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Mai
12
Mo.
Markus Meckel – Studienreise nach Georgien
Mai 12 – Mai 16 ganztägig

From the Berlin Wall to the Enguri Bridge

13-15 May

Program

Venue: GIPA Campus (Ponichala), Rustavi Highway N22a, 0114, Tbilisi, Georgia (tbc)

09:30

Registration

10:00-10:10

Welcoming Remarks

Marcel Röthig, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung South Caucasus

10:10-10:25

Keynote Speech: Giorgi Margvelashvili (conf), 4th President of Georgia

10:30-11:30

Keynote Speech:

From Ostpolitik to Today: Germany’s Evolving Eastern Policy in the South Caucasus

PD Dr. Stefan Müller (conf) – Head of the „Public History“ department at the Archive of Social Democracy.
*(max 20 min.)

Comments by Irakli Iremadze (tbc), Geo perspective of GEO-Ger SD cooperation during first republic 1918-1921

*(max 10 min.)

Moderated: Marcel Röthig, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung South Caucasus (tbc)

11:30-11:50

Coffee Break

11:50 – 13:30

Deutschlandpolitik: Insights from Both Sides of the Wall (GDR/FRG)

Markus Meckel (conf) – Pfarrer (im Wartestand), Außenminister a.D. MdB 1990 – 2009. 7.Okt.1989 – Gründung Sozialdemokratische Partei in der DDR (SDP), Initiator der Gründung zusammen mit Martin Gutzeit, seit Zweiter Sprecher der SDP
Ortwin Hennig (conf) – Ambassador (ret.) (Georgia: 2010-2015), Programme Director, training for Diplomats from Afghanistan and Region (Federal Foreign Office)
*(max 20 min. per panelist )

Moderated by by Maia Panjikidze, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (2012- 2014) (conf)

13:30:14:30

Lunch Break

14:30 – 16:10

Lessons from Germany: Adapting Experience for Georgia’s Western policy


Speakers:

Giorgi Margvelashvili, 4th President of Georgia (conf)

Maia Panjikidze, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (2012–2014) (conf)

Markus Meckel (conf)Pastor (retired), Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Member of the German Bundestag (1990–2009). Co-founder of the Social Democratic Party in the GDR (SPD) together with Martin Gutzeit (1989), serving as the second spokesperson of the SDP.

Moderated by Tsotne Tchanturia, GIPA (conf)

(max. 5 min. each speaker)

16:10-16:30

Coffee Break

16:30-18:10

Lessons from Germany: Adoption Experience for Georgia’s conflict policy and near neighborhood

Speakers:

Paata Zakareishvili (tbc)

Davit Jishkariani (tbc)

Ortwin Hennig (conf) – Ambassador (ret.) (Georgia: 2010-2015), Programme Director. training for Diplomats from Afghanistan and Region (Federal Foreign Office)

Moderated by Salome Alania, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, South Caucasus

Day 2: May 14, 2025

Time

Activity

08:00 – 08:50

Breakfast at the Hotel in Tbilisi

09:00 – 14:00

Departure from Tbilisi to Zugdidi

14:00 – 15:30

Check-in and Lunch at LETO Hotel/Restourant.

15:30 – 17:00

Visit to the Dividing Line (Enguri Bridge) and the German POW Memorial (Rukhi fortress)

17:00 – 18:30

Visit to Enguri Hydropower Plant (Excursion)

19:00 – 21:00

Dinner at the Holy Mary Dadiani Church Satrapezo and meeting with clergy

21:00 – 22:00

By preference/ Dadiani Botanical Garden

Day 3: May 15, 2025

Time

Activity

08:00 – 09:00

Breakfast at the Hotel

10:00 – 12:00

Visiting Tour to Dadiani Palaces

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch Diaroni

13:00

Departure to Tbilisi

Mai
13
Di.
Markus Meckel beim International Symposion „From the Berlin Wall to the Enguri Bridge“ @ GIPA Campus
Mai 13 um 10:00 – 18:30

International Symposium:

From the Berlin Wall to the Enguri Bridge

13 May, 2025

Venue: GIPA Campus (Ponichala), Rustavi Highway N22a, 0114, Tbilisi, Georgia (tbc)

09:30

Registration

10:00-10:10

Welcoming Remarks

Marcel Röthig, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung South Caucasus

10:10-10:25

Keynote Speech: Giorgi Margvelashvili (conf), 4th President of Georgia

10:30-11:30

PANEL 1:

Germany’s Eastern Policy in South Caucasus and Georgian-German Cooperation (Keynote speech and comments)

Keynote Speech: From Ostpolitik to the present day: the German task of looking beyond the Russian horizonStefan Müller (conf) – Head of the „Public History“ department at the Archive of Social Democracy

*(max 20 min.)

