What's Happening Today - Tuesday 30 November

Japan:

Pro-whaling summit

China:

India and China will hold the 14th round of boundary talks (NB The Indian side will be led by National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon while State Councillor Dai Bingguo heads the Chinese delegation)

China:

The chairman of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, Choe Tae-Bok, will visit China (to Dec. 4).

South Korea: 

Last day of large-scale military exercise Hoguk, involving 70,000 troops from Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps; 

Bangladesh:

General strike, supported by both Jamaat-e-Islami and the Nationalist Party

Sri Lanka:

President Asif Ali Zardari wraps up a state visit 

India:

Government and opposition parties will meet again to try to break a deadlock in parliament that has stalled passage of key legislation (0800).

Pakistan:

Provision of fertilizers, seeds to flood victims completed. Distribution of Watan cards for flood victims in final phase, but still some technical problems.

Pakistan:

Lahore High Court hears case of local lawyer challenging federal government's move to allot land to American and NATO forces in Balochistan for airbase.

Pakistan: 

Pakistan People's Party marks 44th foundation day with debates, ceremonies

Indonesia:

Former deputy commander of the East Timor Integration Fighters (PPI), Eurico Guterres, asks the Indonesia Government to stand up for the 403 individuals still on the United Nations' wanted list, so that they are not arrested. According to Guterres, the issue will be discussed during the United Heroes of Timor (UNTAS) congress that concludes on Tuesday (NB  The congress claims to fight for the rights of former East Timorese living in Indonesia, including on housing and health issues.)

Russia:

In his address to the Federal Assembly, the president intends to announce a string of reforms and modernization initiatives – state procurement, which, in its current form, has only strengthened the system of kickbacks, social policy, development of the housing and utilities sector, reform of the MVD [Ministry of Internal Affairs] and foreign policy

Russia:

The second ballistic missile submarine of the fourth generation, Aleksandr Nevskiy – probably the most advance submarine ever built, will leave dry dock at the Sevmashpredpriyatiye shipyard

Kazakhstan:

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a trip to Cental Asia and Middle East (to Dec. 3)

Iran:

The Seventh Conference Tourism Ministers of the Islamic Countries will be held in Tehran

Iran:

Tehran's Governor-General Morteza Tamaddon said government offices will be closed an hour earlier again as one of the measures against air pollution in the capital.

Iraq:

Government to discuss third Iraqi oil licensing round contracts

Iraq:

General Census official Mahdi al-Allaq says date for holding General Census to be settled during Ministers' Council meeting on Tuesday

UAE:

Afghan's President Hamid Karzai to attend an all-day conference to attract international investment in Afghanistan. The one-day event ends with joint news conference by Afghani and UAE foreign ministers.

UAE:

World Economic Forum Summit on Global Agenda held in Dubai; chaired by UAE Economy Minister Sultan Bin-Sa'id al-Mansuri 

Yemen: 

Islamic preacher Amr Khalid kicks off first round of large-scale project to confront extremist ideology; involves media campaign, young leaders, moderate preachers training; 

West Bank:

German President Christian Wulf meets Palestinian leaders, visit Christian school

Egypt:

Egyptian election results to be announced and decision on whether the run-offs should take place on 5 December

Sudan:

Voter registration extended to 8 December; South Sudan Referendum Commission justified extension by noting delays in delivering additional registrations materials required in some areas; campaigning continues 

Libya:

Last day of Africa-Europe summit 

Zimbabwe:

Zimbabwe's white farmers hold an emergency congress at the month-end to plot a new survival strategy, after a decade of government land reforms 

Rwanda:

Human Rights report presented to parliament and senate.

Nigeria:

ECOWAS court rules on request by civil rights group to sue all foreign oil firms working in Nigeria.

Ivory Coast:

European Union observers are expected to deliver their verdict on second round of polls in the presidential election.

Bulgaria:

Russia offers to build Bulgaria the Belene nuclear power plant for 6.4bn euros. Sergey Kiriyenko travelling especially for the deal.

Bulgaria:

Sofia hosts an international energy forum.
    
Romania:

On the eve of Romania's national day, the 92nd anniversary of the establishment of a Greater Romania and the uniting of Hungarian Transylvania with Romania is celebrated at the National Theatre – a move likely to irritate the ethnic Hungarian population in Transylvania.

Montenegro:

Parliament to debate motion on dismissal of Speaker Ranko Krivokapic 

Moldova:

Have you got 8.5 million dollars? A tender for the sale of six MiG-29 fighters will be held at Marculesti international airport. The fighters were produced in 1988 and have not been used for a long time. 

Kosovo:

Municipal authorities to present data on high number of reported cases of cancer blamed on a Yugoslav-era coal plant, the region's biggest polluter in the outskirts of the capital Pristina. News conference at 1200 GMT.

Bosnia:

Inauguration session of Bosnian parliament's lower house scheduled

Austria: 

International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Assistance and Co-operation Committee meeting continues (-1) 

Switzerland:

British Prime Minister David Cameron visits Switzerland

Holland:

The World Court delivers its ruling in a dispute between Guinea and Congo over the imprisonment and expulsion of a wealthy Guinean businessman in a dispute over exploiting Congo's vast mineral wealth.

Belgium:

European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet is set to discuss EU economic and monetary policy with members of the European Parliament.

Belgium:

Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn to speak on "The Next Steps to Securing Financial Stability" (0600).

France:

President Nicolas Sarkozy meets Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri. 1200 GMT

France:

World Trade Organization (WTO) to hold a meeting on the Doha round of global trade talks

US:

President Barack Obama hosts bipartisan summit with congressional leaders.

US:

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu wraps up trip with visit to Senate and House of Representatives. He will also have a group session with the members of the Foreign Relations Committee, which determines Turkey's agenda every April on account of the Armenian Genocide resolution. Davutoglu will also meet with the management of the Washington Post newspaper staff and will take part in discussions at the Brookings Institution and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies and will also speak at Georgetown University and the Library of Congress.

US: 

Further secret documents expected to be released by whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks; topics to include North Korea, UK involvement in Afghanistan, unflattering US remarks about David Cameron 

Mexico:

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ministerial meeting continues (to Dec. 10).

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