Diplomatiske relationer mellem Danmark og de baltiske stater fejres med konference i København den 4. juni
De diplomatiske relationer mellem de baltiske stater og Danmark bliver fejret med konferencen “TOGETHER IN THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE – 100 Years of Diplomatic Relations Between Denmark and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania” fredag den 4. juni 2021 kl. 10.00–17.00.
Konferencen kan følges på live stream, og du kan tilmelde dig her: https://udenrigspolitik.dk/live-stream-100-years
De formelle diplomatiske forbindelser mellem Danmark og de baltiske stater går 100 år tilbage. Danmark etablerede diplomatiske forbindelser med Estland den 5. februar, Letland den 7. februar og Litauen den 28. september i 1921. Danmark anerkendte aldrig den sovjetiske besættelse efter Anden Verdenskrig. Derfor kunne Danmark genskabe sine diplomatiske forbindelser med de tre baltiske stater i august 1991. Herefter har Danmark haft meget tætte og bredt baserede forbindelser på alle niveauer med hvert af de baltiske lande.
Konferencen fejrer de 100 års diplomatiske forbindelser mellem Danmark og Estland, Letland og Litauen. Samtidig giver konferencen også mulighed for at fremhæve det nuværende forhold og se fremad til mulige fremtidige samarbejder.
Konferencen er arrangeret af Det Udenrigspolitiske Selskab med Udenrigsministeriet, Danmarks ambassade i Estland, Danmarks ambassade i Letland, Danmarks ambassade i Litauen, Dansk Kulturinstitut og Dansk Kulturinstitut i Estland, Letland og Litauen.
Forfatter og journalist Martin Breum fungerer som moderator.
Konferencen er på engelsk.
Programmet for konferencen:
10:00 His Royal Highness the Crown Prince
10:05 Chairman of the Danish Foreign Policy Society, Ulrik Federspiel
10:10 Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Jeppe Kofod
10:17 Martin Breum introduces the programme of the day
10:20 Panel 1: Future Danish-Baltic Political Cooperation. Building on our shared history, what should our future political cooperation look like?
Danish and Baltic Foreign Ministers on Danish-Baltic cooperation, Nordic-Baltic cooperation, EU, NATO, climate, rule of law, the Neighbourhood Policy, Belarus, Russia etc.
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Jeppe Kofod
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Eva-Maria Liimets
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkevics
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis
11:00 Q&A
11:30 The international and domestic context of establishing diplomatic relations 100 years ago – Historian and author, Mikkel Kirkebæk
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Panel 2: Recalling the historic events 30 years ago
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Chairman of the Board of Aviator Airport Alliance, Vygaudas Ušackas
Founder of the Popular Front of Latvia and its leader, former Deputy Speaker of the Supreme Council of Latvia, Dainis Ivans
Director, Estonian Foreign Policy Institute, Kristi Raik
14:30 Panel 3: Future cooperation within key sectors
Possibilities and opportunities for Danish-Baltic cooperation within sectors of common interests and competencies such as research/innovation, energy/climate and urban development.
Head of IT Center at LTG, former Vice-Minister at the Ministry of Economy and Innovation (Digital Agenda), Elijus Civilis
European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson
Urbanist and architect, Liva Kreislere
Architect and urban design consultant, Jan Gehl
15:30 Closing remarks by Chairman of the Board of the Danish Cultural Institute, Carsten Haurum
16:00 Danish – Baltic String Quartet