Schedule of Events for Thursday, 3 August

LJUBLJANA - Parliament Speaker France Cukjati is to sign a decree on local elections, which he is expected to schedule for 22 October; at 1 PM. (STA/PHOTO)

NEW YORK, US - Slovenia is to take part in a special United Nations meeting of countries that are willing to contribute troops for a possible peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. The informal meeting has been called by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.

OTOCEC - Drug maker Krka is to present business results for the first half of 2006; at 1 PM. (STA)

LJUBLJANA - The deputy group of the opposition Liberal Democracy (LDS) is to assess the government's work in the first half of the year at a press conference scheduled for 11 AM.

LJUBLJANA - The Slovenian Press Agency is to release a set of features on the upcoming local elections. (STA)

LJUBLJANA - Press review. (STA)

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