REGIONAL ROUNDTABLE ON THE OVERSIGHT
FUNCTION OF
PARLIAMENT FOR PARLIAMENTARIANS AND
PARLIAMENTARY STAFF
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, December 13th - 15th
December 13th
Day 1 (Moderator: Sergei Sirotkin)
9:00 – 9:20 REGISTRATION
Arrival at Conference Premises and Registration
09:20 – 10:05 SESSION I - OPENING
09:20 – 09:30
Opening and Welcome, Ms. Sezin Sinanoglu, UNDP Deputy Resident
Representative in Kyrgyzstan
09:30 – 09:50
Key Note Address, Mr. Marat Sultanov, Speaker of the Jogorku Kenesh
09:50 – 10:05
Introduction to the Meeting Programme, Objectives and
Methodologies, Sergei Sirotkin, UNDP Human Rights Policy Advisor
10:05 – 12:00 SESSION II – OVERSIGHT FUNCTION OF PARLIAMENT
10:05 – 10:45
The Legal Framework and Political Rationale for Parliamentary
Oversight, Dr. Daniel Smilov, Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia,
Bulgaria
10:45 – 10:55
Questions and Answers
10:55 – 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:00
Case Studies on Parliamentary Oversight (group exercise)
Facilitator: Dr. Daniel Smilov
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 16:40 SESSION III - PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT IN CENTRAL ASIA
13:30 – 13:50
The Political Space for Parliamentary Oversight: Problems and
Strategies, Ms. Gisela Nauk, UNDP Chief Technical Advisor
13:50 – 14:00
Questions and Answers
14:00 – 14:40
Discussion on the Status of Parliamentary Oversight in Central Asia
Achievements and Obstacles, Presentations by participants/delegations.
Facilitator: Facilitator: Sergei Sirotkin
14:40 – 15:00
Coffee break
15:00 – 15:30
The Status of Parliamentary Oversight in Kyrgyzstan: Problems and
Achievements, Dr. Zainidin Kurmanov
15:30 – 15:40
Questions and answers
15:40 – 16:40
Exercise on Ranking in two Working Groups:
Group 1: Challenges to Parliamentary Oversight in Central Asia
Facilitators: Gulmira Mamatkerimova, Zainidin Kurmanov
Group 2: Opportunities to Strengthen Parliamentary Oversight in
Central Asia
Facilitators: Sergei Sirotkin, Mamura Nasirova
19:00
Reception Dinner at Restaurant “Evrope”; Ibraimova street 70
December 14th
Day 2 (Moderators: Gulmira Mamatkerimova, Zainidin
Kurmanov)
09:00-09:10 SESSION IV – OPENING OF THE DAY
Welcome, Introduction to the day, Re-cap of the first day, Sergei Sirotkin
09:10 – 11:30 SESSION V - MECHANISMS AND PROCEDURES OF OVERSIGHT
09:10 – 09:30
Introduction to Oversight Mechanisms and Procedures,
Ms. Zuzana Dzurikova, NDI/ Slovakia Country Director
09:30 – 09:40
Questions and Answers
09:40 – 10:00
Focus Topic: Parliamentary Oversight over the Budgetary Process.
Ms. Teodora Fuior, Visiting Expert, DCAF
10:00 – 10:10
Questions and answers
10:10 – 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 – 10:50
The Status of Parliamentary Oversight over the Budgetary Process in
Kyrgyzstan, Mr. Damir Oskombaev, Deputy Head of the Budget and
Finance Committee of the Jogorku Kenesh
10:50 – 11:00
Questions and answers
11:00-12:40 SESSION VI: CASE STUDY FROM CENTRAL EUROPE
11:00 – 11:30
Reforms and Current Set-up of Parliamentary Oversight in the
Czech Republic, Dr. Stepan Pechacek, Czech Expert
11:30 – 12:00
Questions & Answers, Discussion
Facilitator: Gulmira Mamatkerimova, UNDP
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
(12:00 – 16:05) SESSION VII - EXCEPTIONS TO OVERSIGHT?
13:00 – 13:10
Introduction to the Session and the Concept of Public Goods
Mamura Nasirova, UNDP Democratic Governance Research
Assistant
13:10 – 13:30
Presentation on the Principle of Security Sector Oversight and
Parliamentary Powers, Eden Cole, DCAF Deputy Head, Operations
for Newly Indepentent States
13:30 – 13:50
Parliamentary Oversight over the Security Budget Teodora Fuior,
Visiting Expert, DCAF
13:50 – 14:10
Questions and Answers
14:10 – 14:30
Parliamentary Oversight over the Security Sector in Kyrgyzstan,
Rashid Tagaev, MP, Security Sector Committee
14:30 – 14:40
Questions and Answers
14:40 – 15:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:10
Introduction to Working Groups, Eden Cole, DCAF Deputy Head,
Operations for Newly Indepentent States
15:10 – 16:00
Two working groups and Reportind Back to Plenary:
Group 1: Parliamaent’s Role in Defence Budgeting
Facilitator: Teodora Fuior, DCAF
Group 2: Promoting Human Rights of Conscript: Parliament’s Role
Facilitator: Eden Cole, DCAF
16:00 – 16:05
Summary of the Day and Conclusion. Gulmira Mamatkerimova
16:05 – 17:00
Visit to the Kyrgyz Parliament – joined by the Vice Speaker,
Mr. Sarpashev
December 15th
Day 3 (Moderator: Sergei Sirotkin)
09:00-09:10 SESSION VII – OPENING OF THE DAY
Welcome, Introduction to the day, Re-cap of the second day, Gulmira Mamatkerimova
09:10 –13:00 SESSION VIII - BEYOND PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT
09:10 – 09:30
The Relationship between Parliamentary Oversight and Executive
Oversight, Dr. Daniel Smilov, Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia,
Bulgaria
09:30 – 09:50
The Relationship between Parliamentary Oversight and Civic
Oversight, Ms. Zuzana Dzurikova, NDI/ Slovakia Country Director
09:50 – 10:10
Questions and Answers
10:10 – 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 – 10:40
Budget Oversight: Collaboration between Parliament and Chamber of
Account, Mr. Ernest Abakirov, Auditor of the Chamber of Account,
Kyrgyzstan
10:40 – 10:50
Questions and Answers
10:50 – 11:10
The Relationship between Parliamentary Oversight and Civic
Oversight, Ms. Erkina Ubyshiva, Association of Civil Society Support
Centres
11:10 – 11:20
Questions and Answers
11:20 – 11:40
The Experience of the Kyrgyz Ombuds Institution, Mr. Tursunbai Bakir
uuly, Ombudsperson, Kyrgyzstan
11:40 – 12:10
Discussion, Facilitator: Sergei Sirotkin, UNDP
12:10 – 13:00
13:00 – 14:30
Groupe Exercise: The Involvement of the Public into the Process of the
Strategic Document Creation, Dr. Stepan Pechacek, Czech Expert
Lunch
14:30 - 15:10 SESSION IX – THE ROLE OF OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENTARY
OVERSIGHT
14:30 – 14:50
14:50 – 15:20
The Role of the Opposition in Parliamentary Oversight,
Mr. Omurbek Tekebayev, MP, Leader of the social-democrat party
“Ata-Meken”
Discussion, Facilitator: Sergei Sirotkin, UNDP
15:20 - 15:50 SESSION X – EVALUATION AND CLOSING
15:20 – 15:40
Final Discussion and Evaluation of the Event
15:40 – 15:50
Closing the Event