April 22 - May 23 calendar

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APRIL

April 22

ASTRAKHAN - A joint Russian-Iranian scientific seminar on the problems of the Caspian Sea

SYRACUSE, Italy - A conference of G8 environment ministers (until April 24)

MOSCOW - The State Duma will hold a session

MOSCOW - Sixth congress of indigenous peoples of Russia's North, Siberia and Far East and fourth international specialized exhibition, Northern Civilization 2009, will be held

MOSCOW - An all-Russian forum, Intellectual property - 21st century, will open

ITALY - G8 environment ministers will meet (until April 24)

BEIRUT - UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit a book forum in Lebanon

PARIS - Champions of the Earth award ceremony will be held

April 23

MOSCOW - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will pay a visit

BRUSSELS - A donor conference to support security institutions in Somalia and the mission of the African Union (AMISOM) with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attending

TBILISI - European Judo Championships will be held

MOSCOW - The Caspian Energy Forum will be held (until April 24, Krasnopresnenskaya Naberezhnaya, 12)

MOSCOW - Annual meeting of MICEX shareholders

TURKMENISTAN - An international conference on energy transit (until April 24)

KAZAKHSTAN - Eurasian media-forum (until April 24)

VIENNA - Third banking forum of CIS and Eastern Europe (until April 25)

MINSK - A conference to discuss media coverage of CIS activities

NEW YORK - An international conference on Somalia under the aegis of the UN, the African Union, the Arab League and the European Union will be held

April 24

SOFIA, Bulgaria - An energy summit, 'Natural gas for Europe: safety and partnership' (until April 25)

April 25

ICELAND - Early parliamentary elections

WASHINGTON - Spring session of the governing bodies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank (until April 26)

MOSCOW - Second education week of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Education without borders (until April 29)

April 26

SOCHI, South Russia - The mayor of the 2014 Winter Olympics host city will be elected

CAIRO, Egypt - Fourth round of inter-Palestinian dialogue will be held

April 27

WASHINGTON - 28th annual Russian Forum

WASHINGTON - A special conference on energy and climate (until April 28)

MOSCOW - Bulgarian trade and industry exhibition will be held (until April 30)

MOSCOW - Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev will pay a visit

LUXEMBOURG - EU foreign ministers will meet

April 28

MOSCOW - An all-Russian conference to coincide with the World Day for Safety and Health at Work will be held

MOSCOW - Seventh international conference to discuss tackling money laundering and terrorist funding

ABRUZZO, Italy - Pope Benedict XVI will visit the quake-hit region

April 29

TROMSO, Norway - The Arctic Council's biennial ministerial meeting will be held (until April 29)

BANGKOK - A Thai court will hear extradition case of Russian businessman Viktor Bout

April 30

MOSCOW - The permanent council on energy partnership between the European Union and Russia will hold a session

May 1

MOSCOW - Events to mark Spring and Labor Day

ST. PETERSBURG - International Equine Exhibition Ipposfera

May 2

MONGOLIA - The six-month Silk Road camel expedition through Mongolia, Altai, Kazakhstan and Kalmykia will begin

May 3

GEORGIA - Drills of NATO member states and partners

May 4

LONDON - The International Federation of Periodical Press (FIPP) will hold the 37th FIPP World Magazine Congress

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Russian-Turkish business forum and exhibition, EXPO-RUSSIA (until May 5)

May 5

ST. PETERSBURG - The dress rehearsal of the Victory Day parade on Red Square will be held

MOROCCO - The annual music festival, Mawazine, will open

May 6

AUSTRALIA - The selection process for 'best job in the world' will be completed

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The Senate will debate and vote on the ratification of the Lisbon treaty (until May 7)

GEORGIA - NATO will conduct a military exercise (until June 1)

May 7

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - An international conference on Nabucco gas project

ANTALYA, Turkey - An international congress, Journalism and media market: global challenges and perspectives, will be held (until May 14)

May 8

MOSCOW - Wreaths will be laid at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier at the Kremlin wall

JORDAN / ISRAEL - Pope Benedict XVI will pay a visit (until May 15)

May 9

RUSSIA - Russia celebrates the Victory Day

MOSCOW - A Victory Day parade will be held on the Red Square

MOSCOW - The Eurovision 2009 song contest will begin (until May 16)

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Early parliamentary elections will be held

May 10

MANADO, Indonesia - World Ocean Conference 2009 will be held (until May 15)

May 12

MOSCOW - An international conference of new technologies in TV and radio broadcasting will be held

MOSCOW - An international forum on satellite navigation will be held

BEIJING, China - Fourth Russian-Chinese financial and banking forum will be held (until May 17)

MADRID, Spain - A meeting of the Council of Europe's ministerial committee

May 13

MOSCOW - First MICEX Financial congress will be held (until May 14)

SWITZERLAND - The cities to host final matches of Euro-2012 in Poland and Ukraine will be chosen

May 14

MINSK - CIS education ministers' meeting and a session of the Council on cooperation in education will be held (until May 15)

PRAGUE - 16th Congress of the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (EUROCHAMBRES) (until May 16)

May 15

ST. PETERSBURG - Second international ecology congress will be held

LONDON - Annual meeting and business forum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (until May 16)

May 16

MOSCOW - Final of the Eurovision 2009 song contest (10.00 p.m.)

May 17

RIGA, Lithuania - First round of presidential elections will be held

May 19

MINSK, Belarus - Fifth international exhibition of weaponry and military equipment, MILEX-2009 (until May 22)

BERLIN - Fourth international conference, Russia - European Union Energy Dialogue: Gas Aspect

BRUSSELS - A ministerial meeting of the Russia-NATO Council will be held

May 20

PRAGUE - China-EU summit will be held

May 21

MOSCOW - The World Association of Major Metropolises will hold a session (until May 24)

KHABAROVSK - Russia-EU summit will open (until May 22)

ITALY - G8 economic development ministers will meet (until May 23)

May 22

ASTANA, Kazakhstan - CIS prime ministers will meet

May 23

ROME, Italy - The first Russian Orthodox church in Rome will open

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