The Russian Information Agency Novosti begins Hotline coverage for Sunday, June 20, 2004.
ST. PETERSBURG
* Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov will participate in the Energy dialogue, a session of the Russian leadership and heads of the world's largest energy companies. The session will be held in the Constantine Palace, which will also host the awarding ceremony of the Global Energy international prize. Outstanding Russian and foreign scientists, members of the awarding committee, culture and art figures and heads of the Russian and foreign major energy companies will participate in the ceremony.
* Paul McCartney will give a sole concert on Palace Square.
MOSCOW
* The 11th international Russian language contest will start in the Pushkin State Russian Language Institute. 250 people from 33 countries, winners of national Russian language and literature contests, will participate in it. The contest will be running until June 27.
* The Moscow Municipal Creative Children's Palace in Vorobyov Hills will host the celebrations of the UN World Refugee Day marked on June 20. The event is sponsored by the Russian department of UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
LISBON
* Russia and Greece will play the last match in Group A at EURO-2004. This game will be a pure formality for the Russian national team, which lost the two previous matches to Spain and Portugal. Greece will not be disappointed even with a draw. Undoubtedly, Greeks will be favorites of this match.
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