April 4 preview

MOSCOW

* Chilean President Michelle Bachelet will hold talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev

* Russian culture minister, Alexander Avdeev will attend Innovation, a Russian modern art award ceremony (7.30 p.m., Syromyatnichesky Pereulok, 1, build. 6, tel. (495) 917-46-46).

* A news conference in the run-up to the 11th international competition of ballet dancers and choreographers (Noon, Tverskoy Bulvar, 2, tel.: (495) 629-60-34; 629-64-03)

ST. PETERSBURG

* Regional branch of the Communist Party of Russia will hold a rally near a statue of Vladimir Lenin, which was damaged in an explosion

STRASBOURG, France

* NATO summit will continue

PRAGUE, Czech Republic

* U.S. President Barack Obama will pay a visit to attend an EU-U.S. summit (until April 5)

SLOVAKIA

* Second round of presidential elections will be held

MUSUDAN-RI LAUNCH SITE

* North Korea is expected to launch a rocket carrying a Kwangmyongsong-2 experimental satellite (until April 8)

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