Thai negotiators
Temple talks
Bilateral negotiations between Cambodia and Thailand take place in Cambodia's Siemreab Province. The talks are aimed at resolving their simmering territorial dispute, close to the ancient Preah Vihear temple (Cambodian television).
Russian navy
Caribbean cruise
Russia's Pacific Fleet conducts joint exercises with the Venezuelan navy in the Caribbean Sea (Russian news agency ITAR-TASS).
Vladimir Putin
CIS summit
CIS heads of government meet in Chisinau. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is expected to attend, meeting with Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin (Moldovan news agency Basapress).
Alexei Frenkel
Going to jail
Moscow City Court announces sentences for Alexei Frenkel and six other men convicted over murder of Andrey Kozlov, first deputy chairman of Central Bank (Russian Channel One TV).
Ban Ki-Moon
Crisis summit
An international summit takes place in Nairobi on the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Congolese President Joseph Kabila and Rwandan President Paul Kagame are expected to attend (Rwandan news agency RNA).
Palestinian factions
Peace talks
Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas are due to hold a comprehensive national dialogue meeting in Cairo (Palestinian presidency-controlled news agency Wafa).
Heinz Fischer
Austria-Jordan relations
Austrian President Heinz Fischer visits Jordan (Jordanian news agency Petra).
Tzipi Livni
Quartet meeting
The Middle East "Quartet" meets at ministerial level in Sharm al-Shaykh, Egypt. Israeli Foreign Minister and Kadima leader Tzipi Livni and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas also expected to attend (Russian news agency Interfax, Israeli website Ynet, Palestinian pro-Fatah news site Firas Press).
Manmohan Singh
Saudi visit
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Saudi Arabia (Indian news agency PTI).
Viktor Yushchenko
Central Asian energy
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko visits Azerbaijan to attend an energy summit (Ukrainian news agency UNIAN).
Lee Sang-hee
Military tour
South Korean Defence Minister Lee Sang-hee visits the country's troops deployed in Iraq, Kuwait and Lebanon (South Korean news agency Yonhap).
Condoleezza Rice
Final farewell?
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice embarks on a regional tour that will take her to Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan and Egypt (Regional sources).
Angela Merkel
Independence celebrations
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Serbian President Boris Tadic and Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko attend ceremonies marking 90th anniversary of Poland's independence (Polish news agency PAP, Ukrainian news agency UNIAN).
Matti Vanhanen
Finnish-Russian relations
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen visits Russia, holding talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (Russian news agency RIA Novosti).
