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Events due in Moscow, Russia, CIS and Baltic countries on July 16, 2012

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Daily Bulletin No. 156

MONDAY, July 16, 2012

In Moscow:

Meeting

Subject: Restoration after Krymsk flood

Participant: President D. Medvedev

July 16-19: Visit by PACE co-rapporteurs A. Gross, G. Frunda

Events due at Federation Council (26, Ul. Bolshaya Dmitrovka; phone: 8495-692-1877, 8495-692-5604, 8495-692-7525, fax: 8495-692-4305; e-mail: 6921877@mail.ru)

10 a.m. Expanded meeting of Federation Council economic policy committee

Subject: Ratification of WTO accession protocol

Participants: Federation Council speaker V. Matviyenko, Economic Development Minister A. Belousov, Federal Tariff Service chief S. Novikov

Noon. A session of the Federation Council Committee for Science, Education and Culture

Participants: Education and Science Minister D. Livanov, committee chairman Z. Dragunkina

11.30 a.m. Press conference

Subject: WBC heavyweight title match between M. Charr and V. Klitschko

Speaker: Boxers M. Charr and V. Klitschko

Venue: Olympiisky sports complex (16/1, Olimpiisky avenue)

Phone: 8495-786-3387

E-mail: pr@olimpik.ru

Noon Press conference

Subject: Settlement in Syria

Speaker: Foreign Minister S. Lavrov

Venue: Foreign Ministry (30/2, Smolenskaya-Sennaya square)

Fax: 8499-244-1766

E-mail: pc.mid@yandex.ru

Noon Press conference

Subject: Rostov region is promising region for investments

Speaker: Rostov region governor V. Golubev

Venue: ITAR-TASS (2, Tverskoy boulevard)

Phone: 8495-629-6403, 8495-692-1522

Noon. Press conference

Subject: the opening of the exhibition “The return of St. Lucas, West European paintings of the 6th-18th centuries from Ukrainian museums”

Venue: Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts (12, Ul. Volkhonka)

The exhibition is due July 16-September 9

Phone: 8495-697-2214

E-mail press@artsmuseum.ru

Events due at RIA Novosti (4, Zubovsky boulevard, phone: 8495-645-6472):

Noon Press conference

Speaker: Agriculture Minister N. Fyodorov

Noon Press conference

Subject: Public consultations on candidates for membership in presidential human rights council

Speakers: Presidential human rights council head M. Fedotov, Moscow Helsinki Group head L. Alexeyeva, National Anti-terrorist Committee head K. Kabanov

2 p.m. Roundtable

Subject: Economic consequences of Krasnodar territory flood

Participants: Senators

1 p.m. Press conference

Subject: Human rights protection is democracy’s main goal

Speakers: Members of Russian section of International Society for Human Rights V. Novitsky, S. Belyayev and others

Venue: Independent Press Center (17/9, Prechistenka street)

Phone: 8495-232-2891, 8495-637-3126

E-mail: yakovlevapress@yandex.ru, yakovleva@infolegal.ru

2 p.m. Press conference

Subject: Business on materiel evidence

Speakers: MP B. Reznik, For Human Rights movement executive director L. Ponomaryov, National Anti-terrorist Committee head K. Kabanov, Transparency International Russia head Ye. Panfilova

Venue: Novaya Gazeta press center (3, Potapovsky side street)

Phone: 8968-765-7497

5 p.m. Events commemorating canonized royal martyrs

The Italian courtyard used as an execution place in Soviet times will be open

Venue: Novospassky Monastery (10, Krestyanskaya Pl.)

Phone: 8916-765-7497

8 p.m. A concert of ZZ Top

Venue: Crocus City Hall (65-66th kilometer of MKAD)

The Moscow City Court will handle the criminal case of former investigator of top priority cases of the Investigative Committee of Russia A. Grivtsov and his accomplices S. Khazernov and S. Kirimov charged with extorting a bribe in the amount of $15 million.

3 p.m. Accreditation ends to an event due on July 18 when Moscow region governor S. Shoigu will visit the Trinity – St. Sergius Laura in Sergiyev Posad where Patriarch Kirill will conduct a liturgy on the birthday of St. Sergius of Radonezh

Phone: 8498-602-1167, 8903-686-5041

E-mail perevalova@quipmo.ru

In Russia and worldwide:

Rostov-on-Don,

Press conference at Interfax

Subject: Election of commissioner for businessmen rights in Rostov region

Tomsk,

Press conference at Interfax

Subject: Results of tax services in Tomsk region in H1

Irkutsk,

Press conference at Interfax

Subject: Opening of youth industrial forum ‘Engineers of Future 2012′

Kyiv (Ukraine),

Press conferences at Interfax

Subjects: Donbass through the eyes of Communists – problems and prospects; ‘Ukraine against Yanukovych’ opposition action

Lviv region (Ukraine),

On July 16-27 Ukrainian-U.S. headquarters exercise Rapid Trident-2012 in the grounds the international center for peacekeeping and security

Odesa (Ukraine),

International film festival

Africa,

Visit by presidential special envoy M. Margelov

Tallinn (Estonia),

A joint session of the Estonian parliamentary committees for EU affairs, constitution and finance to disuses the European stabilization mechanism

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