TODAY: Protests in Brussels and Diyarbakir, south-eastern Turkey, marking World Peace Day and support for Kurds. New Taiwanese PM assumes office. Miners in Russian Far East hold protest strike. Presidential election in breakaway self-proclaimed republic of Nagorny Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Government representatives meet in Oslo to prepare for treaty signing banning landmines in December. Annan in Copenhagen.
TOMORROW: Labour Day in US. Deputy mayor of Taipei arrives in China. Russian president meets leaders of political factions in parliament. Polish president in Portugal. EU Industry Commissioner in Indonesia. WEDNESDAY: Mandela in Switzerland. Cyprus foreign minister in Bonn. Relief Russian cosmonauts begin space walk on Mir. Havel opens first thinkers' conference in Prague.
THURSDAY: German CDU and CSU hold joint strategy session. Verdict expected in trial of three Danish neo-Nazis. Iranian citizens allowed to visit Islamic holy places in Iraq from today.
FRIDAY: Refugees from Democratic Republic of Congo in Tanzania expected to be repatriated from today. International Olympic Committee meets to choose host city for 2004 Olympics.
SUNDAY: EU Agriculture Council meets in Luxembourg. Conference on Panama Canal opens in Panama. Eighth International Conference Against Corruption opens in Lima. EULatin America Commissioner arrives in region. - (Future Events News Service)
IRELAND Tomorrow: German ambassador launches special issue of History Ireland on German-Irish relations. New Swedish ambassador presents credentials. Wednes- day: Arrival of group of Native American Indians who intend to run a circuit of Ireland with the message, "All Life is Sacred". The President, Mrs Robinson, opens International Standing Conference for the history of education. Friday: Seminar on "European Social Policy and Competitiveness" in Institute of European Affairs at 9.30 a.m. The President attends inaugural conference of the Irish European Law Forum at Newman House. Saturday: Anglo-Irish union rights rally in Connolly Hall, Cork, at 1.30 p.m. organised by the Communications Workers' Union. Irish events of a world news interest should be received by David Shanks, Foreign Desk, on the Friday before publication.