The Russian Information Agency Novosti begins Hotline coverage for Friday, June 18, 2004.
ASTANA
* Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the opening ceremony of the international forum "Eurasian integration: trends of modern development and civilization challenges". After that, the Russian leader will participate in the summits of the Eurasian Economic Community and Collective Security Treaty Organization. Vladimir Putin is also invited to the opening ceremony of the new building of the Russian Embassy in Kazakhstan. Moreover, he is hold a bilateral meeting with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev.
MOSCOW
* The Russian State Duma will host a press conference following the sessions of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and the State Duma's permanent delegation in this Assembly.
* Members of the French National Assembly, chairman and vice president of France-Russia friendship group Rene Andre and Jean-Louis Bianco will give a press conference in Moscow. They are visiting Russia to discuss Russia-EU relations after the European Union's enlargement with Russian statesmen.
* The presentation of the new car Renault Logan will take place at Avtoframos plant. Avtoframos director general Jean Michel Jalinier and Renault product director Remi Deconinck will give a press conference at the plant.
* The 26th Moscow international film festival (June 18-27) will open in Pushkinsky cinema. After the opening ceremony Quentin Tarantino will present Kill Bill Vol. 2.
* The Izvestia media center will hold a live conference with State Hermitage director Mikhail Piotrovsky. It will focus on museums' privatization and new Hermitage projects.
CHISINAU
* Moldovan, Russian and Transdniestrian peacekeepers will hold annual planned exercises in Vadu-lui-Vode. They are to practice prevention of attacks, illegal invasions and other emergency situations. Military attaches of the Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, US, Slovak, British, Greek and Canadian embassies will observe the exercises.
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