* Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, will meet with Japan's Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga, currently in Moscow.
* Austrian Ambassador to Russia Martin Vukovic and Deputy Head of the European Commission's delegation to Russia Paul Vandoren will give a news conference to discuss the program of Austria during its EU presidency in the first six months of 2006 (10:00 a.m.).
* A session of the State Duma, parliament's lower house, will be held (10:00 a.m.).
* A news conference on the results of the Expo-Center's work in 2005 and exhibition plans for 2006 will be held (11:00 a.m.).
ST. PETERSBURG
* Russian Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko will attend a session on implementing the National Education Project for the Northwest Federal District.
BERLIN
* Russian Agriculture Minister Alexei Gordeyev will attend the opening ceremony of the Russian pavilion at a major international agricultural and food exhibition, Green Week-2006.
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