Dermot Ahern
Trip conclusion
Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern concludes a visit to Japan by meeting with counterpart Masahiko Komura. (Kyodo)
Aleksandr Zelin
Indonesia trip
Russian Air Force Commander Col-Gen Aleksandr Zelin visits Indonesia. (Interfax)
Christopher Hill
Talks on North Korea
Senior US nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill visits South Korea and China for talks on North Korea's nuclear programme; Hill may also visit North Korea.(Kyodo)
Thein Sein
Cambodia visit
Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein visits Cambodia to meet his counterpart Hun Sen; Cambodia's Foreign Minister Hor Namhong has said Thein Sein is unlikely to meet UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who leaves the day Thein Sein arrives. (Kyodo)
Branko Crvenkovski
Beijing visit
Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski to meet counterpart Hu Jintao. (Xinhua)
Masahiko Komura
Bilateral investment
Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura meets Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan to discuss energy-saving initiatives, China food safety, and boosting bilateral investment. (Kyodo)
Pranab Mukherjee
Sidr aftermath
Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to visit areas in Bangladesh hit by Cyclone Sidr. (Asian Age newspaper)
Vladimir Voronin
EU prospects
Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin visits Brussels to discuss prospects for Moldovan-EU relations. (Basapress)
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Cooperation council
Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain) annual summit to discuss regional security. (BBC Monitoring)
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Preparatory meeting
Preparatory ministerial meeting at Sharm al-Shaykh for EU-Africa Summit in Lisbon. (MENA)
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Investment talks
China-Africa Business Forum in Dar es Salaam to discuss investment, bilateral relations (Tanzanian newspaper The Guardian)
Nicolas Sarkozy
Algeria trip
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is due to visit Algeria. (Reuters)
