Australia: International Airshow and Aerospace and Defence Exposition Avalon 2011 held in GeelongVietnam: Ninth Session of National Assembly, begins as price of electricity increased by 15% in one day. Russia: All-Russian Muslim conference; begins as first Russian Muslim channel begins broadcastingRussia:Medvedev signs off decision to sack over 9000 administrators at the Interior MInistry Russia:New Algerian naval upgrade contracts under discussion in St Petersburg [Russia has delivered last two contracts very late]Russia: New police law comes into effect, changing name of police force previously known as "militsiya" to "politsiya” Russia: Russian Airborne Troops continue large-scale command-and-post exercise in Tula and Ryazan regions (-5 Mar); supervised by Airborne Troops Commander Lt-Gen Vladimir Shamanov Pakistan:United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) resumes voluntary repatriation programme for Afghan refugees Armenia:The opposition Armenian People’s Party will rally in Yerevan to call for early elections.Turkey:Erbakan memorial service; Erdogan has cancelled his trip to Brussels so as to attend funeral Iraq: "Day of Arab Anger" held in northern city of Kirkuk, an important Kurdish centre UAE:Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is to visit; before moving on to Tunisia on Wednesday Yemen:Yemeni opposition to organize huge protest in Sana'a, according to Hayat newspaper, which noted Aljazeera correspondents have been asked to leaveSaudi Arabia:OIC holds international contact group meeting on Afghanistan Jordan:Supporters of the salafist trend plan to stage a sit-in in the Al-Husayni Mosque courtyard to demand the release of prisoners associated with Islamic organizations.Egypt: TENTATIVE Stock exchange reopens about a month after it closed amid protests that ousted President Husni Mubarak; there have been calls for reopening to be delayed Libya: UN General Assembly scheduled to vote on motion to suspend Libya from UN Human Rights Council
Ukraine: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton visits, then travels to MoldovaEstonia:EU member Estonia to remove the national visa fee for Belarusian citizens. Switzerland:First media day at Geneva Auto Show, which opens to public from March 3-13.Switzerland:Tunisian deputy foreign minister meets WTO director general in GenevaGermany:CeBit - The world's largest computer fair (to March 5). Italy: Chilean President Sebastian Pinera visits as part of tour which also includes Israel, Palestinian Territories and SpainHollandTrial of former Bosnian Croat leader Jadranko Prlic continues at Hague war crimes tribunal Belgium:Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, briefs on North Africa (0700).Belgium:Kyrgyz president meets EU Commission president in BrusselsUK: Afghan President Hamed Karzai arrives in UK for two-day visit for talks on withdrawal of British forces and bilateral relations. He is scheduled to meet Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Prince Charles and members of UK parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and will also open exhibition "Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World" at British Museum UK:Amnesty reports on unlawful killings by Tunisian security forces during protestsUK:Transparency International's launch of the 2011 Report on Revenue Transparency of Oil and Gas Companies. UN:China takes over presidency of UN Security CouncilUS:UN General Assembly is scheduled to vote on a motion to suspend Libya from the U.N. Human Rights Council in General.US:Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski continues visit (- 5 Mar US:Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is scheduled to testify before a key congressional panel on the Obama administration's efforts to reduce the government's role in the $10.6 trillion U.S. mortgage market. US:Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup takes place
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