INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM
THE
PROBLEMS OF
REGIONAL
SEAS
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12 -
14 MAY, 2001
ISTANBUL
–
TURKEY
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Organized
by Turkish Marine Research Foundation
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12
MAY 2001, Saturday
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OPENING SPEECHES
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09:45
– 09:55
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Bayram ÖZTÜRK
(Director of Turkish Marine Research Foundation)
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09:55
– 10:10
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Prof. Ramazan MÝRZAOÐLU
(State Minister)
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CASPIAN
SEA
Chair: Prof. Ýlkay SALÝHOÐLU
(Director of M.E.T.U Institute of Marine Sciences)
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10:15
– 10:35
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Caspian Sea Level and Ecological Problems
Ramiz MAMEDOV –
AZERBAIJAN
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10:35
– 10:55
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An
International Law Perspective of Transit of Oil and Gas in the
Caspian Region and the Environmental Impact of its Extraction
Alexander BREXENDORFF –
GERMANY
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10:55
– 11:15
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The problem of Delimitation
in the
Caspian Sea
Erik
FRANCKX, Ahmad RAZAVI –
BELGIUM
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11:15
– 11:35
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Geo-Politics
of the Caspian Region – Energy, Environment and (In)security
Mustafa AYDIN –
TURKEY
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11:35 – 12:05
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Discussion
Convenor
Prof. Ýlkay
SALÝHOÐLU
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12:05 – 13:30
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LUNCH BREAK
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BLACK
SEA
1
Chair: Prof. Alexander YANKOV
(Judge of ITLOS)
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13:30
– 13:50
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Ecological and Fishery Problems of the
Sea of Azov
Stanislav
VOLOVIK –
RUSSIA
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13:50
– 14:10
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The Role of International Environmental
Institutions in Protecting
Regional
Seas
: A Focus on the
Black Sea
Sibel
SEZER –
TURKEY
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14:10
– 14:30
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The
Danube
Role in the
Black Sea
Contamination
Boris ALEXANDROV, Nikolai BERLINSKI, Yulia BOGATOVA,
Sergei BUSHUEV, Galina GARKAVAYA, Yuvenaly ZAITSEV – UKRAINE
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14:30 – 14:50
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DISCUSSION
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14:50
– 15:10
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Ship Originated Pollution in the Turkish
Straits System
Ayaka
ÖZTÜRK, Bayram ÖZTÜRK, Nesrin ALGAN –
TURKEY
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15:10
– 15:30
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Regional Transport Demands and the Safety of
Navigation in the Turkish Straits: A Balance at Risk
Cahit ÝSTÝKBAL –
TURKEY
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15:30
– 15:45
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COFFEE
BREAK
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BLACK
SEA
2
Chair:
Prof.
Aslan GÜNDÜZ (
Marmara
University
)
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15:45
– 16:05
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Oil Transport in the Turkish Straits
Mike
BILBO –
U.K.
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16:05
– 16:25
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The
Passage of Vessels Carrying Hazardous Cargo Through the Turkish
Straits
Nihan ÜNLÜ –
TURKEY
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16:25
– 16:45
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User
Fees for Straits
Nilüfer ORAL –
TURKEY
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16:45
– 17:05
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Passage Regimes and
Regulatory Traffic Measures for Oil Tanker Access to Enclosed or
Semi-Enclosed Seas:
Caspian Sea
Oil and The Turkish and
Danish
Straits
Glen
PLANT –
U.K.
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17:05 – 18:00
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Discussion
Convenor Prof.
Reþat
ÖZKAN (Former
Undersecretary of Ministry of Maritime Affairs)
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13
MAY 2001, Sunday
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AEGEAN SEA
1
Chair:
Prof. Bernard H. OXMAN
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10:20
– 10:40
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Which
Straits Regime in the
Aegean Sea
?
Sevin
TOLUNER –
TURKEY
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10:40
– 11:00
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Islands and Maritime Boundary Delimitation in
the Semi-Enclosed Sea of the
Aegean
Dolunay ÖZBEK –
TURKEY
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11:00
– 11:20
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The Interconnected
Aegean Sea
Disputes
Jon M. VAN DYKE –
U.S.A.
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11:20
– 11:40
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Title to Aegean Insular Formations in the Light
of
Eritrea
/
Yemen
Arbitration
Barbara
KWIATKOWSKA – THE
NETHERLANDS
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11:40
– 12:00
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Some Reflections Upon Maritime Boundary
Delimitation in the
Aegean Sea
Rauf
VERSAN –
TURKEY
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12:00 – 13:30
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LUNCH
Break
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AEGEAN SEA
2
Chair:
Prof. Mümtaz SOYSAL (Former
Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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13:30
– 13:50
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Greek and Turkish Relations and Political
Approach to Resolve Aegean Disputes
Tozun BAHCHELI –
CANADA
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13:50
– 14:10
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From Competition to Partnership? A Path Towards
‘Aegean’ Reconciliation. A Greek View
Kostas IFANTIS –
GREECE
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14:10
– 14:30
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Applying the Law of the Sea in the
Aegean Sea
Bernard H. OXMAN –
U.S.A.
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14:30 – 15:30
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Discussion
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