The World This Week

Today: Cypriot president meets Turkish Cypriot leader. No-confidence vote in Israeli PM

Today: Cypriot president meets Turkish Cypriot leader. No-confidence vote in Israeli PM. Cambodia's National Assembly elects foreign minister as new first prime minister.

Tomorrow: Hiroshima hosts international symposium on peace. German foreign minister in Ukraine. Polish parliament holds special session to debate floods.

Wednesday: Albright in Singapore.

Thursday: EU agriculture commissioner begins tour of Baltic states. EU commissioner for humanitarian aid expected to visit Afghanistan.

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Friday: Clinton expected to sign tax cuts Bill. China celebrates 70th anniversary of People's Liberation Army. WTO meets to consider China's application.

Saturday: The 77th anniversary of founding of International Court in The Hague. Anniversary of Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

Sunday: Syrian pharmaceutical industrialists visit Iraq. Second round of parliamentary elections in Mali. President-elect of Iran, Mohammad Khatami, sworn in. Second round of presidential and legislative elections in Liberia. - (Future Events News Service)

Ireland

Monday: The President, Mrs Robinson, receives Slovenian ambassador and Dr Richard Sturge Grant presents credentials as New Zealand ambassador.

Wednesday: The President receives farewell call from ambassador of Cyprus.

Friday: Albania Child Aid fund-raiser at Necarne Castle, Irvinestown, Co Fermanagh, with artists including Van Morrison, Mary Black, and "More Power to your Elbow". (Phone: 01 4569569) Irish events of a world news interest for this column should be received by David Shanks, Foreign Desk, on the Friday before publication.