Marton KRASZNAI
marton.krasznai@uni-corvinus.hu
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Currently: Scientific Director, Corvinus Center for Central Asia Research
Department of Comparative and Institutional Economics, Corvinus University, Budapest
● Planning and coordination of research on Central Asian economic, environmental, political and security issues
2004 – 2016 - Inter-Regional Adviser, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
● Coordination of the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA)
● Sustainable Development Goals
● Comprehensive reform of SPECA (2005-2006)
● Co-chairing the Working Group on Legal and Institutional Strengthening of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea
● Cooperation with UN agencies, OSCE, the development community, civil society and the academic community
2002 – 2003 – Senior Adviser, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Hungary
● Department for Planning and Analysis
1998 – 2002 – Director of the Conflict Prevention Centre, OSCE
● Advising and supporting the Chairman-in-Office and the Secretary General
● Planning and management of field operations (establishment of OSCE centers in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, missions deployed or build up on the Kosovo-Albanian border, Kosovo, Southern Serbia, Macedonia and the Georgian-Chechen border)
● Directing research on early warning, conflict transformation and peacebuilding
1997 – 1998 – Director General, Department of Security Policy and European Cooperation,
MFA Hungary
● Covering the 5th Committee of the UN, OSCE and the Council of Europe (security issues)
● MTCR Chairmanship
● Implementation of CWC and BWC
1996-1997 - Personal Representative of the Chairman in Office of the OSCE for the Agreement on Confidence and Security Building Measures in Bosnia and Herzegovina
● Exchange of military data, inspections, visits to military bases
● Unarmed observation flights
1995 – Chairman of the Permanent Council of the OSCE
● Consultations and decisions on Chechnya and on strengthening the OSCE Mission in Tajikistan
● Negotiations and decision on taking over protection of refugees on the Tajik-Afghan border from UNHCR
● Preparing and chairing the Prague Economic Forum
● Starting a permanent consultative process with the Mediterranean and Asian Partners
1992 – 1996 – Head of the Hungarian Delegation to the OSCE
● Preparing and supporting the Budapest Summit of the OSCE
● Negotiation and adoption of the Political and Military Code of Conduct
● Participation in OSCE Economic Forums
● Conclusion of the Open Skies negotiations
● Preparation of decisions on the membership of Central Asian countries in the OSCE
1990 – 1992 – Deputy Director, Department of Security Policy, MFA Hungary
● Preparations to dissolve the Warsaw Pact (meeting of foreign and defence ministers in Budapest)
● Negotiations on the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Hungary
● Development of the first Security Policy Concept of Hungary
● Chief negotiator of the Hungarian-Romanian Open Skies Agreement
1998 – 1990 - Desk Officer, Department of Multilateral Organisations
● Conventional Forces in Europe, CSBM and Open Skies negotiations
1980 – 1988 – Asia Department, MFA Hungary
● Political, economic and cultural relations with China
● Posting in Beijing, third secretary, economic and cultural relations (1983-86)
Education: 1973 - 78 Moscow Institute of International Relations, Majors: Chinese language and history, international economic relations, international law, international relations
1989 UN Disarmament Fellowship: Legal and technical aspects of arms control
Languages: Fluent in English and Russian, working knowledge of Chinese, French and German
