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
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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