* Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a routine visit to Ukraine. He is to hold talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yushchenko and other Ukrainian leaders.
MOSCOW
* The Moscow branch of the Russian Party of Life will hold a conference. Party chairman, Federation Council [upper house of the Russian parliament] Speaker Sergei Mironov will attend the conference. It will focus on preparations for the 4th party congress scheduled for March 26 (14.00).
SEOUL
* U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will arrive in the Republic of Korea as part of her Asian tour.
* The Foal Eagle U.S.-South Korean exercises will begin (March 19-25).
ALGIERS
* A two-day meeting of foreign ministers of Arab countries will open in Algeria's capital to coordinate the agenda of the summit of the League of Arab States in Algiers on March 22-23.
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