Kim Jong-il
Happy birthday
Birthday of leader Kim Jong-il. (North Korean news agency KCNA)
Cluster bomb
Banning cluster bombs
Wellington hosts international conference under Oslo Process on banning cluster munitions; 400 delegates from 100 states registered; prelude to conference in Dublin in May which will negotiate new convention. (NZ government website)
Tang Jiaxuan
Japan visit
Chinese State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan visits; he meets Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (21), then travels to Nara (22) and Osaka (23). (Japanese news agency Kyodo)
Sergey Stanishev
European integration report
Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev concludes a visit to Moldova; he will present a report on Bulgaria's European integration at the Foreign and European Integration Ministry. (Moldovan news agency Infotag)
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Foreign ministers talk
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan visits Russia for talks with his counterpart Sergey Lavrov on topics including Cyprus, Kurdish PKK rebels, and Kosovo. (Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet)
Peter Mandelson
Free trade talks
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson visits Ukraine for free-trade talks following the country's accession to WTO on February 5. (Ukrainian UNIAN news agency)
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Economic cooperation?
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika visits Moscow to discuss economic and military cooperation with counterpart Vladimir Putin. (Tout sur l'Algerie website)
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Moscow trip
Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tarlev visits Russia. (Russian news agency ITAR-TASS)
Yuliya Tymoshenko
Moscow trip 2
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko visits Russia. (Interfax Ukraine news agency)
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Bilateral cooperation
Turkmen government delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Tacberdi Tagyyew visits Brussels for talks on priority areas of bilateral cooperation. (Turkmenistan.ru website)
Lech Kaczynski
Independence anniversary
Polish President Lech Kaczynski visits Vilnius to attend ceremonies marking 90th anniversary of Lithuania's independence proclamation. (Polish news agency PAP)
Bernard Kouchner
Middle East visit
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner visits the Israeli and Palestinian territories. (French news agency AFP)
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Implementing bilateral agreements
Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov visits the UAE for talks on the implementation of existing bilateral agreements. (Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency)
Hamed Karzai
Islamic forum
The annual US-Islamic World Forum begins Saturday in Doha; speakers include Afghan President Hamed Karzai, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan (16) (Official website)
Iraqi flag
Border discussions
An Iraqi delegation visits Tehran to hold talks on disputed water borders in Shatt-al-Arab waterway, known in Iran as Arvandrud River. (Iranian news agency IRNA)
George Bush
Africa tour
US President George Bush tours Africa, visiting Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Liberia. (Tanzanian newspaper The Guardian, Rwandan newspaper The New Times)
Christopher Hill
South Korea visit
The chief US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill will visit South Korea to discuss Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice's planned attendance at the inaugural ceremony of President-elect Lee Myung-bak on February 25.
