Wikileaks: Further secret documents to be released by whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks; Russia expected to be focus of disclosures Australia: Federal Police chair fourth Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) conference of international law enforcement agencies to discuss combating online child exploitation, in Sydney; Microsoft, Fujitsu and Australia's Telstra supporting event, bringing together representatives from industry, academia, government, non-government agencies (-3) Japan:The Defence Ministry holds an international security symposium to discuss the regional security situation following the sinking of South Korea's "Cheonan" frigate earlier this year.
China: North Korean Supreme People's Assembly Chairman Choe Tae Bok continues visit to meet Wu Bangguo, chairman of Standing Committee of the National People's Congress; likely to discuss developments on Korean Peninsula (-4) South Korea:Russia's deputy nuclear envoy Grigoriy Logvinov meets South Korea's chief nuclear envoy Wi Sung-lac, deputies Kim Yong-gyun, Jo Hyon-dong; expected to discuss North Korea's shelling of South's Yeonpyeong Island, stalled six-party nuclear talks Singapore:The 12th Western Pacific Congress on Chemotherapy and Infectious Diseases (to Dec. 5).
India:Gaza-bound convoy leaves New Delhi by land in bid to break Israeli blockade on 27 December; involves some 500 activists from 17 Asian countries Kyrgyzstan:Programme and composition of the government decided, the candidacies for the posts of the speaker and the prime minister will be submitted for the parliament's approvalKazakhstan: Second and final day of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) summit in Astana; Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev, Georgia's Mikheil Saakashvili, Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev, Armenia's Serzh Sargsyan, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton among attendees; last such meeting held in 1999 Kazakhstan: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to Kyrgyzstan from Astana to meet Interim President Roza Otunbayeva before travelling on to Uzbekistan to meet President Islom Karimov; Clinton's Central Asia, Middle East tour concludes in Bahrain (-3) IranVice-President and Head of the Environmental Protection Organization Mohammadizadeh announced public holiday due to air pollution once againIran:A Tajik parliamentary delegation led by the chairman of the Assembly of Representatives of the Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan, Shukurjon Zuhurov, wraps up visit. Kuwait:Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki continues for last day at the head of a politico-economic delegation to attend the two day the International Donors and Investors Conference for East Sudan Turkey:IMF delegation to visit Ankara for talks as part of its post-programme monitoring process (to Dec. 9).West Bank:Zionists warn that they will break into Al-Aqsa Mosque Djibouti: A two-day meeting between high-level government officials from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen organized draws to a close, after tackling many challenges posed by mixed migration flows in the Horn of
Africa. Sudan:Umar Al Bashir will address the regular meeting of the Consultative Council of the National Congress Party Sudan:The Qatari minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmad Bin-Abdallah Al Mahmud, and the AU-UN joint mediator, Djibril Bassole, wrap up visit to Khartoum and Darfour. Southern Sudan:The presidency meeting on Abyei tentatively takes place in JubaAlgeria: US-Maghreb business conference in Algiers concludes; postponed from September
China: North Korean Supreme People's Assembly Chairman Choe Tae Bok continues visit to meet Wu Bangguo, chairman of Standing Committee of the National People's Congress; likely to discuss developments on Korean Peninsula (-4) South Korea:Russia's deputy nuclear envoy Grigoriy Logvinov meets South Korea's chief nuclear envoy Wi Sung-lac, deputies Kim Yong-gyun, Jo Hyon-dong; expected to discuss North Korea's shelling of South's Yeonpyeong Island, stalled six-party nuclear talks Singapore:The 12th Western Pacific Congress on Chemotherapy and Infectious Diseases (to Dec. 5).
