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The Week Ahead: July 7-13


July 13: The soccer World Cup final takes place in Rio de Janeiro.
July 13: The soccer World Cup final takes place in Rio de Janeiro.
The Week Ahead is a detailed listing of key events of the coming week affecting RFE/RL's broadcast region.

Now on Twitter! Daily updates at @The_Week_Ahead.



MONDAY, July 7:
Armenia: Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian visits Argentina (to July 8).
Georgia/Russia: Georgian and Russian diplomats meet in Prague to discuss trade and economic relations.
NATO/U.S.: NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visits Washington, meets on July 8 with U.S. President Barack Obama to discuss the events in Ukraine (to July 9).
Russia/Bulgaria: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Sofia to discuss the South Stream gas pipeline project.
Serbia/Russia: Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic visits Moscow (to July 8).
Ukraine: Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini visits Kyiv.
TUESDAY, July 8:
Armenia: Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian visits Uruguay (to July 10).
Georgia: UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva reviews Georgia.
Media: "The Wall Street Journal" celebrates its 125th anniversary.

Russia: Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini visits Moscow (to July 10).
Slovenia/Russia: Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Maribor to discuss the South Stream gas pipeline project.
WEDNESDAY, July 9:

THURSDAY, July 10:
Armenia: Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian visits Chile (to July 12).
Belarus: International arts festival Slavianski Bazaar opens in Vitebsk (to July 14).
EU/Balkans: Dubrovnik hosts the 2014 Croatia Summit, with the participation of senior European officials and think-tank representatives (to July 12).
Georgia: The UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva is scheduled to review Georgia (to July 11).
UK/Russia: Chatham House in London hosts a discussion titled "The Eurasian Economic Union in the New International Context."
FRIDAY, July 11:
EU/Russia/Ukraine: Brussels hosts a three-party ministerial meeting.
Russia/Cuba: Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Cuba.
Ukraine: Odessa International Film Festival opens (to July 19).
UK/Ukraine: Chatham House in London hosts a discussion titled "Ukraine Crisis: The International Law Perspective."

SATURDAY, July 12:
Russia/Argentina: Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Buenos Aires.
SUNDAY, July 13:
Armenia: International film festival Golden Apricot opens in Yerevan (to July 20).
Brazil: The sixth summit of heads of state and of government of BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
Brazil: The soccer World Cup final takes place in Rio de Janeiro.
Montenegro: Statehood Day.
Serbia: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland is scheduled to visit Belgrade.

Russia/Brazil: Russian President Vladimir Putin makes an official visit to Brazil (to July 16).

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