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Nuclear talks
Sung Kim, the director of the US State Department's Office of Korean Affairs, concludes a visit after talks on country's nuclear programme. (South Korean news agency Yonhap)
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Cheering squad?
North Koreas and South Korea will hold working-level talks in border town of Kaesong on sending joint cheering squad to the Beijing Olympics. (South Korean news agency Yonhap)
Jean-Claude Juncker
G7 meeting
Luxembourg Prime Minister and Finance Minister Jean-Claude Juncker holds talks with counterpart Yasuo Fukuda and attends G7 financial chiefs' meeting as president of "Eurogroup" of eurozone finance ministers. (Japanese news agency Kyodo)
Manmohan Singh
Anniversary visit
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Sri Lanka on the 60th anniversary of independence. (Sri Lankan newspaper The Nation)
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Troika meetings
The EU Troika is to hold meetings with governments in Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia. (EU website)
Viktor Yushchenko
WTO decision
The WTO General Council meets in Geneva to decide on Ukraine's WTO membership; Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has been invited.(Interfax-Ukraine news agency)
Donald Tusk
Moscow talks
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visits Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin. (Russian news agency Interfax)
Horst Koehler
Uganda visit
German President Horst Koehler visits Uganda; he is expected to visit the civil-war-ravaged northern region to assess the situation and consider the resettlement of refugees. (Ugandan newspaper Daily Monitor)
Nicolas Sarkozy
Romania trip
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to visit Romania. (Romanian newspaper Cotidianul)
Romano Prodi
Counterparts set to meet
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi is to meet his counterpart George W. Bush at the White House. (Regional sources)
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Informal meetings
NATO defence ministers will hold informal meetings in Vilnius. (NATO press release)
Recep Erdogan
Security conference
Munich Security Conference: the 44th annual meeting focuses on the increasing number of international conflicts, nuclear armament and the role of Russia. IAEA head Muhammad al-Baradi'i, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, and Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin are among those taking part. (German news agency ddp, Moldovan Infotag news agency)
Javier Solana
Boosting Egypt-EU relations
EU foreign-policy chief Javier Solana will visit Egypt for talks on boosting Egypt-EU relations and issues of common concern. (Egyptian news agency MENA)
