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06EFTOATHENS1738
2006-07-06 14:23:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Athens
Cable title:
SOUTHERN CORRIDOR ENERGY OFFICERS' CONFERENCE,
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UNCLAS E F T O ATHENS 001738
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ENRG EPET GR
SUBJECT: SOUTHERN CORRIDOR ENERGY OFFICERS' CONFERENCE,
JULY 14, ATHENS, GREECE
REF: ATHENS 01656
UNCLAS E F T O ATHENS 001738
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ENRG EPET GR
SUBJECT: SOUTHERN CORRIDOR ENERGY OFFICERS' CONFERENCE,
JULY 14, ATHENS, GREECE
REF: ATHENS 01656
1. (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please
treat accordingly.
2.(SBU) This is an update to the Energy Conference to be held
in Athens on July 14, 2006. All Energy Officers, Economic
Counselors and other appropriate officers from addressee
posts who plan to attend should e-mail Kiriaki Lamnatou
(lamnatouka@state.gov) by Friday, July 7 to make a
reservation if they have not done so already. Please note
that the conference will now take place at the Embassy and
the conference fee has been reduced to 30 USD.
Conference Agenda-July 14, 2006 (revised)
--------------
0900
Ambassador Ries Welcomes Participants
0905
Conference Objectives/State of Play
Presenter: EUR DAS Bryza and Conference Participants
Five-minute Summaries of State of Play by Embassies Ankara,
Athens, Baku, Belgrade, Bucharest, Skopje, Sofia and Zagreb.
1000
Caspian Energy Reserves/Potential Means and Timing of
Delivery to Europe:
Presenter: Senior Energy Analyst Bud Coote
1030
Energy -- The Policy Geography
Group Session
Session lays out action forcing events
(conferences,infrastructure, projects and intergovernmental
meetings, etc) that will influence USG approach.
1130
Sequencing
Presenters: DAS Bryza and USG Energy Analyst
Who needs to do what, and when, to get Caspian gas to Europe.
1230
The Russian Strategy
Presenter: Robert Garverick
What Gazprom and the GOR are likely to do to prevent real
competition in energy supply from emerging.
1300
No-host Lunch
Archontiko Restaurant (Embassy vans to take participants
to/from restaurant)
1300
Meeting with Minister of Development Sioufas
Attendees: Matt Bryza, Ambassador Ries, Ambassador Derse,
Clark Price
(On conclusion of this meeting participants will rejoin the
conference)
1500
Linking Strategies
Presenters: DAS Bryza/EB, Group Discussion
The role of S.E. European Routes in the USG's overall
European Energy Strategy.
1530
Next Steps
Group Discussion
1800
Reception at Ambassador's Residence
2030
Dinner in Plaka
Filistron Restaurant (in Thission) on Apostolou Pavlou Street
Administrative Arrangements
--------------
3. (U) In view of conference agenda, please ensure that
travel arrangements provide for arrival in Athens no later
than the evening of Thursday, July 13.
4. (U) Those who have not already done so are requested to
provide the names and itineraries of each attendee in the
following format. Please e-mail Kiriaki Lamnatou
(lamnatouka@state.gov) the following information asap in
order to allow post to make all necessary administrative
arrangements.
Name of participant
Accompanied by (if applicable)
Post/Office
Arrival and Departure Dates
Arrival/Departure Flight/Times
Room preference (specify single or double occupancy and
smoking or non-smoking, request to stay with Embassy
family)
Arrival-July 13
--------------
5. (U) Upon arrival to Athens airport on July 13, all
conference participants should proceed through customs to the
"arrival" area and exit the terminal. Curbside taxis are
available to take you to the Grande Bretagne Hotel at a cost
of 25-30 euros. Once you check-in at the hotel you should
receive a packet with conference and Athens information. At
2030 you are invited to attend a no-host dinner at
"Prytanion" Restaurant in Kolonaki. A map will be provided
in the welcome packet. It is within walking distance of the
hotel.
Conference-July 14
--------------
6. (U) Breakfast is available at the hotel. An embassy van
will pick conference participants up at 0830 to take you to
the embassy for the conference. Following the reception at
the Ambassador's Residence at 1800 participants will take
embassy transportation to the restaurant on the Plaka.
