June 2 preview

MOSCOW

* The seventh session of the joint Russian-Egyptian commission on trade, economic and scientific cooperation, co-chaired by Russian Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Khristenko and his Egyptian counterpart Rachid Mohamed Rachid, will begin (President Hotel, ul. Bolshaya Yakimanka, 24, tel.: (495) 632-85-81, e-mail: zayakina@minprom.gov.ru)

* RIA Novosti (Zubovsky Bulvar, 4, tel.: (495) 645-65-24, 645-64-72) will host:

- A TV link between Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Astana and Beijing, on the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (11.00 a.m.);

- A news conference on racial tolerance in Russia and Indonesia (2.30 p.m.);

- A TV link between Moscow and London on the forthcoming G20 summit, with Russian Deputy Finance Minister Dmitry Pankin in attendance (4.00 p.m.)

* Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman will pay a visit (until June 3). He is scheduled to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov

* A news conference, The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Russia and neighboring states: forecasts, financing, measures to tackle the epidemic (1.00 p.m., Vadikovsky Pereulok, 18, build. 7, tel.: (499) 973-27-03, e-mail: press@gsen.ru)

* A news conference by Pavel Borodin, the secretary of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, on the recent visit by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to Belarus (11.00, ul. Tverskaya, 18, build. 1, tel.: 650-71-45, 645-61-35, e-mail: lat@izvestia.ru)

* The supervising council of the Russian state nanotechnology corporation, Rosnano, will convene

* 10th International specialized show, Construction Equipment and Technologies 2009, will open (until June 6, Crocus expo exhibition complex)

ST. PETERSBURG

* The Nissan plant will open

OMSK

* VIII International Exhibition of Military and Equipment, 'Technology and Armament VTTV-Omsk 2009' will begin (until June 6, Continent-2 exhibition complex, ul. 70 let Oktyabrya, 25)

BAKU, Azerbaijan

* 16th international exhibition, Oil and gas, oil refining and petrochemistry (until June 5)

* Eighth international exhibition of transport and logistics, TransCaspian (until June 5)

ARMENIA

* Armenia's National Assembly will convene to discuss receiving a 500-million loan from Russia

ASHGABAT

* The council of managing directors of the Islamic Development Bank will convene (until June 3)

CHISINAU, Moldova

* The South East European Co-operation Process (SEECP) summit will be held (until June 5)

VILNIUS, Lithuania

* The Lithuanian confederation of industrialists will hold discussions on a stimulus plan

LATVIA

* Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia will hold the Baltic Eagle 2009 military exercise (until June 17)

BRUSSELS

* Delegations of Russia and the European commission will hold talks on gas supplies to Ukraine and underground gas storage facilities (until June 3)

NASSAU, Bahamas

* 59th FIFA Congress will open (until June 3)

ATHENS, Greece

* An international conference, Climate change and a challenge to future generations (until June 3)

ITALY

* Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas will pay a visit to Rome and Vatican City (until June 3)

KEMER, Turkey

* The Cinemarina International Film Festival will be held (until June 9)

TAIWAN

* One of the world's largest computer exhibitions, Computex Taipei, will begin (until June 6)

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