February 11 preview

MOSCOW

* The State Duma will hold a session (10.00). Russian Defense Ministry Anatoly Serdyukov will deliver his report on military reform during the State Duma's governmental hour (12.30 p.m.) (ul. Okhotny Ryad, 1, tel. (495) 692-80-00)

* Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with the foreign ministers of the Czech Republic, which holds the European Union's rotating presidency, and Sweden, which takes over the presidency on June 1, as well as EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner

* RIA Novosti (Zubovsky Bulvar, 4, tel. (495) 637-50-19, 645-64-72) will host:

- A news conference by officials of a Russian pollster, VTsIOM, on the current financial crisis (11.00 a.m.);

- A TV link between Moscow and London, 'Afghanistan: eternal arena of geopolitical conflict' (Noon);

- A TV link between Moscow and Tbilisi, 'Russia and Georgia - do we need each other?' (2.00 p.m.)

* A news conference by the deputy chief of the Federal Migration Service, Anatoly Kuznetso, 'Migration situation in Russia in terms of the global financial crisis' (11.00 a.m., ul. 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya, 2, tel. 250-88-32)

* The commission on economic issues of the CIS Economic council will convene (10.00 a.m., ul. Varvarka, 7, tel. (495) 606-62-76, (495) 698-28-08)

* A conference, 'Corporate management and anti-crisis strategies - ways of recovering' (until February 12)

* A news conference on radical nationalism in Russia (Noon, ul. Prechistenka, 17/9, tel. 232-28-91)

MOSCOW REGION

* An all-Russian conference of statisticians to discuss preparations for the nationwide census of 2010 (until February 12, Odintsovo District, Pokrovskoe hotel, tel. (495) 632-9178, (8-903) 826-2075)

VORONEZH, Central Russia

* Second Voronozh Industry Forum will open (until February 13)

KAZAN, Russia's Volga Republic of Tatarstan

* Chairman of Russia's Central Election Committee, Vladimir Churov, will pay a visit (until February 12)

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan

* A Proton-M rocket with two new Russian Express-series communications satellites will be launched

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan

* A news conference by Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev

BANGALORE, India

* An international aviation show, Aero India 2009, will begin (until February 15)

HELSINKI

* A delegation of the Russian Nanotechnology Corporation, led by its head, Anatoly Chubais, will pay a visit (until February 13)

BERLIN

* German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with Belgian Prime Minister Herman VAN Rompuy

CHICAGO

* International car show (until February 22)

BETHLEHEM, West Bank

* An inter-parliamentary Orthodox assembly will meet to discuss the role of traditional religions in seeking peaceful solutions to global and regional threats and conflicts (until February 14)

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia

* Chinese leader Hu Jintao will begin a tour of Saudi Arabia, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania and Mauritius (until February 17)

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