China:Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to visit China.
China:A people-to-people exchange between China and Japan begins as means to improve relations. Japan's Japan-China Friendship Association will bring some 1,000 Japanese youngsters to Shanghai North Korea:The US-led United Nations Command (UNC) and North Korea will hold another round of colonel-level talks after making little progress in a series of meetings during the past three months. (Since July, the two sides have met six times to discuss the March sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on the North and discuss the date and agenda for general-level talks.) North Korea: Final day of meeting between Red Cross officials from South and North in border city of Kaeso'ng for talks on humanitarian issues, regular reunions of families separated by Korean War Vietnam: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Hanoi (-30); ASEAN members also hold separate summit meetings with Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (29); US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also attends East Asia Summit (30) Cambodia:UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits to meet King Norodom Sihamoni, Prime Minister Hun Sen (-28); visits Cambodia's war crimes tribunal; Hun Sen expected to ask for UN mediation in border conflict with Thailand Philippines: Hearing in trial of southern clan accused of murdering 57 people Malaysia:Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.India: Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC) 2010 opens (-29) Pakistan: Mass demonstrations planned in support of Indian-administered Kashmir with human line formed along the Line of Control at Chakothi, Azad Kashmir; Kashmiris observe 27 Oct as 'black day' to protest against illegal occupation by India when it landed its troops in Kashmir on that day in 1947 Pakistan:Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections due to be held; Peshawar High Court Bar Association (PHCBA) president Saeed Atiq Shah refused to become presiding officer for PeshawarRussia: Head of Federal State Statistics Service Aleksandr Surinov gives news conference (at 1000 gmt) on preliminary results of all-Russia population censusRussia:The press service of the Kremlin has confirmed reports that the Russian, Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents will meet in Astrakhan Russia:Hearing of lawsuit filed by two Moscow pensioners demanding that they be paid R700,000 (approx. 23,000 dollars) in compensation for damage to their health, caused by air pollution during wild and peatbog fires this summer. If successful, could lead to a mass litigation against government. Kyrgyzstan:The leaders of a number of Kyrgyz parties are preparing rallies against the Ata-Jurt party, which, according to preliminary data, got the majority of seats in the country's parliament. But the demonstrators are worried about security and may call it off. Meanwhile, Kyrgyz ombudsman Tursunbek Akun said security services need to stop repressive methods and strictly observe the Constitution and democratic norms. Turkmenistan: Independence Day – 20 years since end of Soviet rule. Unrelatedly, the border with Kazakhstan to be shut until 1 November 2010
China:A people-to-people exchange between China and Japan begins as means to improve relations. Japan's Japan-China Friendship Association will bring some 1,000 Japanese youngsters to Shanghai North Korea:The US-led United Nations Command (UNC) and North Korea will hold another round of colonel-level talks after making little progress in a series of meetings during the past three months. (Since July, the two sides have met six times to discuss the March sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on the North and discuss the date and agenda for general-level talks.) North Korea: Final day of meeting between Red Cross officials from South and North in border city of Kaeso'ng for talks on humanitarian issues, regular reunions of families separated by Korean War Vietnam: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Hanoi (-30); ASEAN members also hold separate summit meetings with Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (29); US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also attends East Asia Summit (30) Cambodia:UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits to meet King Norodom Sihamoni, Prime Minister Hun Sen (-28); visits Cambodia's war crimes tribunal; Hun Sen expected to ask for UN mediation in border conflict with Thailand Philippines: Hearing in trial of southern clan accused of murdering 57 people Malaysia:Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.India: Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC) 2010 opens (-29) Pakistan: Mass demonstrations planned in support of Indian-administered Kashmir with human line formed along the Line of Control at Chakothi, Azad Kashmir; Kashmiris observe 27 Oct as 'black day' to protest against illegal occupation by India when it landed its troops in Kashmir on that day in 1947 Pakistan:Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections due to be held; Peshawar High Court Bar Association (PHCBA) president Saeed Atiq Shah refused to become presiding officer for PeshawarRussia: Head of Federal State Statistics Service Aleksandr Surinov gives news conference (at 1000 gmt) on preliminary results of all-Russia population censusRussia:The press service of the Kremlin has confirmed reports that the Russian, Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents will meet in Astrakhan Russia:Hearing of lawsuit filed by two Moscow pensioners demanding that they be paid R700,000 (approx. 23,000 dollars) in compensation for damage to their health, caused by air pollution during wild and peatbog fires this summer. If successful, could lead to a mass litigation against government. Kyrgyzstan:The leaders of a number of Kyrgyz parties are preparing rallies against the Ata-Jurt party, which, according to preliminary data, got the majority of seats in the country's parliament. But the demonstrators are worried about security and may call it off. Meanwhile, Kyrgyz ombudsman Tursunbek Akun said security services need to stop repressive methods and strictly observe the Constitution and democratic norms. Turkmenistan: Independence Day – 20 years since end of Soviet rule. Unrelatedly, the border with Kazakhstan to be shut until 1 November 2010
