2005
DECEMBER
December 9
MOSCOW - A video conference on the results of the Russian-EU project on regional reforms with Russian Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref and head of the European Commission's mission in Moscow Marc Franco.
MOSCOW - The eighth international forum on constitutional justice on the topic, The implementation of rulings of the European Court of Human Rights by the constitutional courts of European countries (until December 10).
BABAYEVO (Vologda Region) - A ceremony marking the first link-up of the North European Gas Pipeline with Russian government members, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, etc.
December 10
GUDERMES, CHECHNYA - The Islam for Peace international forum on combating terrorism and extremism.
STOCKHOLM/OSLO - 2005 Nobel Prize award ceremony.
December 12
MOSCOW - An international conference on national examinations to evaluate the quality of education (until December 14).
GROZNY - The first sessions of the upper and lower chambers of the Chechen parliament, the Council of the Republic, and the People's Assembly.
GRAND CANARY, SPAIN - The international economic cooperation forum, Europe Meets China (until December 12).
December 13
KUALA LUMPUR - President Vladimir Putin's visit to Malaysia and the first Russia-ASEAN Summit (until December 14).
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).
MOSCOW - The third Federation Council session on cooperation with the youth parliaments of Russian Federation members and public youth organizations (until December 15).
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 28,
LENINGRAD REGION (Ivangorod border checkpoint) - The first meeting between Russian Father Frost and Santa Claus on the Russian-Estonian border (since 1997 such meetings have been held on the Russian-Finnish border).
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).
