliver presentations to NEACD participants. The presentations shed light on complex economic and political issues driving both energy policy and railroad infrastructure development in Northeast Asia.


Infrastructure and Economic Development Agenda

Thursday, 3 October

7:00 p.m.Dinner at the President Hotel

Friday, 4 October

9:00 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
 Professor Vasily MIKHEEV (IFEA)
Professor Susan SHIRK (IGCC)
Railway Infrastructure and its Implications for Regional Economic Development
9:20 a.m. Eurasian Railways: Key to the Korean Deadlock?
 Dr. Markku HEISKANEN, Visiting Senior Fellow, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies/td>
9:40 a.m. China's Tenth Five-Year Plan for Rail Infrastructure and its Regional Implications
 Mr. LU Xusheng, Director of Exchange and Cooperation, China Ministry of Railways
10:00 a.m. A Vision for Rail Infrastructure Financing in China and Northeast Asia
 Ms. CUI Wen, Assoc. Research Fellow, China Institute of Econ. Planning
10:30 a.m. Open Forum Discussion
12:00 noonLunch
Energy Demand and Supply: National Energy and Development Policies
1:20 p.m. Energy Policy of Korea: Energy Security and Cooperation in Northeast Asia
 Professor LEE Sang-gon, President, Korea Energy Economics Institute
1:40 p.m. Sino-Russia Oil and Gas Cooperative Relationship and the Implications for Regional Economic Development
 Dr. Keun-Wook PAIK, Associate Fellow, Sustainable Development Programme, Royal Institute of International Affairs
2:00 p.m. The Economics of Energy Infrastructure in Northeast Asia
 Professor Pavel MINAKIR, Director, Khabarovsk Economics Institute
2:20 p.m. Energy Infrastructure Development in Northeast Asia
 Mr. GAO Shixian, Director, Center for Energy Economics and Development Strategy, China State Planning Commission
2:40 p.m. Open Forum Discussion
Energy Infrastructure Project Feasibility: Financing and Organization
3:35 p.m. Energy Transport in Northeast Asia
 Mr. Igor SOLYARSKIY, Vice-President, JSC Transneft, Moscow
3:55 p.m. Gas Export Potential of Russia's East: Are the Russians Coming?
 Professor Eugene KHARTUKOV, International Center for Petroleum Business Studies, Moscow
4:15 p.m. Japan's Contribution to Northeast Asian Pipeline Projects
 Dr. Kengo ASAKURA, President, Eco and Energy Corporation
4:35 p.m. Open Forum Discussion
5:30 p.m. Adjourn
7:00 p.m.Dinner at the President Hotel

Infrastructure and Economic Development
Participant List

Dr. Kengo ASAKURA
President
Eco and Energy Corp.
Tokyo, Japan

Amb. Igor BUBNOV
Director
Moscow International Petroleum Club
Moscow, Russia

Ms. CUI Wen
Assoc. Research Fellow
Institute of Economic Planning
Beijing, PRC

Mr. GAO Shixian
Director
Center for Energy Econ. and Dev. Strategy
State Development Planning Commission
Beijing, PRC

Dr. Markku HEISKANEN
Visiting Senior Fellow
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Copenhagen, Denmark

Prof. Eugene KHARTUKOV
Director General
International Center for Petroleum Business Studies
Moscow, Russia
Prof. LEE Sang-gon
President
Korea Energy Economics Institute
Seoul, Korea

Mr. LU Xusheng
Director of Exchange and Cooperation
Ministry of Railways
Beijing, China

Dr. Pavel MINAKIR
Director
Khabarovsk Economics Institute
Khabarovsk, Russia

Dr. Keun-wook PAIK
Associate Fellow
Sustainable Development Programme
Royal Institute of International Affairs
London, UK

Mr. Igor SOLYARSKIY
Vice President
JSC Transneft
Moscow, Russia

NEACD Defense Information Sharing Study Project

In conjunction with each of the plenary sessions, the ongoing NEACD Defense Information Sharing Study Project convened its sixth and seventh meetings. Military and defense officials met to discuss the specifically military dimensions of regional cooperation.


DIS Agenda

Sunday, 29 September

7:00 p.m.Dinner at the President Hotel

Monday, 30 September 30

9:00 a.m.Welcoming Remarks
 Professor Susan Shirk
Topic: New Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces
 15-minute presentation from each country followed by 45 minutes of Q and A
9:30 a.m.Russia
10:45 a.m.The People's Republic of China
11:45 a.m.Lunch at the President Hotel
1:15 p.m.The United States of America
2:15 p.m.The Republic of Korea
3:15 p.m.Japan
4:15 p.m.Adjourn
7:00 p.m.Dinner at the President Hotel

Tuesday 1 October

9:30 a.m.Special Presentation and Discussion: Current Trends in the Russian Military
 General Anatoly BOLYATKO, Professor, Institute of Far Eastern Studies
10:45 a.m.Discussion of Special Presentation
11:30 a.m.DIS Future Plans
12:15 p.m.Adjourn

DIS Participant List

The Russian Federation

Col. Valeriy IVANOV
Principal Directorate for International Military Cooperation
Russian Federation Ministry of Defense
Moscow

General Anatoly BOLYATKO
Professor
Institute of Far Eastern Studies
Russian Academy of Sciences
Moscow

The People's Democratic Republic of Korea

Mr. JONG Tae Hyang
Section Chief
DPRK Institute for Disarmament and Peace
Pyongyang

Mr. PAK Song Il
Researcher
DPRK Institute for Disarmament and Peace
Pyongyang

The Republic of Korea

Col./Dr. KIM Jeong-gi
Army Attaché in Russia
Korean Ministry of National Defense
Moscow, Russia

The People's Republic of China

Lt.Col. ZHAO Bao
Section Chief
Foreign Affairs Office
Ministry of National Defense
Beijing

Japan

Major MAEKAWA Koji
Joint Staff Office, J-5
Japan Defense Agency
Tokyo

Mr. SUZUKI Atsuo
Director
Office of Strategic Studies
Defense Policy Bureau
Tokyo

The United States of America

Prof. Susan SHIRK
Research Director
Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
La Jolla, California

Captain Gary STARK
Director, Northeast Asia Division
PACOM
U.S. Navy
Camp Smith, Hawaii

Observers

Mr. John CUNNISON
Assistant to Research Director
Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
La Jolla, California

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