Round Table on The Iranian Nuclear Issue. Technical  assessment and ideas for a selective engagement

19th June 2009

Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Boardroom

The Century Foundation

New York City, New York (U.S.)

Organized by

Landau Network-Centro Volta (LNCV), Como, Italy

In collaboration with

The Century Foundation, New York, US

With the support of

Policy Planning Unit (PPU), Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

and under the auspices of

 Permanent Mission of Italy at the United Nations, New York, US

Agenda

10.30 am – 11.00 am  Welcome and introductions

(by: Jeffrey Laurenti, Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign Policy Programs, The Century Foundation; Giulio Terzi, Italian Representative to the UN; Pasquale Ferrara, Head of PPU-Italian MFA; Maurizio Martellini, Secretary General of LNCV).

11.00 am – 1.30 pm    Session I

                        The nuclear program of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Status, open questions, technical aspects and possible technical solutions. Round Table interaction. Chairperson: Maurizio Martellini (interventions by: Mark Fitzpatrick; Harold Feiveson and R. Scott Kemp; Henry Sokolski; James Walsh)

2.15pm – 4.00 pm       Session II 

                        Non-nuclear issues and proposals. The “lift-for-freezing” concept and other selective engagement approaches. Round Table interaction.Chairperson: Riccardo Redaelli. (interventions, in alphabetic order, by: Samuel Gardiner; Cliff Kupchan; William H. Luers; Trita Parsi)

4.00 pm – 4.30 pm      Chairmen conclusions

                        (by: Jeffrey Laurenti, Maurizio Martellini and Riccardo Redaelli)