Today: Working groups from Turkey and Azerbaijan conclude Washington talks on proposed Baku-Ceyhan oil export pipeline. United Nations Environment Programme team begins work on environmental impact of recent Balkans conflict. Polish president visits Estonia.
Tomorrow: South African trade unions stage protest marches in major cities. Foreign ministers of France and Germany expected to make joint visit to Pristina. Heads of government from Kazahkstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, China and Russia meet in Bishkek. Greek prime minister visits Albania. Representatives from Germany and US meet in Bonn for Holocaust slave labour talks. Peruvian president visits El Salvador. Two members of Japanese parliament visit North Korea. Former German chancellor Dr Helmut Kohl visits China.
Wednesday: Russian government likely to submit 2000 budget to State Duma. UN team arrives in Cambodia.
Thursday: Algerian referendum campaign begins ahead of September 16th poll on peace deal. Palestinian committee of Fatah and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine meets in Gaza. Cambodia's main opposition party stages march supporting UN plan to bring Khmer Rouge leaders to justice. Governing Council of the European Central Bank meets in Frankfurt.
Friday: Representatives from South African trade unions discuss seven-month pay deadlock. Latvian foreign minister visits Denmark. State funeral of parliamentary speaker of Lesotho.
Saturday: UN Secretary General's special envoy returns to Dili ahead of August 30th East Timor independence vote. Indonesia's cabinet visits rebellious province of Aceh. Russian Mir space station crew return to Earth.
Sunday: Australian foreign minister visits Indonesia and East Timor. New Latvian president visits Estonia.
--(Future Events News Service)
Ireland
Friday: The President, Mrs McAleese, and the Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward, attend the opening of the Millennium Gold Encounter. Members of the Garda Contingent on UN Service Overseas visit Aras an Uachtarain. Irish events of a world news interest should be received by David Shanks, Foreign Desk, on the Friday before publication.