Today: Russian PM and finance minister visit US. EU General Affairs Council meets in Brussels. European Parliament session begins in Brussels. Former aide to Anwar Ibrahim has appeal against conviction heard in Kuala Lumpur.
Tomorrow: European Parliament subcommittee on monetary affairs meets in Brussels. French-German finance meeting in Aix-en-Provence.
Wednesday: European Union summit in Berlin. House of Lords to rule on extradition of Gen Augusto Pinochet. Russian PM meets IMF managing director in Washington.
Thursday: President of European Parliament visits Barcelona. EU-Slovenia meeting in Ljubljana. Court in Richmond, Virginia, holds hearing into trial of twin brothers accused of conspiring to incite a race war.
Saturday: State election in New South Wales, Australia. Prominent Chinese dissident Wang Dan begins visit to Taiwan.
Sunday: EU-Japanese ministerial meeting in Berlin.
Ireland
Today: Prime Minister (in exile) of the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma, Dr Sein Win, addresses Oireachtas committee on human rights at 2.30 p.m. Latin America Week continues (Details: (01) 676-0435 or lasc@iol.ie) Tomorrow: John Sweeney of the Observer gives lecture on "Algeria - Anatomy of a Conflict" at Ussher Theatre, TCD, at 8 p.m., organised by the Irish Algeria Solidarity Group.