The Berlin Initiative:
"For a Diplomatic Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"
(Launch Event, Potsdam; March 3-6th, 2025)
Speakers
Speakers for the Event include (among others) the following Dignitaries:
André AzoulayCounsellor to H.M. King Mohammed VI, Morocco |
Massimo d'AlemaPrime Minister of Italy 1998-2000; Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006-8 |
Miguel Ángel MoratinosUnited Nations Under-Secretary-General, High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations |
Samih al AbedFormer Palestinian Minister of Housing & Public Works |
Hiba Husseini »Former Chair of the Legal Committee to Final Status Negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis |
Yossi Beilin »Former Minister of Justice of Israel; Leading “Architect” of the Oslo Accords & the Geneva Initiative |
Harris C. GeorgiadesChairman, Parliamentary Committee on Foreign and European Affairs of Cyprus |
Humza YousafFirst Minister of Scotland (2023-24) |
Nitzan HorowitzFormer Israeli Minister for Health; Former Head of the Merez Party |
Ann LindeMinister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden 2019-22 |
Robert SerryUnited Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process 2007-15 |
Erkki TuomiojaMinister of Foreign Affairs of Finland 2000-07, 2011-15 |
Jörg WalendyRepresentative of the German Foreign Ministry |
Tasmina Ahmed-SheikhChair of the Alba Party, Scotland; Former Member of the British Parliament, Former Member of the COE Parliament |
Andreas ReinickeDirector Deutsches-Orient-Institut |
Gjorge IvanovPresident of North Macedonia 2009-19 |
Emil ConstantinescuPresident of Romania 1996-2000 |
Mladen IvanicChairman of Presidency of Bosnia & Herzegovina 2014-15, 2016-17 |
Hesham YoussefSenior Egyptian Diplomat |
Shlomo BromSenior Researcher (Emeritus) at the Institute for National Security Studies of Israel |
Farah BdourJordanian Political Analyst specializing in Conflict Resolution and Mediation |
Uli BrücknerJean Monnet Professor For European Studies, Stanford University Berlin |
Peter JambrekRector of the New University, Slovenia |
Michel LiegeoisSenior Professor in International Relations and Security Studies at UCLouvain (Belgium) |
André Azoulay
Massimo d'Alema
Miguel Ángel Moratinos
Samih al Abed

Harris C. Georgiades
Humza Yousaf
Nitzan Horowitz
Ann Linde
Robert Serry
Erkki Tuomioja
Jörg Walendy
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
Andreas Reinicke
Gjorge Ivanov
Emil Constantinescu
Mladen Ivanic
Hesham Youssef
Shlomo Brom
Farah Bdour
Uli Brückner
Peter Jambrek
Michel Liegeois