Comments: Georgian perspective of Georgian-German cooperation of Social Democrats during the first republic 1918-1921 Irakli Iremadze (conf) – Coordinator, Researcher at Ilia State University

*(max 10 min.)

Moderated by Marcel Röthig (tbc), Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung South Caucasus

11:30-11:50

Coffee Break

11:50 – 13:30

PANEL 2:

Westpolitik, Ostpolitik, and Deutschlandpolitik: Insights from both sides of the Wall (GDR/FRG) (Keynote speeches and Q&A)

Keynote Speech: Westpolitik, Ostpolitik, and Deutschlandpolitik: Insights from the GDR – Markus Meckel (conf) – Pastor (retired), Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the GDR, Member of the German Bundestag (1990–2009). Co-founder of the Social Democratic Party in the GDR (SPD) together with Martin Gutzeit (1989), serving as the second spokesperson of the SDP
*(max 20 min.)

Keynote Speech: Westpolitik, Ostpolitik, and Deutschlandpolitik: Insights from the FRG – Ortwin Hennig (conf) – Ambassador (ret.) (Georgia: 2010-2015), Programme Director, training for Diplomats from Afghanistan and Region (Federal Foreign Office)
*(max 20 min.)

Moderated by Maia Panjikidze (conf), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (2012- 2014)

13:30:14:30

Lunch Break

14:30 – 16:20

PANEL 3 (Part I):

Lessons from Germany: Adapting Experience for Georgia’s Western Policy (Speeches, Inter-panel Discussion, and Q&A)


Speakers:

Giorgi Margvelashvili (conf), 4th President of Georgia

Maia Panjikidze(conf), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (2012–2014)

Stefan Müller (conf) – Head of the „Public History“ department at the Archive of Social Democracy

Markus Meckel (conf)Pastor (retired), Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the GDR, Member of the German Bundestag (1990–2009). Co-founder of the Social Democratic Party in the GDR (SPD) together with Martin Gutzeit (1989), serving as the second spokesperson of the SDP

*(max 5 min. each speaker for a speech)

*(max 30 min. inter-panel discussion)

Moderated by Tsotne Tchanturia, GIPA

16:20-16:40

Coffee Break

16:40-18:20

PANEL 3 (Part II)

Lessons from Germany: Adopting Experience for Georgia’s conflict policy and near neighborhood (Speeches, Inter-panel Discussion, and Q&A)

Speakers:

Paata Zakareishvili (tbc) – State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civic Equality of Georgia (2012-2016)

Davit Jishkariani (tbc) – Coordinator, Researcher at the Max Weber Stiftung, Georgia

Ortwin Hennig (conf) – Ambassador (ret.) (Georgia: 2010-2015), Programme Director. training for Diplomats from Afghanistan and Region (Federal Foreign Office)

*(max 5 min. each speaker for a speech)

*(max 30 min. inter-panel discussion)

Moderated by Salome Alania, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, South Caucasus

Mai
16
Fr.
„Was von der Versöhnung übrig bleibt“ – Markus Meckel und Adam Krzeminski im Gespräch @ Pilecki-Institut
Mai 16 um 18:00 – 20:00

Was von der Versöhnung übrig bleibt in Zeiten des neuen „kalten Krieges“: DIALOG-Gespräch mit Adam Krzemiński und Markus Meckel – DIALOG FORUM | Themen aus Deutschland und Polen

Einführung: Simona Koss, Vorsitzende des Bundesverbandes Deutsch-Polnische Gesellschaft e.V.

Markus Meckel und Adam Krzeminski im Gespräch

Moderation: Dr. Weronika Priesmeyer-Tkocz

Mai
23
Fr.
Teilnahme Markus Meckel – Anbringung einer Tafel zur Erinnerung an die „Frauen für den Frieden“ @ Auferstehungskirche
Mai 23 um 17:00 – 19:00
Juni
10
Di.
Markus Meckel beim 13th European Remembrance Symposion – International Conference on the 50th Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act @ Finlandia-Halle
Juni 10 – Juni 13 ganztägig

Hier finden Sie Einladung und Programm: 2025-6-10 program_135mm_Helsinki_Remembrance Symposium_2025_v6 (1)-1

Markus Meckel eröffnet im Gespräch mit Michael Zantovsky (Prag) zum Thema: The Spirit of Helsinki (10. Juni 2025 – 18.00 – 19.00)

Juni
25
Mi.
Markus Meckel nimmt an der Gala zum 20. Jahrestag der Arbeitsaufnahme des Europäischen Netzwerkes Erinnerung und Solidarität teil @ Königsschloß
Juni 25 ganztägig
Juli
4
Fr.
Vortrag Markus Meckel beim Seniorenkolleg zur Aufarbeitung in der DDR und neuen Perspektiven auf die Deutsche Einheit @ TU Chemnitz
Juli 4 um 13:45 – 15:15