The Week Ahead: June 30 - July 6

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, June 30:

Azerbaijan/China: Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov visits Beijing (to July 2).

Sweden/Moldova/Georgia: Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt travels from Chisinau to Tbilisi.

U.S./Russia: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington hosts a discussion titled "An Assessment of Russian Defense Capabilities and Security Strategy."

EU: The Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union begins.

EU: European Parliament's Plenary Session opens in Strasbourg (to July 3).

Russia: A law comes into force that bans the use of profanity in theater, film, and other cultural events.

Ukraine: Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt visits Kyiv.

U.S./Azerbaijan: Atlantic Council in Washington hosts a discussion titled "NATO in the Caucasus: The Case of Azerbaijan."

U.S./Iraq: Carnegie Endowment in Washington hosts a discussion titled "The Future of Iraq."

U.S./Russia/Ukraine: Wilson Center in Washington hosts a discussion titled "Russia, Ukraine and Energy Security."

WEDNESDAY, July 2:

Afghanistan: Preliminary results from the June 14 presidential runoff election expected to be announced.

Iran: Vienna hosts another round of talks between Iran and the P5+1 group, which includes the United States, Britain, France, China, Russia, and Germany.

Tajikistan: Dushanbe hosts Kazakhstan-Tajikistan business forum (to July 4).

THURSDAY, July 3:

Belarus: Independence Day.

Georgia/Russia: The European Court of Human Rights delivers its judgment in the case of Georgia against Russia at a public hearing in Strasbourg.

EU/Ukraine: The European Commission's Support Group for Ukraine begins its work in Brussels.

Russia: St.Petersburg hosts a conference of the Asia-Europe Forum on Inter-Cultural and Inter-Religious Dialogue (to July 4).

Czech Republic: Karlovy Vary hosts the 49th International Film Festival (to July 12).

Kazakhstan: Astana hosts a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Defense Ministers meeting.

Armenia: Constitution Day.

Kazakhstan: Astana hosts day of the capital, which coincides with the birthday of current Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev.