Kim Jong-il
Health speculation
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il may -- or may not -- attend events marking the sixty-third anniversary of the founding of the ruling Korean Workers' Party. The event is one of three key national events celebrated in North Korea. Observers will be watching out for sightings of Kim, whose non-attendance at recent celebrations of the 60th anniversary of country's founding prompted speculation about his health (BBC Monitoring).
Mahmoud Abbas
Embassy opening
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visits India to inaugurate a new embassy (Indian newspaper The Times of India).
Walid al-Mu'allim
Syrian-Belarusian relations
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mu'allim visits Belarus to discuss political and economic cooperation. He meets Belarusian counterpart Syarhey Martynaw and Economics Minister Mikalay Zaychanka (Belarusian news agency Belapan)
Yulia Tymoshenko
Gas talks
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko visits Russia for talks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on the price of Russian gas supplies to Ukraine (ITAR-TASS news agency).
Ehud Olmert
Israeli-Russian negotiations
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visits Russia for talks with President Dmitry Medvedev. Discussions are expected to touch on Israel's concerns about Russian arms sales to Syria, Russian opposition to further sanctions on Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (RIA Novosti news agency).
Vladimir Putin
Belarusian-Russian talks
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits Belarus meeting President Alyaksandr Lukashenka (Belarusian news agency Belapan).
Dmitry Medvedev
Kyrgyz visit
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visits ahead of a CIS and Eurasian Economic Community summit on 10th (Kyrgyz TV).
Viktor Yushchenko
UK visit
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko visits the United Kingdom to meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Foreign Secretary David Miliband. Talks will focus on bilateral ties, European security and the possibility of lifting visa requirement for Ukrainian citizens (Ukrainian news agency Interfax-Ukraine).
Nicolas Sarkozy
First World Policy Conference
The 'First World Policy Conference' takes place in Evian. The conference brings together current and former leaders from every continent, as well as academics, for discussion on global governance. The event is opened by French President Nicolas Sarkozy (First World Policy Conference website).
