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TUESDAY, JAN. 5

** COLOMBO – Minister of External Affairs of India S Jaishankar will pay a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka. (to Jan. 7) VIENNA – OPEC+ to debate oil output increase for Feb. – 1430 GMT.

ABUJA/KINSHASA/GABORONE/DODOMA/VICTORIA – Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay official visits to Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Botswana, Tanzania and Seychelles from Jan. 4 to Jan. 9 at the invitation of foreign ministers of the five countries (to Jan.9).

GENEVA – The World Health Organization’s vaccine advisory panel SAGE (Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation) holds a close-door meeting to examine safety and efficacy data of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine.

MANDALAY, Myanmar – A high-level meeting between India and Myanmar will be held at Mandalay to discuss reopening of the Moreh border which has been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. RIYADH – Saudi Arabia hosts the annual Gulf Arab summit, which was due to take place in December 2020 but was pushed to January.

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 06

** COLOMBO – Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar meets with Sri Lankan officials including President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and foreign minister Dinesh Gunewardene. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, JAN. 7

** LISBON – Portugal’s Finance Minister Joao Leao holds meeting with Eurogroup chief Paschal Donohoe as the country takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the European Council. ADDIS ABABA – Experts from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization will hold online media briefings on the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa – 0800 GMT. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, JAN. 10 Kyrgyzstan – Presidential election

Kazakhstan – Kazakh House of Representatives election. – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY, JAN. 11

** PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron, the World Bank and U.N. agencies host a one-day “One Planet” summit in Paris focused on protecting biodiversity. ** LISBON – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pays official one-day visit to Lisbon. WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – 10th Anniversary of U.S.-Russia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement. – – – – – – – – –

TUESDAY, JAN. 12

MANILA – Philippines’ finance minister Carlos Dominguez delivers keynote address at a virtual business forum – 0430 GMT.

HAITI – 11th anniversary of Haiti’s magnitude 7 earthquake that destroyed much of the Haitian capital.

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GENEVA – WHO executive board meeting on programme, budget and administration (to Jan. 26).

BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers meet – 1400 GMT. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JAN. 19 BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, JAN. 24

PORTUGAL – Portugal holds Presidential elections – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY, JAN. 25 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

BRUSSELS – EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers speech on the “priorities for Europe” – 1930 GMT.

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TUESDAY, JAN. 26 BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting (Cohesion).

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THURSDAY, FEB 4

BRUSSELS – European Commission conference on competition policy and the EU Green Deal. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, FEB. 7

ECUADOR – Ecuadorian National Congress election ECUADOR – Ecuador Presidential election.

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MONDAY, FEB. 15 BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, FEB. 22 WELLINGTON – Deputy finance ministers of Asia-Pacific countries meet in preparation for APEC Summit in New Zealand. (to March 07) – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, FEB. 25

BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers meet to discuss macroeconomic developments and policy prospects in the euro zone – 1400 GMT. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, FEB. 28 EL SALVADOR – Salvadorian Legislative Assembly election.

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MONDAY, MAR. 1

** BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández addresses the Parliament at the opening of the annual sessions.

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