Schedule of Events for Monday, 17 October

MOSCOW, Russia - FM Dimitrij Rupel, acting in the capacity of OSCE chairman-in-office, is to visit Moscow as part of a three-day tour of Russia, Moldova and Ukraine. He is to meet Russian FM Sergey Lavrov, to be followed by a press conference at 3:30 PM. (STA)

LJUBLJANA - The Party of European Socialists (PES) is to organise a two-day conference on the Balkans' EU outlook, to be attended also by parliamentary officials from the Western Balkans; starts at 4:30 PM. (STA)

LJUBLJANA - Justice Minister Lovro Sturm and US Ambassador Thomas Robertson are to sign an agreement on mutual legal aid in criminal matters and on extradition, to be followed by a statement to the press at 11 AM.

LJUBLJANA - Slovak Transport Minister Pavol Prokopovic is scheduled to visit Slovenia on the invitation of his Slovenian counterpart Minister Janez Bozic. Prokopovic and Bozic are to review bilateral cooperation as well as progress in building the fifth pan-European transport route, with a statement for the press at 11:50 AM. (STA)

LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg - EU environment ministers, including Slovenia's Janez Podobnik, are scheduled to discuss the controversial directive on registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals (REACH), climate change and environmental strategies.

TRIESTE, Italy - Two Slovenian minority organisations and two Italian minority organisations are to stage a meeting on the economic role of minorities, expected to be attended by Slovenian Regional Policy Minister Ivan Zagar, alongside various other politicians and business people. The event is set to begin at 9:30 AM. (STA)

LJUBLJANA - Public Administration Minister Gregor Virant and Economics Minister Andrej Vizjak are set to present the "All in One Place VEM and e-VEM" projects, intended to facilitate the registration, sending of tax information and insurance data for companies. A press conference at 1 PM.

LJUBLJANA - The five-day iMERA Workshop, organised by Slovenia's Metrology Institute, is to begin, dealing with scientific and research needs and advantages and an overview of national programmes in the field. The event, scheduled to begin at 9 AM, is expected to draw more than 100 participants.

ROME, Italy - A ceremony marking 60 years of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to be attended also by Slovenian President Janez Drnovsek.

LJUBLJANA - Central European seminar on dealing with radioactive waste, organised by the Agency for Radwaste Management, is to discuss changes in the field of radioactive management and foster experience exchange; begins at 9 AM.

LJUBLJANA - Press review. (STA)

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