July 15
--------------
7. (U) For those participants whose travel plans allow it,
arrangements have been made to tour the Acropolis/Ancient
Agora at 1000 on Saturday, July 15th. The tour will be led by
an expert from the American School of Archeology, and
transportation will be provided from the hotel to the
Acropolis and back.
RIES
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ENRG EPET GR
SUBJECT: SOUTHERN CORRIDOR ENERGY OFFICERS' CONFERENCE,
JULY 14, ATHENS, GREECE
REF: ATHENS 01656
1. (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please
treat accordingly.
2.(SBU) This is an update to the Energy Conference to be held
in Athens on July 14, 2006. All Energy Officers, Economic
Counselors and other appropriate officers from addressee
posts who plan to attend should e-mail Kiriaki Lamnatou
(lamnatouka@state.gov) by Friday, July 7 to make a
reservation if they have not done so already. Please note
that the conference will now take place at the Embassy and
the conference fee has been reduced to 30 USD.
Conference Agenda-July 14, 2006 (revised)
--------------
0900
Ambassador Ries Welcomes Participants
0905
Conference Objectives/State of Play
Presenter: EUR DAS Bryza and Conference Participants
Five-minute Summaries of State of Play by Embassies Ankara,
Athens, Baku, Belgrade, Bucharest, Skopje, Sofia and Zagreb.
1000
Caspian Energy Reserves/Potential Means and Timing of
Delivery to Europe:
Presenter: Senior Energy Analyst Bud Coote
1030
Energy -- The Policy Geography
Group Session
Session lays out action forcing events
(conferences,infrastructure, projects and intergovernmental
meetings, etc) that will influence USG approach.
1130
Sequencing
Presenters: DAS Bryza and USG Energy Analyst
Who needs to do what, and when, to get Caspian gas to Europe.
1230
The Russian Strategy
Presenter: Robert Garverick
What Gazprom and the GOR are likely to do to prevent real
competition in energy supply from emerging.
1300
No-host Lunch
Archontiko Restaurant (Embassy vans to take participants
to/from restaurant)
1300
Meeting with Minister of Development Sioufas
Attendees: Matt Bryza, Ambassador Ries, Ambassador Derse,
Clark Price
(On conclusion of this meeting participants will rejoin the
conference)
1500
Linking Strategies
Presenters: DAS Bryza/EB, Group Discussion
The role of S.E. European Routes in the USG's overall
European Energy Strategy.
1530
Next Steps
Group Discussion
1800
Reception at Ambassador's Residence
2030
Dinner in Plaka
Filistron Restaurant (in Thission) on Apostolou Pavlou Street
Administrative Arrangements
--------------
3. (U) In view of conference agenda, please ensure that
travel arrangements provide for arrival in Athens no later
than the evening of Thursday, July 13.
4. (U) Those who have not already done so are requested to
provide the names and itineraries of each attendee in the
following format. Please e-mail Kiriaki Lamnatou
(lamnatouka@state.gov) the following information asap in
order to allow post to make all necessary administrative
arrangements.
Name of participant
Accompanied by (if applicable)
Post/Office
Arrival and Departure Dates
Arrival/Departure Flight/Times
Room preference (specify single or double occupancy and
smoking or non-smoking, request to stay with Embassy
family)
Arrival-July 13
--------------
5. (U) Upon arrival to Athens airport on July 13, all
conference participants should proceed through customs to the
"arrival" area and exit the terminal. Curbside taxis are
available to take you to the Grande Bretagne Hotel at a cost
of 25-30 euros. Once you check-in at the hotel you should
receive a packet with conference and Athens information. At
2030 you are invited to attend a no-host dinner at
"Prytanion" Restaurant in Kolonaki. A map will be provided
in the welcome packet. It is within walking distance of the
hotel.
Conference-July 14
--------------
6. (U) Breakfast is available at the hotel. An embassy van
will pick conference participants up at 0830 to take you to
the embassy for the conference. Following the reception at
the Ambassador's Residence at 1800 participants will take
embassy transportation to the restaurant on the Plaka.
July 15
--------------
7. (U) For those participants whose travel plans allow it,
arrangements have been made to tour the Acropolis/Ancient
Agora at 1000 on Saturday, July 15th. The tour will be led by
an expert from the American School of Archeology, and
transportation will be provided from the hotel to the
Acropolis and back.
RIES