Fri Apr 6, 2012 2:57am EDT
Following are some of the main world news events expected in the next week (all times GMT). Asterisks denote new listings.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 6
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the White House Forum on "Women in the Economy". ** VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict leads the celebration of the Passion of the Lord on Good Friday. ** ASTANA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to visit Kazakhstan.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 7 ** VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict leads prayer on Easter eve.
NINGBO, China - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba holds annual tri-lateral meeting with his Chinese and South Korean counterparts (to April 8).
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SUNDAY, APRIL 8
SOUTH OSSETIA - Presidential run-off elections in break-away region of Georgia.
NEW DELHI - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari visits India and meets with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
JERUSALEM/ WEST BANK - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti visits Israel and Palestinian territories (to April 9).
BEIJING - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to visit China (to April 11). ** VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict celebrates Easter Mass and gives his blessing to the city and the world (Urbe et Orbe).
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MONDAY, APRIL 9
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama holds a meeting with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. ** WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama hosts the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. ** JERUSALEM - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti to hold a news conference. ** HELSINKI - Indian Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh to visit Finland (to April 11).
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TUESDAY, APRIL 10
TOKYO - British Prime Minister David Cameron visits Japan (to April 11) and meets Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.
WASHINGTON - G8 Foreign Ministers meeting.
DAMASCUS - Deadline for Syria Government to partially implement peace plan of Kofi Annan, the U.N.-Arab League special envoy to Syria.
MOSCOW - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem visits Russia.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 ** WASHINGTON - G8 Foreign Ministers meeting (to April 12). ** TEHRAN - U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan visits Iran for talks with senior officials on Syria.
SOUTH KOREA - Parliamentary elections.
TOKYO - Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa to visit Japan (to April 13).
PARIS - French Finance Minister Francois Baroin and Budget Minister Valerie Pecresse to present the government's multi-year budget plans to the Senate (1400). ** HAVANA - Mexico's President Felipe Calderon to visit Cuba.
PYONGYANG - North Korea holds a special party conference.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 12 ** PORT-AU-PRINCE - Mexico's President Felipe Calderon to visit to Haiti.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 13
ISTANBUL/BAGHDAD (VENUE TBC) - Iran and six world powers expected to meet (to April 14), for a round of talks over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme.
PYONGYANG - North Korea to hold a special parliamentary session during which the reclusive country's new young leader, Kim Jong-un, is expected to be given a top title aimed at consolidating his grip on power.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 14
CARTAGENA, Colombia - The Sixth Summit of the Americas (to April 15).
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