The Week Ahead is a detailed listing of key events of the coming week affecting RFE/RL's
broadcast region.
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@The_Week_Ahead.
MONDAY, June 4:
Armenia/Georgia/Azerbaijan/Turkey/U.S.: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
visits Yerevan, Tbilisi, Baku, and Istanbul (to June 7).
Uzbekistan/Russia: Russian President
Vladimir Putin visits Tashkent.
Georgia/Turkey: Georgian Prime Minister
Nika Gilauri visits Istanbul (to June 6).
Pakistan: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Navanethem Pillay visits Islamabad (to June 8).
Russia/U.S.:
Book Expo America opens in New York featuring Russia as the guest of honor (to June 7).
Iran:
IAEA Board of Governors meeting to discuss Iran.
World:
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.
TUESDAY, June 5:
Pakistan/EU: EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Representative
Catherine Ashton launches Pakistan-EU Strategic Dialogue in Islamabad (to June 6).
Moldova/EU: EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy
Stefan Fuele visits Chisinau.
Estonia:
International Conference on Cyber Security opens in Tallinn (to June 8).
Azerbaijan: Baku hosts
International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference (to June 8).
Russia/China: Russian President
Vladimir Putin visits Beijing (to June 7).
World:
Environment Day.
WEDNESDAY, June 6:
China:
Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit takes place in Beijing (to June 7).
THURSDAY, June 7:
Turkey:
Global Counterterrorism Forum convenes in Istanbul.
Russia/Kazakhstan: Russian President
Vladimir Putin visits Astana (to June 8).
Georgia/Russia: Geneva hosts a new round of UN-sponsored
talks between Russia and Georgia (to June 8).
FRIDAY, June 8:
Ukraine/Poland:
EURO 2012 football championship starts in the two host countries (to July 1).
SATURDAY, June 9:
Azerbaijan/Georgia/Turkey:
International Business Forum takes place in the Turkish city of Kars.
SUNDAY, June 10:
France: The first round of
parliamentary elections is held in France.