The Week Ahead is a detailed listing of key events of the coming week affecting RFE/RL's broadcast region.
Now on Twitter! Daily updates at @The_Week_Ahead.
MONDAY, June 11:
Armenia: OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore visits Yerevan to meet government leaders and representatives of political parties for discussions of the OSCE’s work in the region.
EU: European Parliament plenary session starts in Strasbourg (to June 14).
EU/Ukraine: European Parliament envoys Pat Cox and Aleksander Kwasniewski visit Kyiv to monitor court proceedings involving imprisoned former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Pakistan: Islamabad hosts the next round of talks with India over the disputed Siachen Glacier, dubbed the world’s highest battlefield.
Serbia: The formal inauguration of Serbia’s new president, Tomislav Nikolic, to be held in Belgrade.
U.S./Georgia: Wilson Center holds a discussion titled "Georgian Trade Networks between the Caucasus and Moscow" in Washington.
TUESDAY, June 12:
Azerbaijan: PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, Pedro Agramunt, and Joseph Debono Grech visit the country to further assess the honoring of its obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe.
Georgia: OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore visits Tbilisi to meet government leaders and representatives of political parties for discussions of the OSCE’s work in the region.
ILO: World Day Against Child Labor
NATO/Azerbaijan: NATO and Azerbaijan hold an evaluation meeting as part of the planning and analysis process in Brussels.
Russia: Russia Day
Russia: Large opposition rallies are planned across Russia.
Serbia: Third contempt trial of Serbian nationalist leader Vojislav Seselj begins in The Hague.
U.S./Russia: The Heritage Foundation holds a discussion titled "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" in Washington.
U.S./Central Asia: Wilson Center holds a discussion titled "Failure of Democracy in Post-Soviet Eurasia" in Washington.
WEDNESDAY, June 13:
Azerbaijan: OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore visits Baku to meet government leaders and representatives of political parties for discussions of the OSCE’s work in the region.
Iran/Russia: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is scheduled to visit Tehran.
Kosovo: European Policy Center holds a discussion titled "Kosovo: How to Turn its European Prospects into Reality?" in Brussels.
U.S./Azerbaijan: U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations holds a hearing to examine the nomination of Richard Morningstar to be ambassador to Azerbaijan.
THURSDAY, June 14:
Afghanistan: Kabul hosts an international conference on security and regional cooperation.
Bosnia-Herzegovina: European Policy Center holds a discussion titled "After the EU Police Mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Lessons Learned for the CSDP?" in Brussels.
EU/Iran: European Parliament is scheduled to vote on a resolution concerning ethnic minorities in Iran.
EU/Serbia: Newly elected Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic visits Brussels for talks with the European Union's top officials.
Internet: The fifth edition of the "European Dialogue on Internet Governance" opens in Stockholm to discuss the most pressing issues on Internet public policy.
Kyrgyzstan: Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking countries meeting to be held in Bishkek (to June 16).
WHO: World Blood Donor Day
World: Human Rights Watch Film Festival opens in New York (to June 26).
FRIDAY, June 15:
Kazakhstan/Russia: Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov visits St. Petersburg to meet with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev.
SATURDAY, June 16:
China: 15th Shanghai International Film Festival opens (to June 24).
SUNDAY, June 17:
UN: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
Now on Twitter! Daily updates at @The_Week_Ahead.
MONDAY, June 11:
Armenia: OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore visits Yerevan to meet government leaders and representatives of political parties for discussions of the OSCE’s work in the region.
EU: European Parliament plenary session starts in Strasbourg (to June 14).
EU/Ukraine: European Parliament envoys Pat Cox and Aleksander Kwasniewski visit Kyiv to monitor court proceedings involving imprisoned former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Pakistan: Islamabad hosts the next round of talks with India over the disputed Siachen Glacier, dubbed the world’s highest battlefield.
Serbia: The formal inauguration of Serbia’s new president, Tomislav Nikolic, to be held in Belgrade.
U.S./Georgia: Wilson Center holds a discussion titled "Georgian Trade Networks between the Caucasus and Moscow" in Washington.
TUESDAY, June 12:
Azerbaijan: PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, Pedro Agramunt, and Joseph Debono Grech visit the country to further assess the honoring of its obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe.
Georgia: OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore visits Tbilisi to meet government leaders and representatives of political parties for discussions of the OSCE’s work in the region.
ILO: World Day Against Child Labor
NATO/Azerbaijan: NATO and Azerbaijan hold an evaluation meeting as part of the planning and analysis process in Brussels.
Russia: Russia Day
Russia: Large opposition rallies are planned across Russia.
Serbia: Third contempt trial of Serbian nationalist leader Vojislav Seselj begins in The Hague.
U.S./Russia: The Heritage Foundation holds a discussion titled "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" in Washington.
U.S./Central Asia: Wilson Center holds a discussion titled "Failure of Democracy in Post-Soviet Eurasia" in Washington.
WEDNESDAY, June 13:
Azerbaijan: OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore visits Baku to meet government leaders and representatives of political parties for discussions of the OSCE’s work in the region.
Iran/Russia: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is scheduled to visit Tehran.
Kosovo: European Policy Center holds a discussion titled "Kosovo: How to Turn its European Prospects into Reality?" in Brussels.
U.S./Azerbaijan: U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations holds a hearing to examine the nomination of Richard Morningstar to be ambassador to Azerbaijan.
THURSDAY, June 14:
Afghanistan: Kabul hosts an international conference on security and regional cooperation.
Bosnia-Herzegovina: European Policy Center holds a discussion titled "After the EU Police Mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Lessons Learned for the CSDP?" in Brussels.
EU/Iran: European Parliament is scheduled to vote on a resolution concerning ethnic minorities in Iran.
EU/Serbia: Newly elected Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic visits Brussels for talks with the European Union's top officials.
Internet: The fifth edition of the "European Dialogue on Internet Governance" opens in Stockholm to discuss the most pressing issues on Internet public policy.
Kyrgyzstan: Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking countries meeting to be held in Bishkek (to June 16).
WHO: World Blood Donor Day
World: Human Rights Watch Film Festival opens in New York (to June 26).
FRIDAY, June 15:
Kazakhstan/Russia: Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov visits St. Petersburg to meet with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev.
SATURDAY, June 16:
China: 15th Shanghai International Film Festival opens (to June 24).
SUNDAY, June 17:
UN: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought