* Russian Federation Council (the upper chamber of parliament) Speaker Sergei Mironov will arrive in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, to attend the inauguration ceremony of Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
MOSCOW
* The Prometei 8th Moscow international festival of stuntmen will open at the Tushino airfield (2.00 p.m.).
BAIKONUR
* The Soyuz-FG carrier rocket will be launched to take the Galaxy-13 U.S. telecommunications satellite into orbit.
SARATOV
* Saratov (Volga area) will mark the 415th anniversary of its foundation.
EDINBURGH
* Prominent Russian writers will attend a book festival in Edinburgh.
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