AP Weekly News Calendar

AP Worldstream
Jun 03, 2005

Saturday, June 4:

Berlin _ French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard
Schroeder discuss European Union’s situation following rejection of
EU constitution by French and Dutch voters.

Kampala, Uganda _ President Yoweri Museveni delivers state of the
nation address.

Yangon, Myanmar _ Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra visits.

Hong Kong _ Tens of thousands expected to commemorate democracy
activists killed at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square during crackdown by
Chinese army on June 4, 1989.

New Delhi, India _ Former Nepalese prime minister Girija Prasad
Koirala visits.

Sunday, June 5:

Bern, Switzerland _ National referendum on whether Switzerland should
join European Union’s passport-free zone.

Beirut, Lebanon _ Second round of staggered elections for Lebanon’s
128-seat parliament.

Monday, June 6:

Washington _ British Prime Minister Tony Blair meets U.S. President
George W. Bush to discuss African development and global warming.
Through June 7.

Dhaka, Bangladesh _ Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamad Bin Syed
Jaafar Albar arrives for talks on economic cooperation.

Aichi, Japan _ Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian visits.
Through June 9.

Luxembourg _ European Union finance ministers meet. Through June 7.

Strasbourg, France _ European Parliament meets. Through June 9.

Tuesday, June 7:

London _ 16th century map that gave America its name _ oldest printed
map of New World _ to be sold at auction at Christie’s.

Aichi, Japan _ Qatar’s head of state, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani,
visits. Through June 9.

London _ Trooper Kevin Williams of 2nd Royal Tank Regiment goes on
trial accused of killing Iraqi civilian near Basra in August 2003.

Dhaka, Bangladesh _ Parliament starts budget session.

Wednesday, June 8:

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia _ Results due from May 15 national and regional
elections.

Moscow _ Court hears arguments by Siberian oil company Yugansneftegaz
seeking to recover millions from its former owner, Yukos.

Salzburg, Austria _ Conference marking 25th anniversary of “Alternative
Nobels.” Through June 13.

Thursday, June 9:

Karlsruhe, Germany _ Federal court rules on prosecutors’ appeal
against acquittal of Sept. 11 suspect Abdelghani Mzoudi.

Moscow _ State Duma commission holds hearing in investigation of May
25 power outage that left millions without electricity.

St. Petersburg, Russia _ Border guards from Russia, Finland and
Estonia hold joint exercises in Gulf of Finland.

Friday, June 10:

Sete, France _ German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President
Jacques Chirac hold regular informal meeting.

London _ Finance ministers of Group of 7 nations meet. Through June 11.

Saturday, June 11:

London _ Queen’s Birthday Parade on Horse Guards Parade. Queen’s
Birthday Honors announced.

Sunday, June 12:

Rome_ National referendum on assisted fertility to void parts of
existing law that forbids egg and sperm donation and embryo research.
Voting ends June 13.

Beirut, Lebanon _ Third round of staggered elections for Lebanon’s
128-seat parliament.