Sunday, January 16, 2011

What's Happening Today - Monday 17 January

China:

Fourth Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong

Vietnam: 

Ruling Communist Party continues 11th national congress; country's new leadership likely to be selected 

Indonesia:

Indonesia holds South East Asia Ministerial Meeting to discuss efforts that would be made by ASEAN towards the ASEAN community by 2015.

Russia:

Iranian president's special envoy in charge of Caspian Sea affairs, Mohammad-Mehdi Akhundzadeh, will pay an official two-day visit to Moscow 

Afghanistan:

Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir concludes visit 

Iraq:

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu expected to visit Iraq.

Kuwait: 

Argentinean President Christina Kirchner continues regional tour where she takes "a political and commercial" agenda (-22) 

UAE:

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Presidents of Pakistan, Iceland and Senegal and Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates give key note speeches at World Future Energy Summit 

Syria: 

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan joins leaders of Qatar and Syria for a summit meeting aimed at finding a solution to the political crisis in Lebanon 

Syria:

US ambassador is due in Damascus

Jordan:

Delayed: Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev visits Jordan on Tuesday, not Monday [Medvedev's first official visit to Israel that was due on 17th was cancelled due to strike by Israeli Foreign Ministry employees] 

Lebanon:

Indictment to be released by the so-called Special Tribunal for Lebanon over the 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri. Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah says March 8 coalition will not nominate Saad al-Hariri as prime minister as he is unable to protect Lebanon from the consequences of indictments

Lebanon:

President will begin parliamentary consultations to nominate a new head of government

Saudi Arabia:

Mosques around kingdom stage Istisqa prayers 

Yemen: 

Sana'a court issues verdict in case of three defendants accused of killing French engineer Javur Henry in October 2010 

Egypt:

Egyptian court resumes trial of Egyptian man charged with spying for Israel

Sudan:

Five members from Britain's House of Lords and the House of Commons arrive in Khartoum after visiting Juba

Tunisia: 

Watching developments after Tunisian PM says that new unity government "maybe" will be announced today; watching for reports of unrest in neighbouring countries

Tanzania:

Regional negotiations on establishing the East African Monetary Union (EAMU) launched tomorrow in Arusha.  [East African Community (EAC), the Secretary General, Juma Mwapachu, will launch the four-day inaugural meeting]

Zimbabwe:

The international diamond trade watchdog, the Kimberley Process (KP) may make a decision on Zimbabwe's trade future

Cameroon: 

Chinese Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu visits as part of tour (-19) which previously included Mauritius, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo 

Cyprus:

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will pay a state visit to Cyprus and Greece [Possibly to irritation of Turkish government?]

Ukraine:

Opposition rallies in Kiev; demands include end of prosecution of protesters against new Tax Code last year

Greece:

Suspected members of a violent Greek anarchist group, linked to a recent spate of parcel bombings, to go on trial for separate offenses.

Latvia:

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev continues visit; meets counterpart Valdis Zatlers (17) 

Switzerland:

WTO negotiations on agriculture 

Bosnia:

After House of Representatives failed to form majority; leaders of 13 parliamentary parties to meet 

France:

Airbus holds annual news conference. 0930 GMT.

UK:

House of Lords member John Taylor scheduled to stand trial accused of six charges of false accounting in relation to the parliamentary expenses investigation.

Ireland:

Prime Minister Brian Cowen refused to resign from his post despite mounting pressure from his party and instead prepares for a confidence vote tomorrow

UN:

World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Mexico:

Representatives of Nicaragua and Costa Rica meet to discuss border dispute.

Chile:

Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca meets Chilean Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez.

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