February 18 morning preview

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Far East

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will attend the opening ceremony of Russia's first plant to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG)

MOSCOW

* A news conference by Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov and his deputy, Svetlana Orlova (2.00 p.m., ul. Bolshaya Dmitrovka, 26, room 701, tel. 692-18-77, 692-56-04)

* The State Duma will hold a session (10.00 a.m.). Russia's Health and Social Development Minister Tatyana Golikova will deliver a report on Russian labor market as part of the State Duma's governmental hour (12.30 p.m., ul. Okhotny Ryad, 1, tel. (495) 692-80-00)

* The Central Election Commission will meet (10.00 a.m., Bolshoy Cherkassky Pereulok, 9, tel. (495) 606-13-25, e-mail: zapros@cikrf.ru)

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

- A news conference on restructuring mortgage loans by Russia's federal mortgage agency AIZhK, with the chairman of the agency's supervising council and presidential aide, Arkady Dvorkovich, attending (Noon, tel. 8 (985) 364-53-02, pr_arhml@ahml.ru);

- A news conference by Kuwait's ambassador to Russia on the country's national holiday, Independence Day (Noon);

- A news conference, Crimea and Russia: will we be together? (2.00 p.m.);

- A news conference, Charity and crisis: methods of survival (5.00 p.m.)

* A news conference by Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev to coincide with the 90th anniversary of Russia's transport police (10.00 a.m., ul. Zhitnaya, 16, tel. 667-68-65, 667-74-26)

* The recently-formed Pravoye Delo (Right Cause) right-wing party, will receive state registration (11.00 a.m., ul. Zhitnaya, 14)

* The Russian Public Chamber will host a scientific conference, Russia's military security in terms of the global financial crisis (Miusskaya Ploshchad, 7, build. 1, tel. (495) 221-83-61)

* A news conference to present a report on climate change and its impact on Russia will be held (11.00 a.m., ul. Tverskoi Bulvar, 2, tel. 7 (495) 629-60-34, 629-64-03)

* A news conference by Sberbank Senior Vice-President Denis Bugrov on the development strategy of Russia's largest state-controlled savings bank by 2014 (2.00 p.m., ul. Vavilova, 19, tel. 7(495) 957-51-87, 7(495) 957-57-21)

* A news conference on solving recent attacks on cash couriers (11.00 a.m., ul Petrovka, 19, build. 1, tel. 625-66-90, 625-64-59)

NALCHIK, South Russian Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria

* The Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria will hear the case of the October 2005 militant attack on Nalchik

KIEV

* The Supreme Rada's committee on economic policing will discuss the social and economic situation in the real sector of Ukraine's economy and anti-crisis measures

LVOV, Ukraine

* International exhibition, 'Power saving and renewable sources of energy' will open

TALLINN, Estonia

* The Estonian government will hold an emergency session to discuss cutting the 2009 budget

RIGA, Latvia

* Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet will pay a visit

NEW YORK

* The UN Security Council will vote on the future of its mission in Abkhazia and Georgia

BRUSSELS

* Sixth world conference on security and counteracting terrorism will be held

ROME

* 32rd Governing Council meeting of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will be held

ISRAEL

* Official results of parliamentary elections are expected to be announced

LONDON

* U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown will meet with the IMF head, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and World Bank head Robert Zoellick

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