Announcement of events, 23

**June 23, Monday**

Press conferences, meetings of public organizations, conferences, seminars:

A meeting of the Council on Local Self-Government under the Chairman of the Federation Council will be held on the topic “On the progress of the implementation of the Federal Law “On the General Principles of the Organization of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation.”

Parliamentary hearings will be held on the topic “Legislative support for innovative development of the economy / socio-economic development /”, organized by the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy and Entrepreneurship.

A press conference will be held by the first deputy head of the Law Monitoring Center under the Federation Council G. Burbulis. The issue is the preparation of the sixth All-Russian scientific and practical conference on monitoring legislation and law enforcement practice on the topic “Monitoring law as the basis of the strategy for innovative development of the Russian Federation.”

The 2nd International Conference "Private Banking & Wealth Management in Russia: prospects, strategies, practice", organized by the Association of Russian Banks and Infor-media Russia, will begin / until June 24/.

A meeting of the Federal Council of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs will take place. It is planned to consider the impact of the level of tariffs of natural monopolies on the competitiveness of Russian business. In particular, the following are invited to speak: A. Shokhin - President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, S. Novikov - Head of the Federal Tariff Service; M. Kurbatov - Director of the Department of State Regulation of Tariffs, Infrastructure Reforms and Environmental Economics of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation; A. Golomolzin - Deputy Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service.

The annual professional forum of Russian publishers "Publishing Business/Publishing Expo - 2008" will open /June 25/. Among the organizers are Rospechat, the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the National Press Coordination Council. The opening ceremony is attended by the Minister of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation I. Shchegolev, the head of Rospechat M. Seslavinsky. On the same day - presentation of the Rospechat report "Russian periodical press market. Status, trends and development prospects - 2008", a press conference on the topic "The present and future of the publishing business."

A meeting of the “New Elite of Russia” section of the Strategy 2020 Forum will take place.

The international exhibition "Equipment and Technologies for the Oil and Gas Complex" "Neftegaz-2008" will open /until June 27/.

Memorable dates:

Olympic running day. Established by decision of the International Olympic Committee. Celebrated annually in different countries on different days to commemorate the anniversary of the creation of the IOC (23 June 1894, Paris) - the governing body of the modern Olympic movement.

UN Public Service Day. Established by a decision of the UN General Assembly on December 20, 2002 to commemorate the contribution of the public service to the development process.

For Orthodox Christians, Peter's Fast begins (June 23 - July 11).

Born on this day:
- Vladimir Petrovich Kozlov (1949), head of the Federal Archival Agency.
- Ushakov Sergei Konstantinovich (1952), adviser to the President of the Russian Federation.

**June 24, Tuesday**

The main events:

A meeting of the Moscow government will take place. The agenda includes the main directions of the Moscow government's policy in the field of rental relations for non-residential properties owned by the capital for 2009-2011, the concept of Land Use and Development Rules in Moscow.

A meeting of the Moscow region government will take place. On the agenda is the bill “On Amendments to the Law of the Moscow Region “On the Budget of the Moscow Region for 2008.”

Press conferences, meetings of public organizations, conferences, seminars:

A meeting of the RSPP board will take place. The agenda includes the issue of the role of the business community in the development and implementation of the country's foreign economic strategy.

A press conference will be held on the topic "Gazprom in the East of Russia, entry into the markets of the Asia-Pacific region." Participants - Deputy Chairman of the Board of OJSC Gazprom A. Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Board of OJSC Gazprom, General Director of LLC Gazpromexport A. Medvedev , Head of the Department of Foreign Economic Activity S. Tsygankov, Head of the Department for Coordination of Eastern Projects V. Timoshilov.

A press conference "Inflation: seven troubles - one answer. Diagnosis of the government" will be held. Participating: Director of the Institute of Globalization Problems M. Delyagin.

Memorable dates:

Republic Day in Chuvashia. On June 24, 1920, the Chuvash Autonomous Okrug was formed as part of the RSFSR (since February 1992 - the Chuvash Republic as part of the Russian Federation).

Catholic holiday: Nativity of St. John the Baptist.

Born on this day:
- Neelov Yuri Vasilievich (1952), governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
- Shuvalov Sergey Alekseevich (1951), deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on the Budget, deputy chairman of the Federation Council Commission on housing policy and housing and communal services, representative from the government of the Saratov region.

