/[c] BBC Monitoringitoring Weekly Prospects (Former Soviet Union) for 16-27 October 2002.

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

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

7-18

UKRAINE: Cooperative Adventure Exchange 2002 international military exercise takes place at Yavoriv proving range, western Ukraine, under NATO's Partnership for Peace programme. Servicemen from 18 NATO countries, plus Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Moldova and Ukraine take part (Ukrainian STB TV)

9-16

RUSSIA: Nationwide census takes place (Russian news agency ITAR-TASS)

13-16

UKRAINE: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) delegation visits to monitor freedom of speech, particularly that of the country's opposition forces (Russian news agency Interfax)

13-17

CHINA/RUSSIA: Mikhail Lesin, Russian media minister, heads delegation of Russian media representatives on visit to Beijing to set up an information exchange between the two countries. Talks scheduled with Chinese counterparts as part of working group on cooperation in the mass media (Russian news agency ITAR-TASS)

14-17

ARMENIA: Col-Gen Vladimir Mikhaylov, Russian air force commander-in-chief, visits Yerevan to discuss CIS joint air defence system and future of a Russian air base in Armenia (Russian news agency ITAR-TASS)

14-18

UKRAINE: Estonia's President Arnold Ruutel pays official visit to Kiev for bilateral talks with the Ukrainian leadership. Will also meet opposition figures and visit Odessa (15) and Crimea (16) (Estonian news agency ETA, Baltic news agency BNS)

14-18

UZBEKISTAN: Delegation from NATO Parliamentary Assembly pays official visit …