* Russian and Belarussian Prime Ministers Mikhail Fradkov and Sergei Sidorsky will participate in the session of the council of ministers of the Union State (16.00).
* The Federation Council will host a roundtable on legislative support for innovation and investment programs of Russia's energy sphere (14.00).
* The Russian State Duma deputy group for relations with Benelux parliaments, the embassy of Luxembourg to the Russian Federation, the inter-regional foundation of public initiatives and technologies and the International Dialogue open club will hold an international conference on the topic "Russia and the European Union. Relations prospects" (11.00).
* The European Commission's mission in Moscow will host a conference to present the EU-financed project of the development of institutional, legal and economic federalism in Russia. The partner of the project is the Russian President's stuff (10.00).
* President of the self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia Sergei Bagapsh will give a press conference (10.00).
* The faculty of economics of Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Business Russia nationwide public association will hold a discussion on the topic "Economic growth policy for Russia" (14.00).
* The Russian Information Agency Novosti, Moscow, will host the following press conferences:
- "Results of genetic security check of the market of meat products" dedicated to World Consumer Day (March 15) (11.00);
- "The Russian Islamic space: new challenges and new possibilities" (12.30).
* The Eldar movie club will host a session of members of the Nika Filmmaking Academy and the second round of voting (15.00).
* Moscow will host a press conference on the celebrations of the 165th anniversary of outstanding Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky (16.00).
* Moscow will host the final press conference on the first-ever adventure rally Expedition Trophy (February 23 - March 8; Murmansk-Vladivostok). The organizers of the rally will receive certificates of the Levsha Club of Russian Records (19.00).
KALININGRAD
The administration of the Kaliningrad region will host a press conference to present the EU-financed project aimed to reduce the pollution level of drinking water sources and trans-border river pollution.
JERUSALEM
* The Yad Vashem memorial will host the opening ceremony of the new Holocaust museum. Those attending will be UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Israeli leaders and representatives of 30 states, including Secretary of the Russian Security Council Igor Ivanov.
LONDON
* A roundtable of G8 ministers of environment will open in London. Russian Minister of Natural Resources Yuri Trutnev will represent Russia.
* The Ukrainian Investment Summit organized by the Adam Smith Institute and Ukraine's embassy in the UK will open in London (March 15-16). Representatives of the Ukrainian government, European investors, leading Ukrainian and western bankers and businessmen will be attending.
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