/[c] BBC Monitoringitoring Weekly Prospects (Former Soviet Union) for 22 Jan-2 Feb 2003.

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

Queries? Ring Duty Editor, FORMER SOVIET UNION, on 86271 (internal) or 0118-9486271 (externally)

13-24

AZERBAIJAN: World Bank mission visits Baku for discussions with the government on the next credit line to the country (Azerbaijani news agency Trend)

18-27

UK/GEORGIA: Georgian, Abkhaz ministers lead delegations to talks in the UK initiated by nongovernment organizations on a Georgian-Abkhaz settlement (Russian news agency Interfax)

19-?24

RUSSIA: Council of Europe delegation led by Lord Judd visits Moscow, Chechnya to gather information for a report on the Chechen situation for the January session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) (Russian news agency ITAR-TASS)

20-23

KYRGYZSTAN: Delegation of Russian air force generals, officers visits Bishkek to negotiate agreements on location of a Russian air base in Kant, 20 km from Bishkek, comprising Su-27 fighter jets, Su-25 attack planes, Mi-8 helicopters (Russian news agency Interfax)

20-25

RUSSIA: Georgian parliamentary delegation pays official visit to Moscow. Talks on bilateral issues planned with both Russian speakers plus Security Council and Foreign Ministry officials (Russian news agency ITAR-TASS)

20-28

SWITZERLAND/KAZAKHSTAN: …