2005
DECEMBER
December 5
MOSCOW - Parliamentary hearings on the oil and natural gas resources of East Siberia and the Far East as the basis of regional development.
MOSCOW - A session of the organizing committee of the second all-Russia forum entitled, The Health of the Nation is the Basis of Russia's Prosperity.
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA - The 13th session of the council of foreign ministers of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (until December 6).
BAGHDAD - The trial of Saddam Hussein will resume.
December 6
MOSCOW - Parliamentary hearings on Russia's energy strategy.
MOSCOW - A plenary session of the Russian Council of Judges (until December 10).
MOSCOW - The Russian Industry for the Oil and Natural Gas Complex specialized exhibition (until December 8).
MOSCOW - An international economic forum, Russia and India: strategic partnership in the 21st century.
MOSCOW - The opening of a UNICEF photo exhibition called Mines Against Children.
TASHKENT - The first international conference, The Central Asian Energy Market: Trends and Prospects, with energy experts from Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran and the CIS (until December 7).
LONDON - The 12th annual Adam Smith Forum on Russian Banking: Maximizing Profitability and Minimizing Risks (until December 8).
LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA - The LIMA-2005 Asia-Pacific Air Show (until December 11).
December 7
MOSCOW - A conference on the strategy of state regulation of natural and mineral resources.
MOSCOW - The final conference of the EU TACIS (Technical Assistance for the Commonwealth of Independent States) project, Corporate Management in Russia.
BRUSSELS - Talks between a Russian delegation and the Commission of the European Communities.
MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA - An extraordinary summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
December 8
MOSCOW - The second international anti-terrorism media forum under the auspices of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (until December 10).
MOSCOW - The Tverskoy Court will issue a verdict on the case of 39 members of the National Bolshevik Party accused of seizing an office of the presidential staff.
BRUSSELS - A meeting of the foreign ministers of the Russia-NATO Council.
ROME - The Olympic flame will be delivered from Greece to Italy for the 2006 Winter Olympics.
December 9
TOKYO - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's visit to Japan (until December 12).
December 10
GUDERMES, CHECHNYA - The Islam for Peace international forum on combating terrorism and extremism.
STOCKHOLM/OSLO - 2005 Nobel Prize award ceremony.
December 12
MALAYSIA - The Russia-ASEAN Summit (December 12-13).
GRAND CANARY, SPAIN - The international economic cooperation forum, Europe Meets China (until December 12).
December 13
MOSCOW - A ceremony for "Russian corporate management leaders."
MOSCOW - A roundtable on the topic, "Mortgage: a Government PR-project or a Real Financing Mechanism for the Building Market."
HONG KONG - The sixth ministerial session of the World Trade Organization.
December 14
MOSCOW - A session of the presidium of the presidential council for national projects.
MOSCOW - The ninth all-Russia exposition of national products (until December 19).
December 15
MOSCOW - A nationwide conference on legislative aspects and problems of cooperation development (until December 16).
BAGHDAD - Parliamentary elections in Iraq.
December 17
MOSCOW - A congress of the Russian Pensioners' Party.
December 23
TYUMEN - The first leg of Kostya Tszyu's international professional boxing cup.
WARSAW - Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski will conclude his term in office.
December 25
KAMBARKA, UDMURTIA - The launch of Russia's second chemical weapons disposal facility.
December 27
MOSCOW - Father Frost (Russian Santa Claus) will arrive in Moscow after a tour of Russia and attend New Year celebrations on Tverskaya Square.
IVANOVO - Mikhail Men's inauguration ceremony as governor of the Ivanovo region.
December 29
MOSCOW - A session of the State Council on the implementation of key national projects.
December 30
UKRAINE/IRAQ - The completion of the withdrawal of Ukrainian peacekeepers from Iraq.
December 31
LISBON - The 28th Dakar-2006 off-road rally will start.
2006
JANUARY
January 10
MOSCOW - The beginning of the spring session of the State Duma (until July 16).
