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, April 14:
Azerbaijan/Iran: Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov visits Tehran (to April 15).
EU: European Parliament's Plenary Session opens in Strasbourg (to April 17).
EU: Luxembourg hosts a EU General Affairs Council meeting.
Iran/UAE: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visits Abu Dhabi (to April 15)
Moldova/Poland: Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti visits Warsaw (to April 15).
UK/Russia: Chatham House in London hosts a discussion titled "Putin and the Oligarch: State and Big Business in Russia."
U.S.: The 2014 Pulitzer Prizewinners and Nominated Finalists announced in New York.
World: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) publishes its report on recent trends in military expenditure.
TUESDAY, April 15:
Belarus: Russia and Belarus conduct joint military exercises in the Vitebsk region of Belarus (to April 18).
NATO: NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove is scheduled to present a U.S. plan to redeploy assets in Europe as a response to the Ukraine crisis.
Russia: The prime ministers of Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan meet in Moscow to discuss the Eurasian Economic Union foundation treaty.
Russia/China: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Beijing.
U.S.: The first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 264 more to be marked.
WEDNESDAY, April 16:
Russia/Georgia: Prague hosts another round of talks between Russia and Georgia on the normalization of bilateral ties.
THURSDAY, April 17:
Moldova: U.S. Senator John McCain is due to visit Chisinau.
Russia: A televised live question-and-answer session with Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to be held.
Russia/CSTO: St. Petersburg hosts a Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Parliamentary Assembly meeting.
Ukraine/Russia: Top diplomats from Russia, Ukraine, the United States, and the European Union are scheduled to hold talks in Geneva on resolving the crisis in Ukraine.
FRIDAY, April 18:
China/Tajikistan: Chinese Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun visits Dushanbe (to April 20).
SATURDAY, April 19:
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Kyrgyz and Tajik prime ministers are expected to meet over border issues.
SUNDAY, April 20:
Azerbaijan: Shamkir hosts an international chess tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov (to April 30).
World: Christians worldwide celebrate Easter Sunday.
Now on Twitter! Daily updates at @The_Week_Ahead.
MONDAY, April 14:
Azerbaijan/Iran: Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov visits Tehran (to April 15).
EU: European Parliament's Plenary Session opens in Strasbourg (to April 17).
EU: Luxembourg hosts a EU General Affairs Council meeting.
Iran/UAE: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visits Abu Dhabi (to April 15)
Moldova/Poland: Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti visits Warsaw (to April 15).
UK/Russia: Chatham House in London hosts a discussion titled "Putin and the Oligarch: State and Big Business in Russia."
U.S.: The 2014 Pulitzer Prizewinners and Nominated Finalists announced in New York.
World: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) publishes its report on recent trends in military expenditure.
TUESDAY, April 15:
Belarus: Russia and Belarus conduct joint military exercises in the Vitebsk region of Belarus (to April 18).
NATO: NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove is scheduled to present a U.S. plan to redeploy assets in Europe as a response to the Ukraine crisis.
Russia: The prime ministers of Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan meet in Moscow to discuss the Eurasian Economic Union foundation treaty.
Russia/China: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Beijing.
U.S.: The first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 264 more to be marked.
WEDNESDAY, April 16:
Russia/Georgia: Prague hosts another round of talks between Russia and Georgia on the normalization of bilateral ties.
THURSDAY, April 17:
Moldova: U.S. Senator John McCain is due to visit Chisinau.
Russia: A televised live question-and-answer session with Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to be held.
Russia/CSTO: St. Petersburg hosts a Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Parliamentary Assembly meeting.
Ukraine/Russia: Top diplomats from Russia, Ukraine, the United States, and the European Union are scheduled to hold talks in Geneva on resolving the crisis in Ukraine.
FRIDAY, April 18:
China/Tajikistan: Chinese Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun visits Dushanbe (to April 20).
SATURDAY, April 19:
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Kyrgyz and Tajik prime ministers are expected to meet over border issues.
SUNDAY, April 20:
Azerbaijan: Shamkir hosts an international chess tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov (to April 30).
World: Christians worldwide celebrate Easter Sunday.