Iran:President Ahmadinejad makes national address on ‘smart subsidies’ – and how his government plans to bring down energy consumption and keep prices under control as sanctions begin to bite. Iran:Watching developments as British oil giant BP may close a North Sea natural gas field it jointly owns with Iran due to European sanctions. (However, EU sanctions will exempt the Shah Deniz natural gas field in Azerbaijan, in which the National Iranian Oil Company holds a 10 percent stake, because of its strategic value for the European Union!) Iran:Euronews TV channel launches Persian service Iraq:Ruz Nuri Shawis, head of the Kurdistan Blocs Alliance's negotiation team, invites main political blocs to meet in Arbil for Barzani initiative to tackle cabinet formation deadlock. Turkey: Iraq Mega Projects conference in Istanbul continues (-28); focuses on strategies to develop Iraq as major oil producer; leading contractors, field operators, ministry representatives, local governors, experts attend Turkey: National Security Council meeting in Ankara; ongoing campaign against terrorism, unilateral cease-fire of outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), adjustment of national security paper, also known as "red book" on agenda Iran: Bolivian President Evo Morales concludes visit Iran: Joint meeting of border provinces held in Orumiyeh, with 18 agreements expected to be signedQatar: Final day of international internal security and police equipment exhibition Milipol in Doha; held alternately in France and Qatar Israel:Right-wing extremists expected to march through Arab Israeli town of Umm Al-Fahm to call for Islamic Movement to be made illegal; police on high alert to prevent clashesYemen:Follow up after officials from China held talks on expanding military cooperation with Yemen, to include training as well as counterterrorism and counterpiracy actions in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden. Sudan:Former South African President Mbeki will chair next round of referendum talks in KhartoumSudan:Husayn Isma'il Hashim, the head of the SLM-MM office in North Darfur will hold a meeting with the ruling National Congress Party Sudan:Follow up after the head of the Southern Sudanese Dinka Ngok tribe, Kuol Deng Majok, has accused the US envoy Scott Gration of working to re-ignite war and destabilize the area of Abyei Ethiopia: Abyei Talks on 27 October in Addis Ababa between National Congress Party and Sudan People's Liberation movement have been postponed, probably until 5th November.South Africa:South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan unveils the Medium Term Budget Statement (1200). Plans for world’s biggest solar panel farm may be unveiled. Nigeria: House of Representatives to vote on whether to amend 1999 constitution and grant request by election commission to delay next year's elections until AprilUkraine:Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov. Ukraine:Russian and Ukrainian prime ministers expected to flesh out plans to set up a Russian-Ukrainian gas joint venture Poland:Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Poland and meets Polish counterpart Radek Sikorski. Romania:The motion of no-confidence tabled by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) -the Conservative Party (PC) Alliance (in opposition) and the Liberal Democratic Party (PNL, in opposition) will be debated Hungary:Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos will dismiss "all except one" of the directors of public service companies in the capitalCroatia:Assembly to vote on no-confidence motion in Prime Minister Kosor. Switzerland:WTO TRIPS Council Meeting (FINAL DAY).
France:Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev visits France and meets French President Nicolas Sarkozy (1300).
France: Watching for developments as controversial pension reform bill due to complete its passage with final vote in National Assembly; approved by Senate on Tuesday; Socialist opposition has already said they would refer the bill to the Constitutional Council; if approved, the law is expected to be promulgated in mid-November France:The fuel situation in France is improving, with only 20 percent of gasoline stations facing supply problems, the president of the French Oil Industries Union saidUN:Security Council consults on Lebanon; the closed-door discussions are expected to include the rising tension in Lebanon over future indictments by the U.N. tribunal investigating the 2005 murder of former prime minister Hariri Argentina: 2010 census Hawaii:Clinton meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara in Hawaii to discuss a range of issues, including China and North Korea as well as the relocation of a US Marine base in Okinawa.
France:Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev visits France and meets French President Nicolas Sarkozy (1300).
France: Watching for developments as controversial pension reform bill due to complete its passage with final vote in National Assembly; approved by Senate on Tuesday; Socialist opposition has already said they would refer the bill to the Constitutional Council; if approved, the law is expected to be promulgated in mid-November France:The fuel situation in France is improving, with only 20 percent of gasoline stations facing supply problems, the president of the French Oil Industries Union saidUN:Security Council consults on Lebanon; the closed-door discussions are expected to include the rising tension in Lebanon over future indictments by the U.N. tribunal investigating the 2005 murder of former prime minister Hariri Argentina: 2010 census Hawaii:Clinton meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara in Hawaii to discuss a range of issues, including China and North Korea as well as the relocation of a US Marine base in Okinawa.
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