* Leader of the United Progressive Alliance of the Republic of India Sonia Gandhi will arrive in Russia at an invitation from the Russian National Glory Center (June 13-16). She is to meet with Russian top officials and public figures. Gandhi will be accompanied by Indian Minister of External Affairs Natwar Singh.
ST. PETERSBURG
* A session of the permanent committee of the Arctic region parliamentarians will be held in St. Petersburg. The committee is to consider preparations for the 7th conference of parliamentarians of the Arctic region in Sweden due in 2006.
DUSHANBE
* President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai will arrive in Tajikistan on a routine visit. He is to attend the foundation ceremony of a bridge across the border river Pyandzh.
PARIS
* The 46th international air show will open in Le Bourget, Paris suburb (June 13-19). Leading Russian aircraft and spacecraft producers will participate in the biennale show. This is one of the major shows of the world aerospace industry achievements.
VIENNA
* A session of the IAEA Board of Governors will open in Vienna. IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei is expected to be reelected for the third term. Iranian nuclear programs will be on the session's agenda.
LUXEMBOURG
* The Ukraine-EU cooperation council will hold a session to assess the three-year plan of actions. Ukraine intends to raise the question of simplifying visa regulations with EU countries.
GENEVA
* A session of the UN Biological and Toxin Weapon Convention states will open in Geneva (June 13-24).
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