India:Gaza-bound convoy leaves New Delhi by land in bid to break Israeli blockade on 27 December; involves some 500 activists from 17 Asian countries Kyrgyzstan:Programme and composition of the government decided, the candidacies for the posts of the speaker and the prime minister will be submitted for the parliament's approvalKazakhstan: Second and final day of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) summit in Astana; Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev, Georgia's Mikheil Saakashvili, Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev, Armenia's Serzh Sargsyan, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton among attendees; last such meeting held in 1999 Kazakhstan: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to Kyrgyzstan from Astana to meet Interim President Roza Otunbayeva before travelling on to Uzbekistan to meet President Islom Karimov; Clinton's Central Asia, Middle East tour concludes in Bahrain (-3) IranVice-President and Head of the Environmental Protection Organization Mohammadizadeh announced public holiday due to air pollution once againIran:A Tajik parliamentary delegation led by the chairman of the Assembly of Representatives of the Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan, Shukurjon Zuhurov, wraps up visit. Kuwait:Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki continues for last day at the head of a politico-economic delegation to attend the two day the International Donors and Investors Conference for East Sudan Turkey:IMF delegation to visit Ankara for talks as part of its post-programme monitoring process (to Dec. 9).West Bank:Zionists warn that they will break into Al-Aqsa Mosque Djibouti: A two-day meeting between high-level government officials from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen organized draws to a close, after tackling many challenges posed by mixed migration flows in the Horn of
Africa. Sudan:Umar Al Bashir will address the regular meeting of the Consultative Council of the National Congress Party Sudan:The Qatari minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmad Bin-Abdallah Al Mahmud, and the AU-UN joint mediator, Djibril Bassole, wrap up visit to Khartoum and Darfour. Southern Sudan:The presidency meeting on Abyei tentatively takes place in JubaAlgeria: US-Maghreb business conference in Algiers concludes; postponed from September
Ethiopia:Parliament is due to endorse the government's five-year growth and transformation plan.Guinea: Supreme Court verdict on disputed votes, final results of presidential poll expected to be published; many city residents have travelled to rural areas ahead of announcement; provisional results of run-off were followed by violence; state of emergency was declared on 17 November South Africa: UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP17) continues in Durban; heads of state, government officials, businessmen, others in attendance (-9)DR Congo: African, Caribbean, Pacific, EU parliamentarians begin joint assembly in Kinshasa (-4) Ukraine: Syrian President Bashar al-Asad visits to meet counterpart Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov; likely to discuss prospects for economic co-operation, energy projects Ukraine:Rally in Kiev's Independence Square calling for dismissal of cabinet officials preparing new tax code; tax code was vetoed by President Yanukovych following earlier demonstrations Poland: Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou delivers a speech to gathering of European socialist parties. 0530 GMT.Finland:Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi to give a speech at the autumn meeting of the Federation of Finnish Technology Industries (1800).
Austria:IAEA Board of Governors meet (to Dec. 3).
Switzerland:Announcement of 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts.Switzerland: World Trade Organization Policy Review Body to look at Hong Kong, China trade relations (-3) Kosovo: Campaigning for 12 December snap parliamentary election (-10) Belgium: EU justice, interior ministers meet to discuss common asylum, immigration policy, cooperation in fight against terrorism, organized crime, judicial cooperation Belgium:EU transport ministers meet to review air cargo security.UK:Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa visits LondonUS:House of Representatives expected to vote on a measure that would allow income tax rates to rise for the wealthiest 2 percent of US households. US:President Barack Obama to hold talks with newly elected state governors at the White House.
Bolivia: Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero visits and meets President Evo Morales. Peru: Russian-Peruvian commission on trade and economic, scientific and technical cooperation, fishery convenes for the first time in 22 years; Russian side headed by Federal Fisheries Agency Director Andrey Krayniy
Austria:IAEA Board of Governors meet (to Dec. 3).
Switzerland:Announcement of 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts.Switzerland: World Trade Organization Policy Review Body to look at Hong Kong, China trade relations (-3) Kosovo: Campaigning for 12 December snap parliamentary election (-10) Belgium: EU justice, interior ministers meet to discuss common asylum, immigration policy, cooperation in fight against terrorism, organized crime, judicial cooperation Belgium:EU transport ministers meet to review air cargo security.UK:Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa visits LondonUS:House of Representatives expected to vote on a measure that would allow income tax rates to rise for the wealthiest 2 percent of US households. US:President Barack Obama to hold talks with newly elected state governors at the White House.
Bolivia: Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero visits and meets President Evo Morales. Peru: Russian-Peruvian commission on trade and economic, scientific and technical cooperation, fishery convenes for the first time in 22 years; Russian side headed by Federal Fisheries Agency Director Andrey Krayniy
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