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Events due in Moscow, Russia, CIS and Baltic countries on Tuesday, August 21, 2012

INTERFAX-ANNOUNCEMENTS-TUESDAY

Bulletin is released Sunday to Friday. Issue No. 187

In Moscow:

Events due at Interfax (2, Pervaya Tverskaya-Yamskaya street, 8499-250-8832):

11 a.m. Press conference

Subject: Destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles in Russia

Speakers: Federal Department for Safe Storage and Destruction of Chemical Weapons Stockpiles chief V. Mandych

1 p.m. Press conference

Subject: Appointment of Ivan Okhlobystin as Righteous Cause political party supreme council president

Speaker: I. Okhlobystin, Righteous Cause chairman A. Dunayev

Events due at RIA Novosti (4, Zubovsky boulevard, phone: 8495-645-6472, e-mail: accreditation@rian.ru):

11 a.m. Roundtable

Subject: 33rd session of European Seismological Commission on August 19-24 in Moscow

Participants: Russia Academy of Science deputy president N. Laverov, European Seismological Commission deputy president A. Zavyalov

Noon Moscow – Astana video link-up

Subject: Negotiations between Customs Unions and WTO

Participants: Chamber of Commerce and Industry deputy president G. Petrov and others

3 p.m. Press conference

Subject: Results of Russian athletes at London Olympics. Upcoming Paralympic Games

Speaker: Moscow sports department chief A. Vorobyov, athletes

5 p.m. Press conference

Subject: Syrian Deputy Prime Minister K. Jamil, Syrian National Reconciliation Minister A. Haidar, Syrian Ambassador to Russia R. Haddad

Noon Press conference

Subject: 14th FAI World Helicopter Championship

Speakers: FAI-CIG President D. Hamilton and others

Venue: Itar-Tass (2, Tverskoi boulevard)

Phone: 8495-692-1522, 8495-692-6034, 8916-069-3012

Noon Press conference

Subject: Opening of Moscow Premiere Russian Film Festival

Speakers: Film director E. Ryazanov and others

Venue: MK press center (7, Ulitsa 1905 Goda street)

Phone/fax: 8495-781-4712

E-mail: sos@mail.ru

1 p.m. Action

Subject: Demand to toughen rules for sale of low-alcohol drinks in Russia

Organizers: Mestniye Movement of young political environmentalists

Venue: Karl Marx monument

Phone: 8926-886-2000, 8926-010-7312

1 p.m. Press conference

Subject: Results of 5th round of Russian soccer championship

Venue: House of Soccer (7, Narodnaya street)

4.30 p.m. Press show of exhibition

Subject: Official and independent art in USSR and Poland in 1945-1989

Venue: Russian museum of crafts (3, Delegatskaya street)

Phone: 8916-674-1169

Basmanny District Court to hear administrative case against opposition activist S. Udaltsov charged with organizing unauthorized rally outside Investigative Committee building on August 9

Noon Accreditation ends for workshop

Subject: Development of draft strategy for Moscow agglomeration

Time: 9 a.m. on August 22

Speaker: Deputy Moscow mayor M. Khusnullin

Venue: InterContinental hotel (22, Tverskaya street)

E-mail: palkina2005@yandex.ru

6 p.m. Accreditation ends for roundtable

Subject: Information support to energy saving actions

Time: Noon on August 23

Participants: Businessmen

Venue: Moscow House of Teachers (4/2, Pushechnaya street)

Phone: 8962-909-1900, 8915-196-9761

E-mail: shiperova@insiders.ru, bakrenko@insiders.ru

7 p.m. Accreditation ends for press conference

Subject: InfoCity exhibition. Innovations in city interior

Time: Noon on August 22

Speaker: Moscow information technologies department chief A. Yermolayev

Venue: Moscow City Government (36/9, Novy Arbat street)

Phone: 8495-925-0090

E-mail: press@icmos.ru

In Russia and worldwide:

Astrakhan,

White Current opposition motor rally

Black Sea,

August 21-23: Trust 2012 naval drills

Yekaterinburg,

August 22-25: Defense and Protection 2012 exhibition

Perm,

Press conference at Interfax

Subject: Changes in resident rights of orphans starting on January 1, 2013

Novosibirsk,

Press conference at Interfax

Subject: Preparation of schools in Novosibirsk region schools

Ukraine,

Supreme Specialized Court to hear appeal against verdict against ex-Ukrainian Prime Minister Yu. Tymoshenko in gas case

Minsk (Belarus),

CIS Executive Committee to host session of CIS Council of Permanent Ambassadors Plenipotentiary to discuss draft agendas of forthcoming meetings of CIS foreign ministers and heads of state in Ashgabat

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