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, February 25:
Armenia: Final results of the presidential election in Armenia to be announced.
Azerbaijan/CIS: Baku hosts 16th meeting of heads of CIS state news agencies.
Georgia/Russia: A delegation from Russia’s consumer watchdog visits Georgia to inspect Georgian winemakers and mineral water producers.
G20/Russia: The G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group holds a meeting in Moscow to discuss ways to fight corruption, extortion, and money laundering, as well as other corruption-related issues.
EU/Ukraine: Brussels hosts an EU-Ukraine Summit.
Russia/Syria: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem visits Moscow for talks.
UN: The Human Rights Council holds its 22nd regular meeting in Geneva (to March 22).
U.S./Russia: Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington hosts a discussion titled "Boris Rabbot and the Shestidesiatniki: The Forgotten Liberals of the 1960s."
WTO: Geneva hosts the WTO's General Council meeting (to February 26).
TUESDAY, February 26:
EU/Azerbaijan: European Policy Center in Brussels hosts a discussion titled "Azerbaijan and the EU: The road ahead?"
U.S./Russia: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are scheduled to meet in Berlin.
Iran: Kazakhstan's Almaty hosts talks between Iran and world powers on Tehran's nuclear program.
WEDNESDAY, February 27:
EU: European Parliament plenary session begins in Brussels (to February 28).
Kyrgyzstan/Japan: Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev visits Tokyo (to February 28).
Russia/France: French President Francois Hollande visits Moscow, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
U.S./Eurasia: U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs holds a subcommittee hearing titled "Islamist Militant Threats to Eurasia."
THURSDAY, February 28:
Russia/Serbia: Gazprom head Aleksei Miller is scheduled to visit Serbia.
Vatican: Pope Benedict XVI's resignation as head of the Catholic Church becomes effective.
FRIDAY, March 1:
Georgia/Russia: Next meeting of Russian and Georgian representatives for improving of bilateral relations is scheduled.
Ukraine: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych holds press conference in Kyiv.
RFE/RL: The 60th anniversary of Radio Liberty's first broadcast.
U.S./Russia: The Carnegie Endowment in Washington hosts a discussion titled "The Stalin Puzzle."
World: International Film Festival on Human Rights opens in Geneva (to March 10).
SATURDAY, March 2:
Russia: Russian opposition plans to hold a protest rally in Moscow and other cities.
Tajikistan: Tajikistan becomes the 159th WTO member.
Kazakhstan: Women's World Team Chess Championship starts in Astana (to March 12).
SUNDAY, March 3:
Russia/Switzerland: Zurich hosts the Russian Economic and Financial Forum (to March 4).
Now on Twitter! Daily updates at @The_Week_Ahead.
MONDAY, February 25:
Armenia: Final results of the presidential election in Armenia to be announced.
Azerbaijan/CIS: Baku hosts 16th meeting of heads of CIS state news agencies.
Georgia/Russia: A delegation from Russia’s consumer watchdog visits Georgia to inspect Georgian winemakers and mineral water producers.
G20/Russia: The G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group holds a meeting in Moscow to discuss ways to fight corruption, extortion, and money laundering, as well as other corruption-related issues.
EU/Ukraine: Brussels hosts an EU-Ukraine Summit.
Russia/Syria: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem visits Moscow for talks.
UN: The Human Rights Council holds its 22nd regular meeting in Geneva (to March 22).
U.S./Russia: Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington hosts a discussion titled "Boris Rabbot and the Shestidesiatniki: The Forgotten Liberals of the 1960s."
WTO: Geneva hosts the WTO's General Council meeting (to February 26).
TUESDAY, February 26:
EU/Azerbaijan: European Policy Center in Brussels hosts a discussion titled "Azerbaijan and the EU: The road ahead?"
U.S./Russia: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are scheduled to meet in Berlin.
Iran: Kazakhstan's Almaty hosts talks between Iran and world powers on Tehran's nuclear program.
WEDNESDAY, February 27:
EU: European Parliament plenary session begins in Brussels (to February 28).
Kyrgyzstan/Japan: Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev visits Tokyo (to February 28).
Russia/France: French President Francois Hollande visits Moscow, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
U.S./Eurasia: U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs holds a subcommittee hearing titled "Islamist Militant Threats to Eurasia."
THURSDAY, February 28:
Russia/Serbia: Gazprom head Aleksei Miller is scheduled to visit Serbia.
Vatican: Pope Benedict XVI's resignation as head of the Catholic Church becomes effective.
FRIDAY, March 1:
Georgia/Russia: Next meeting of Russian and Georgian representatives for improving of bilateral relations is scheduled.
Ukraine: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych holds press conference in Kyiv.
RFE/RL: The 60th anniversary of Radio Liberty's first broadcast.
U.S./Russia: The Carnegie Endowment in Washington hosts a discussion titled "The Stalin Puzzle."
World: International Film Festival on Human Rights opens in Geneva (to March 10).
SATURDAY, March 2:
Russia: Russian opposition plans to hold a protest rally in Moscow and other cities.
Tajikistan: Tajikistan becomes the 159th WTO member.
Kazakhstan: Women's World Team Chess Championship starts in Astana (to March 12).
SUNDAY, March 3:
Russia/Switzerland: Zurich hosts the Russian Economic and Financial Forum (to March 4).