Παρουσία της Α.Ε. της Προέδρου της Δημοκρατίας Κατερίνας Σακελλαροπούλου πραγματοποιήθηκε την Δευτέρα 12 Ιουνίου στη Μεγάλη Αίθουσα του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών η τελετή έναρξης του διεθνούς συνεδρίου με θέμα: 100 χρόνια από τη Συνθήκη της Λωζάννης: Αναδρομή, Αποτίμηση, Προοπτική.
Η Α.Ε. της Προέδρου της Δημοκρατίας Κατερίνας Σακελλαροπούλου κήρυξε την έναρξη των εργασιών και απηύθυνε χαιρετισμό.
Διαβάστε ολόκληρο τον χαιρετισμό της κ. Σακελλαροπούλου: https://www.presidency.gr/chairetismos-stin-enarxi-toy-diethnoys-synedrioy-gia-ta-100-chronia-apo-ti-synthiki-tis-lozannis/
Ο Πρύτανης του ΕΚΠΑ, Καθηγητής Μελέτιος-Αθανάσιος Δημόπουλος, απηύθυνε με τη σειρά του τον παρακάτω χαιρετισμό:
Your Excellency the President of the Hellenic Republic Ms Katerina Sakellaropoulou,
It is with great pleasure and honor that I welcome you to Athens and to the inaugural session of the international conference marking the centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne.
The conference, which is taking place under the auspices of Her Excellency, the President of the Hellenic Republic Ms Katerina Sakellaropoulou, has been organized jointly by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP). A joint effort indeed!
I am personally excited by the fact that the conference is based on an idea which originated from esteemed colleagues at the University of Athens who are also pillars of Greece’s leading think tank, ELIAMEP. And that, most importantly, this idea has been jointly implemented by ELIAMEP and the University of Athens.
Let me stress at this point that the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens has a tradition of honoring significant events in the history of modern Greece. Indeed, just last year, the University of Athens essayed a critical reflection on the “Catastrophe in Asia Minor” in 1922 through a series of symposia, conferences, and publications.
It would be unwise for a Professor of Medicine to refer to specific aspects of the Lausanne Treaty, not least when addressing such a distinguished audience of historians, international lawyers, and international relations experts.
Still, I cannot fail to acknowledge and highlight the importance and resilience of the Lausanne Treaty, which to represent to this day a durable instance of political innovation regarding borders, geopolitics, populations, minorities, and ideology.
It will now be up to the outstanding international line-up of speakers at this conference to enter into an in-depth, international, cross-disciplinary dialogue on the Treaty and its provisions, its relevance today, and its role in the evolution of relations between Greece and Turkey as well as the geopolitical balance in the wider region. Today and tomorrow, we shall have the opportunity to work through a well-structured and exciting agenda which revolves around the most interesting and rewarding aspects of the Lausanne Treaty.
The conference will conclude with two panels which will set out to examine the significance and relevance of the Lausanne Treaty today through the lenses of Greek and Turkish academics and diplomats who dare to ask what it will take to sustain the Lausanne legacy and make it the basis for a productive dialogue between Greece and Turkey.
We are proud and honored to have you here, and we are looking forward to discussing an issue of extreme importance for the future stability and growth of the Mediterranean region.
I sincerely hope you will enjoy today’s conference.
Once again, I would like to thank you all for your participation.
Τέλος, χαιρετισμό απηύθυνε και ο Πρόεδρος του Δ.Σ. του Ελληνικού Ιδρύματος Ευρωπαϊκής και Εξωτερικής Πολιτικής Ομότιμος Καθηγητής Λουκάς Τσούκαλης.
Η τελετή έναρξης μεταδόθηκε και διαδικτυακά:
Οι εργασίες του συνεδρίου θα πραγματοποιηθούν στις 12 και 13 Ιουνίου 2023. Στις 12 Ιουνίου 2023 οι εργασίες θα πραγματοποιηθούν στο Αμφιθέατρο «Άλκης Αργυριάδης» (κεντρικό κτήριο Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών).
