The Week Ahead is a detailed listing of key events of the coming week affecting RFE/RL's broadcast region.
MONDAY, June 20:
Armenia/Croatia/Macedonia/Serbia/Ukraine: Countries on the agenda as Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe opens in Strasbourg (to June 24).
Belarus: EU Foreign Affairs Council discusses situation in Belarus.
Balkans/EU: Foreign ministers of EU and western Balkan countries hold a regular meeting as a part of the EU-Western Balkans Forum.
Georgia/EU: New round of the Human Rights Dialogue opens in Brussels.
Iran: Opposition marks the second anniversary of the killing of Neda Agha Soltan by the governement's securirty forces.
Pakistan: The country marks 10 years since General Pervez Musharraf formally appointed himself president.
Russia: Kazan hosts the third International Islamic Business and Finance Summit (to June 21).
World: World Refugee Day.
TUESDAY, June 21:
Moldova: Moscow hosts a meeting on Transdniester in the 5+2 format.
Russia: The 11th Moscow International Oil & Gas Exhibition (MIOGE) opens (to June 24).
Russia/France: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits Paris.
Ukraine/EU: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych addresses the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
WEDNESDAY, June 22:
World: The 22nd Crans Montana Forum opens (to June 25). Participating countries include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Iraq, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, and Ukraine.
Armenia/EU: Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian addresses the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Russia/EU: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets EU ambassadors in Moscow.
Russia/Ukraine: Russian communists commemorate the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in Lviv, Ukraine.
Tajikistan: Special Representative of NATO's Secretary-General for Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai visits Tajikistan.
THURSDAY, June 23:
Afghanistan/Pakistan: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds hearing on Goals and Progress in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Iran: U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee holds hearing Iran and Syria: Next Steps.
Russia/Italy: Foreign and defense ministers of both countries meet in Moscow.
Russia: The 33rd Moscow International Film Festival 2011 opens (to July 2).
FRIDAY, June 24:
Russia: Kazan hosts President of Russia horse race.
Russia: International Future Media Forum takes place in Moscow.
SATURDAY, June 25:
Armenia/Azerbaijan/Russia: Russian, Armenian, and Azerbaijani presidents meet over Nagorno-Karabakh in Kazan.
Croatia/Slovenia: Croatia marks Statehood Day in commemmoration of the declaration of independence it declared along with Slovenia in 1991.
Iran: Tehran hosts international conference against terrorism (to June 26).
SUNDAY, June 26:
World: UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
MONDAY, June 20:
Armenia/Croatia/Macedonia/Serbia/Ukraine: Countries on the agenda as Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe opens in Strasbourg (to June 24).
Belarus: EU Foreign Affairs Council discusses situation in Belarus.
Balkans/EU: Foreign ministers of EU and western Balkan countries hold a regular meeting as a part of the EU-Western Balkans Forum.
Georgia/EU: New round of the Human Rights Dialogue opens in Brussels.
Iran: Opposition marks the second anniversary of the killing of Neda Agha Soltan by the governement's securirty forces.
Pakistan: The country marks 10 years since General Pervez Musharraf formally appointed himself president.
Russia: Kazan hosts the third International Islamic Business and Finance Summit (to June 21).
World: World Refugee Day.
TUESDAY, June 21:
Moldova: Moscow hosts a meeting on Transdniester in the 5+2 format.
Russia: The 11th Moscow International Oil & Gas Exhibition (MIOGE) opens (to June 24).
Russia/France: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits Paris.
Ukraine/EU: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych addresses the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
WEDNESDAY, June 22:
World: The 22nd Crans Montana Forum opens (to June 25). Participating countries include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Iraq, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, and Ukraine.
Armenia/EU: Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian addresses the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Russia/EU: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets EU ambassadors in Moscow.
Russia/Ukraine: Russian communists commemorate the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in Lviv, Ukraine.
Tajikistan: Special Representative of NATO's Secretary-General for Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai visits Tajikistan.
THURSDAY, June 23:
Afghanistan/Pakistan: U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds hearing on Goals and Progress in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Iran: U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee holds hearing Iran and Syria: Next Steps.
Russia/Italy: Foreign and defense ministers of both countries meet in Moscow.
Russia: The 33rd Moscow International Film Festival 2011 opens (to July 2).
FRIDAY, June 24:
Russia: Kazan hosts President of Russia horse race.
Russia: International Future Media Forum takes place in Moscow.
SATURDAY, June 25:
Armenia/Azerbaijan/Russia: Russian, Armenian, and Azerbaijani presidents meet over Nagorno-Karabakh in Kazan.
Croatia/Slovenia: Croatia marks Statehood Day in commemmoration of the declaration of independence it declared along with Slovenia in 1991.
Iran: Tehran hosts international conference against terrorism (to June 26).
SUNDAY, June 26:
World: UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.