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, January 16:
Armenia: PACE Co-rapporteurs on Armenia John Prescott and Axel Fischer make a fact-finding visit to Yerevan (to January 17).
Belarus/Turkmenistan: Belarus Premier Mikhail Myasnikovich pays a working visit to Turkmenistan (to January 17).
Georgia: The head of the European office of the UN High Commission for Refugees, Daniel Endres, visits Georgia (to January 20).
India/Iran: Indian delegation is expected to visit Iran for talks over oil purchase in light of U.S. sanctions (to January 21).
Kazakhstan: International election observers in Kazakhstan to present their preliminary postelection statement at a news conference in Astana.
Pakistan: Pakistani lawmakers are expected to vote on a resolution supporting the country's democratic system.
U.S.: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Marc Grossman is scheduled to travel to Ankara, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Kabul, and Doha (to January 27).
World: Abu Dhabi hosts World Future Energy Summit (to January 19).
TUESDAY, January 17:
Azerbaijan: A meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Iran to be held in Nakhchivan.
Moldova/Azerbaijan: Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat to visit Baku (to January 18).
Russia/Ukraine: Gas talks between Russia and Ukraine due to begin in Moscow.
Russia/Finland: Finnish President Tarja Halonen to visit Moscow.
Ukraine: Kyiv Pecherskyi District Court to consider the criminal case against RosUkrEnergo gas company.
WEDNESDAY,January 18:
Azerbaijan/U.S.: U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Eric Rubin to visit Azerbaijan.
Georgia: Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze pays an official visit to Turkmenistan (to January 19).
Iran/Turkey: Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi is scheduled to visit Ankara (to January 19).
Russia: Deadline for presidential candidates to register.
Russia: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gives the traditional annual press conference on the activity of Russian diplomacy in 2011.
THURSDAY, January 19:
Pakistan: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is expected to appear before the Supreme Court to explain why he has not complied with an earlier order to appear.
Russia: President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmud Abbas makes a working visit to Russia (to January 24).
World: Freedom in the World 2012 report to be released by Freedom House.
FRIDAY, January 20:
Russia: A meeting between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas is scheduled.
SUNDAY, January 22:
Croatia: Referendum on EU membership to be held in Croatia.
Ukraine: Unity Day. Ukraine Opposition is expected to hold a rally.
Now on Twitter! Daily updates at @The_Week_Ahead.
MONDAY, January 16:
Armenia: PACE Co-rapporteurs on Armenia John Prescott and Axel Fischer make a fact-finding visit to Yerevan (to January 17).
Belarus/Turkmenistan: Belarus Premier Mikhail Myasnikovich pays a working visit to Turkmenistan (to January 17).
Georgia: The head of the European office of the UN High Commission for Refugees, Daniel Endres, visits Georgia (to January 20).
India/Iran: Indian delegation is expected to visit Iran for talks over oil purchase in light of U.S. sanctions (to January 21).
Kazakhstan: International election observers in Kazakhstan to present their preliminary postelection statement at a news conference in Astana.
Pakistan: Pakistani lawmakers are expected to vote on a resolution supporting the country's democratic system.
U.S.: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Marc Grossman is scheduled to travel to Ankara, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Kabul, and Doha (to January 27).
World: Abu Dhabi hosts World Future Energy Summit (to January 19).
TUESDAY, January 17:
Azerbaijan: A meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Iran to be held in Nakhchivan.
Moldova/Azerbaijan: Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat to visit Baku (to January 18).
Russia/Ukraine: Gas talks between Russia and Ukraine due to begin in Moscow.
Russia/Finland: Finnish President Tarja Halonen to visit Moscow.
Ukraine: Kyiv Pecherskyi District Court to consider the criminal case against RosUkrEnergo gas company.
WEDNESDAY,January 18:
Azerbaijan/U.S.: U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Eric Rubin to visit Azerbaijan.
Georgia: Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze pays an official visit to Turkmenistan (to January 19).
Iran/Turkey: Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi is scheduled to visit Ankara (to January 19).
Russia: Deadline for presidential candidates to register.
Russia: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gives the traditional annual press conference on the activity of Russian diplomacy in 2011.
THURSDAY, January 19:
Pakistan: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is expected to appear before the Supreme Court to explain why he has not complied with an earlier order to appear.
Russia: President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmud Abbas makes a working visit to Russia (to January 24).
World: Freedom in the World 2012 report to be released by Freedom House.
FRIDAY, January 20:
Russia: A meeting between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas is scheduled.
SUNDAY, January 22:
Croatia: Referendum on EU membership to be held in Croatia.
Ukraine: Unity Day. Ukraine Opposition is expected to hold a rally.
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