LIAISON GROUP
DIRECTOR OF THE EXECUTIVE COORDINATING BODY
Mr Gregor Meterc
Director of the Forestry, Hunting and Fisheries Directorate at
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
Ministry of Agrilculture, Forestry and Food
Dunajska cesta 22
SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
SECRETARIAT
Ms Ksenja Podpečan, MSc.
Undersecretary
Ministry of Agrilculture, Forestry and Food
Dunajska cesta 22
SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
The Liaison Group (LG) is a political coordinating body of countries’ representatives from the field of forestry, nominated by the respected ministers. The LG’s role is to assist the Director of the Executive Coordinating Body, adopt the biennial program of activities of the Coordinating Mechanism in Forestry and contribute to the overall cooperation in forestry between CEEC countries and China.
The LG meets twice a year or more frequently according to pending issues.
CURRENTLY NOMINATED MEMBERS OF THE LIAISON GROUP
Albania
Mr Yili Hoxha
Director for the Forestry
Ministry of Environment of Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mr Dušan Nešković
Adviser to the Minister
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sector for Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Rural Development
Bulgaria
Ms Nikoleta Grigorova Dineva
Chief Expert in Executive Forest Agency
Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Bulgaria
Croatia
Mrs Ivana Marenić Pugar
Head of Sustainable Forest Management Division
Directorate for Forestry, Hunting and Wood Industry
Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Croatia
China
Chen Lin (Ms)
Deputy Division Director
Division of Bilateral Cooperation I
Department of International Cooperation
National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China (NFGA)
Czech Republic
Mr Vojtěch Bašný
Department of Forest Policy and Economy
Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic
Estonia
Mr Rauno Reinberg
Senior Officer
Forest Department
Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Estonia
Greece
Ms Rebecca Batmanoglou
Head of the Directorate of Planning and Forest Policy
Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy
Ms Konstantinia Tsagari
Director of the Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems
Hellenic Agricultural Organization DEMETER
Hungary
Mr Andras Szepesi
Forest Policy Advisor
Department of Forest Management
Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary
Latvia
Mr Arvids Ozols
Director of Forest Department
Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia
Lithuania
Mr Nerijus Kupstaitis
Director of the Department of Forests
Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania
N. Macedonia
Mr Nazif SEFER
Junior Associate,
Section for regulation and utilization of forests,
Department of Forestry and Hunting
Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of N. Macedonia
Montenegro
Mr Ranko Kankaraš.
Chief Forestry Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Montenegro
Poland
Ms Monika Figaj
Chief specialist
Department of Forestry and Nature Conservation
Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Poland
Romania
Mr Claudiu Zaharescu
Counsellor for European Affairs
Department of Forests
Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests of Romania
Serbia
MSc Vladimir Nikolić
Expert Advisor
Directorate of Forests
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Serbia
Slovak Republic
Mr Jozef Doczy
Head of the Division of Wood Processing
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Ms Ksenja Podpečan, MSc.
Undersecretary
Forestry Division
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food of the Republic of Slovenia
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