The Week Ahead: May 24-30

The presidents of Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia visit Sarajevo to mark the 10th anniversary of the Igman Initiative on May 29.

The Week Ahead is a detailed listing of key events of the coming week affecting RFE/RL's broadcast region.



MONDAY, May 24:

EU: First Eastern Partnership informal foreign ministers' meeting opens in Poland.

Iran: Iran's IAEA Ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh meets the agency's head Yukiya Amano.

Montenegro: First South East and Central Europe Investigative Journalism Days to be held in Montenegro (to May 27).



TUESDAY, May 25:

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Chairman of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency Haris Silajdzic visits Serbia (NOTE: This visit was reported postponed).

Russia: First EU-Russia Innovation Forum starts in Finland (to May 27).

World: International Missing Children's Day.


World: The Eurovision Song Contest begins in Norway (to May 29).


THURSDAY, May 27:

Amnesty International: Annual Report 2010 to be released in London.



FRIDAY, May 28:

Afghanistan/Central Asia: Berlin hosts a conference on Afghanistan and Central Asia (to May 30).


SATURDAY, May 29:

Bosnia-Herzegovina: The presidents of Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia visit Sarajevo to mark the 10th anniversary of the Igman Initiative.

SUNDAY, May 30:

Georgia: Local Elections.

Background: "Two Georgian Opposition Parties Bow Out Of Elections" (RFE/RL)