**June 25, Wednesday**

The main events:

A plenary meeting of the State Duma will take place.

A meeting of the Moscow City Duma will take place. On the agenda are the bills “Town Planning Code of the City of Moscow”, etc., in the third reading.

Press conferences, meetings of public organizations, conferences, seminars:

The next annual conference "Tax Policy in the Conditions of Choosing the Development Path for Russia" will be held. Organized with the support of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

A visiting meeting of the Federation Council Committee on Northern Affairs and Minority Peoples will be held in Magadan on the topic “The role of the mineral resource complex in the economy of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation included in the Far Eastern Federal District: problems and prospects / using the example of the Magadan Region /”.

Memorable dates:

Born on this day:
- Kazmin Andrey Ilyich (1958), General Director of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Russian Post".
- Markelov Leonid Igorevich (1963), President of the Republic of Mari El.

**June 26, Thursday**

Press conferences, meetings of public organizations, conferences, seminars:

The Russia-EU summit will begin in Khanty-Mansiysk /until June 28/.

A meeting of the Presidium of the General Council of the United Russia party is scheduled. The agenda includes a provision on a new procedure for party membership.

A press conference will be held on the topic “Financial and economic policy of OJSC Gazprom.” Participants - Deputy Chairman of the Board of OJSC Gazprom - Head of the Financial and Economic Department A. Kruglov, Deputy Chairman of the Board - Chief Accountant of OJSC Gazprom E. Vasilyeva.

A press conference will be held by economist and political scientist M. Delyagin on the topic “Electric Power Industry Reform.”

Memorable dates:

International Day against Drug Addiction and Illicit Drug Trafficking. Celebrated by decision of the UN General Assembly adopted in 1987 as part of the Decade against Drug Abuse (1991-2000) declared by it.

United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. On June 26, 1987, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted at the 39th session of the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1984, came into force.

Born on this day:
- Anatoly Ivanovich Lisitsyn (1947), former governor of the Yaroslavl region.
- Zyuganov Gennady Andreevich (1944), head of the faction of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in the State Duma.
- Kolodyazhny Viktor Viktorovich (1953), president of the State Corporation "Olympstroy".
- Kutafin Oleg Emelyanovich (1937), Deputy Secretary of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, member of the Council of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, head of the Intercommission Working Group on organizing expert activities of the Public Chamber, President of the state educational institution of higher professional education Moscow State Law Academy.
- Komarov Foat Fagimovich (1958), deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Transport.
- Safaraliev Gadzhimet Kerimovich (1950), deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education.

**June 27, Friday**

Press conferences, meetings of public organizations, conferences, seminars:

The annual general meeting of shareholders of OAO Gazprom will take place. At the end - a final press conference with the participation of the Chairman of the Board of Gazprom OJSC A. Miller.

Memorable dates:

World Fisheries Day. Celebrated annually by decision of the International Convention for the Regulation and Development of Fisheries, held in July 1984 in Rome.

Youth Day in Russia. Held annually in accordance with the order of the President of the Russian Federation B. Yeltsin dated June 24, 1993 at the proposal of the Russian Federation Committee on Youth Affairs and the National Council of Youth Associations.

Born on this day:
- Boris Aleksandrovich Govorin (1947), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Mongolia.
- Dmitry Lvovich Ushakov (1965), member of the board of directors of CJSC APK Agros.
- Andrey Evgenievich Bugrov (1952), managing director of the Interros company.
- Zabolotsky Georgy Vladimirovich (1963), first vice-president of OJSC JSCB ROSBANK.

**June 28, Saturday**

Memorable dates:

Day of the Inventor and Innovator. Celebrated on the last Saturday of June in accordance with the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated January 24, 1979.

Born on this day:
- Zhuikov Dmitry Sergeevich (1964), head of the Office of the President of the Russian Federation for ensuring the constitutional rights of citizens.
- Tatsyun Miron Vasilievich (1955), President of the Union of Timber Industrialists and Timber Exporters of Russia.
- Dzhabrailov Umar Alievich (1958), deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, representative from the executive body of state power of the Chechen Republic.

**June 29, Sunday**

The main events:

Early mayoral elections are expected to be held in Sochi (Krasnodar Territory).

Memorable dates:

Born on this day:
- Karelova Galina Nikolaevna (1950), deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes.
- Shantsev Valery Pavlinovich (1947), governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region.