* The opening ceremony of the landing gallery and new airport premises of passenger service will open in the Vnukovo international airport (11.00). Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, members of the Moscow government, heads of Russian ministries and departments and representatives of major airlines will be attending.
* The concert hall of the Olympic Village will host a soiree dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the deployment of troops in the Chechen Republic. Those participating will be governor of the Moscow region Boris Gromov, Generals of the Army Igor Rodionov and Vladimir Tikhomirov, veterans, Heroes of Russia and the Soviet Union.
* The Moscow Kremlin's Armory will host a concert "Culture for the Third Millennium" organized by Vladimir Spivakov's international charity foundation. The money gained by the concert will be used to build a rehabilitation center for children with oncological and hematological diseases in Vladivostok (Russia's Far East).
* A nationwide conference of People's Party of Russia will be held in Moscow (10.00).
* The finals of the Russian President's Judo Cup-2004 will take place in Moscow.
* Teams of the Russian Professional Hockey League (PHL) and National Hockey League (NHL) will play a match at the Luzhniki sports center.
RABAT
* Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin will visit Morocco to participate in the session of G8 finance ministers and the Forum for the Future. The latter will be attended by representatives of the G8, 20 Arab countries and international organizations.
TEHRAN
* Russian Federation Council (upper house) Speaker Sergei Mironov will arrive in Iran on a two-day visit. He is expected to meet with Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, other top officials and parliamentarians.
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