DIARY-Political and General News Events from Jan. 26

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 26

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam is making a state visit to Brunei. (Final day) NEW DELHI – President of UN General Assembly Dennis Francis will kick start a five-day visit to India. (Final day) VIENTIANE – The 27th ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting. (To Jan. 27) VIENTIANE – ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting Plus Three (MATM+3). (To Jan. 27) VIENTIANE – ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting Plus India. (To Jan. 27) VIENTIANE – ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting Plus Russia. (To Jan. 27)

NEW YORK CITY, United States – Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong will make a working visit to New York City. (To Jan. 27) BEIJING – Kenya’s foreign minister, Musalia Mudavadi will visit China. (Final day) DJIBOUTI/NAIROBI/JUBA – German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock will travel to Djibouti, Kenya and South Sudan. (Final day) BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of justice and home affairs ministers. (Final day)

BANGKOK – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to visit Thailand, at the invitation of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. (Final day)

NEW DELHI – French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in India’s capital for the country’s Republic Day on Jan. 26

VIENTIANE – Minister for foreign affairs of Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan will make an official visit to Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). (To Jan. 29) BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg receives the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milojko Spajic, at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels. There will be a news conference – 0930 GMT. BANGKOK – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi embarks on a four-day visit to Thailand. (To Jan. 29) MADRID – Spain´s foreign affairs minister Jose Manuel Albares meets the tourism and environment minister of Albania Mirela Kumbaro – 1000 GMT. JAKARTA – East Timor’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to meet with the Indonesian President Joko Widodo. TUVALU – Tuvalu holds general election. MADRID – Spain´s economy minister Carlos Cuerpo to speak in economy forum in Madrid – 0800 GMT

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 28

LUANG PRABANG – Foreign ministers from Southeast Asian nations arrives in Luang Prabang, Laos, for a retreat session as ASEAN meetings kick off with Laos as this year’s chair. (To Jan. 29) FINLAND – Finland holds presidential election.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 29

** WASHINGTON DC – Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani discusses security in the Middle East at an Atlantic Council event in Washington D.C. – 1700 GMT. OTTAWA – Zuzana Caputova, President of the Slovak Republic, will undertake a state visit to Canada. (To Feb. 1) HANOI – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visits Vietnam for talks with its top leaders over coastguard cooperation, food security. (To Jan. 30)

ISLAMABAD – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will visit Pakistan.

UZHHOROD, Ukraine – Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will meet Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto in Uzhhorod. BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 30

STOCKHOLM – France President Emmanuel Macron will visit Sweden. (To Jan 31) BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of defence ministers (To Jan. 31) – – – – – – – – –

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31

WARSAW – King of Denmark Frederik X visits Poland. (To Feb. 2) BRUSSELS – EU informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers. (To Feb. 1) – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1

** SARAJEVO – The North Atlantic Council (NAC), chaired by NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană, visits Sarajevo. (To Feb. 2) BRUSSELS – Special European Council. – – – – – – – – –

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2

BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers. (To Feb. 3)

GLOBAL – World Wetlands Day. BRUSSELS – EU-Indo-Pacific Forum and EU-ASEAN ministerial meeting. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3

VENICE, Italy – Venice Carnival 2024. (To Feb 13)

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4

HOKKAIDO, Japan – 2024 Sapporo Snow Festival (to Feb. 11). GLOBAL – World Cancer Day. EL SALVADOR – Salvadoran Legislative Assembly Election. EL SALVADOR – Salvadoran Presidency Election. – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5

MELBOURNE, Australia – 36th ASEAN-Australia Forum. (To Feb. 6)

LOS ANGELES – 66th Annual Grammy Awards. – – – – – – – – –

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6

** TOKYO – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida welcomes Kenya’s President William Ruto during Ruto’s official visit to Japan. (To Feb. 9) GLOBAL – International day of zero tolerance to female genital mutilation.

GLOBAL – Safer Internet Day 2024. – – – – – – – – –

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 AZERBAIJAN – Azerbaijani Presidency Election. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8

VIENNA – VIENNA Opera Ball 2024. PAKISTAN – Pakistani National Assembly Election. CANBERRA – Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape visits Canberra and will address a joint sitting of Australian parliament.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9

RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio Carnival 2024 (To Feb. 17) – – – – – – – – –

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13

OSLO – President of the Liaison Republic of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan will visit Norway. (To Feb. 14) NEW ORLEANS – Mardi Gras.

BEIRUT – 16th anniversary of the death of Hezbollah commander Imad Moughniyah.

GLOBAL – World Radio Day. – – – – – – – – –

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14

BRUSSELS – Defence ministers from the NATO alliance meet in Brussels. (To Feb. 15) GLOBAL – Valentine’s Day.

BEIRUT – 19th anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. INDONESIA – Indonesian Regional Representative Council Election. INDONESIA – Indonesian Presidency Election. INDONESIA – Indonesian House of Representatives Election. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15

BERLIN – 74th Berlin International Film Festival (To Feb. 25) – – – – – – – – –

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17

PRISTINA – 16th anniversary of Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18

LONDON – 77th British Academy Film Awards. – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19

LA HULPE, Belgium – EU informal meeting of tourism ministers. (To Feb. 20) BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council. – – – – – – – – –

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20

BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council. – – – – – – – – –

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – G20 foreign ministers meet to prepare for November summit. (To Feb. 22) – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22

BRUSSELS – Informal meeting of EU economic and financial affairs ministers (To Feb. 24) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25

LIECHTENSTEIN – Liechtenstein referendum election.

GEORGETOWN – Leaders of Caribbean nations will meet in Guyanese capital Georgetown for a CARICOM summit. (To Feb. 28) BELARUS – Belarusian Chamber of Representatives Election. SENEGAL – Senegalese Presidency Election. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) (To Feb. 29)

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ABU DHABI – World Trade Organization holds ministerial meeting in UAE. – – – – – – – – –

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28

SAO PAULO – G20 finance ministers meet in Sao Paulo to prepare for the annual presidential summit in November in Rio de Janeiro. (To Feb. 29)

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FRIDAY, MARCH 1 IRAN – Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly Election. – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY, MARCH 4

BRUSSELS – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council. (To Mar. 5) MELBOURNE, Australia – ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN-Australia Dialogue Relations. (To Mar. 6)

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TUESDAY, MARCH 5 LUANG PRABANG, Laos – ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting +1 Informal Meeting. (To Mar. 7) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, MARCH 8 IRELAND – Referendum Election. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, MARCH 10 PORTUGAL – Portuguese Assembly of the Republic Election. – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY, MARCH 11

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MARCH 12

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council. – – – – – – – – –

FRIDAY, MARCH 15 RUSSIAN FEDERATION – Russian Presidency Election. (To Mar. 17)

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MONDAY, MARCH 18

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council. – – – – – – – – –

TUESDAY, MARCH 19 BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 BRUSSELS – EU Tripartite Social Summit. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, MARCH 21 BRUSSELS – European Council (To Mar. 22) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event. For Technical Issues Please Contact Thomson Reuters Customer Support (TRCS) at https://customers.reuters.com/kccontactus/telephone.aspx

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