The Week Ahead is a detailed listing of key events of the coming week affecting RFE/RL's broadcast region.
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MONDAY, December 16:
Azerbaijan/Goorgia: Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili visits Baku (to December 17).
EU: Foreign Affairs Council opens in Brussels to discuss Iran, Eastern Partnership, Russia, Western Balkans, and other issues.
EU/Russia: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Brussels to meet with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
Kazakhstan: Independence Day.
UK/Russia: Chatham House in London hosts a discussion titled "Russia's Strategic Overhaul."
U.S.: Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies hosts release of EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2014.
TUESDAY, December 17:
WEDNESDAY, December 18:
THURSDAY, December 19:
Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin holds annual press conference in Moscow.
FRIDAY, December 20:
Syria: UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi meets in Geneva with Russian and American officials to prepare for the Geneva II international conference on Syria, which is scheduled for January 22, 2014.
SATURDAY, December 21:
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MONDAY, December 16:
Azerbaijan/Goorgia: Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili visits Baku (to December 17).
EU: Foreign Affairs Council opens in Brussels to discuss Iran, Eastern Partnership, Russia, Western Balkans, and other issues.
EU/Russia: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Brussels to meet with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
Kazakhstan: Independence Day.
UK/Russia: Chatham House in London hosts a discussion titled "Russia's Strategic Overhaul."
U.S.: Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies hosts release of EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2014.
TUESDAY, December 17:
EU: Brussels hosts a General Affairs Council meeting.
Iran/Turkey: Iranian President Hassan Rohani is scheduled to visit Ankara.
Azerbaijan: Baku hosts the signing ceremony of the agreement on the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project, which suppose to secure natural-gas deliveries to Europe.
UK/Iran: Chatham House in London hosts a discussion titled "Iran Sanctions: After the Geneva Agreement."
Russia: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is scheduled to address the Russian parliament about the country's foreign policy.
Russia: The State Duma intends to announce an amnesty to mark the 20th anniversary of the constitution.
Russia: The State Duma intends to announce an amnesty to mark the 20th anniversary of the constitution.
THURSDAY, December 19:
EU: European Council meeting opens in Brussels (to December 20).
Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin holds annual press conference in Moscow.
Russia/CSTO: The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretariat hosts a roundtable to discuss the interaction between the authorities and the public in the prevention of foreign interference and "color revolutions."
UN: International Human Solidarity Day.
UN: International Human Solidarity Day.
FRIDAY, December 20:
Syria: UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi meets in Geneva with Russian and American officials to prepare for the Geneva II international conference on Syria, which is scheduled for January 22, 2014.
SATURDAY, December 21:
UK: The 25th anniversary of the Lockerbie disaster, which claimed the lives of 270 people, to be commemorated in Britain and the United States.
World: Crossword puzzle marks its 100th anniversary.
World: Crossword puzzle marks its 100th anniversary.