DIARY-Political and General News Events from December 24

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24

** WASHINGTON, D.C. - Indian External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, will visit the United States of America. (To Dec. 29)

Muscat - King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain will pay a state visit to the Sultanate of Oman.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25

** BEIJING - Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya will visit China.

** MOSCOW - Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a working visit to the city of St. Petersburg to attend high-level summits. (To Dec. 26).

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26

** ST PETERSBURG, Russia - President Vladimir Putin hosts the annual leaders' summit of the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC). Armenia holds the current presidency of the EAEC and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will chair the summit discussions.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29

CROATIA - Croatian Presidency election.

CHAD - Chadian National Assembly Election.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1

TALLIN – 15th anniversary of adoption of the euro by Estonia.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 2

PALM SPRINGS, Ca - 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (to Jan. 13).

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 4

BURMA - 77th anniversary of Burma’s independence.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 7

PHNOM PENH - The ruling Cambodian People's Party celebrates the 46th anniversary of the victory over the Khmer Rouge regime.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8

LONDON - London Boat Show 2017 (to Jan. 12).

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 9

ROME - U.S President Joe Biden visits Italy (to Jan 12).

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10

BEIJING - Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves will visit China (to Jan 12).

DETROIT - North American International Auto Show 2025 (to Jan. 20).

BRUSSELS - European Motor Show Brussels 2025 (to Jan. 19).

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 11

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – 14th Anniversary of U.S.-Russia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 12

COMOROS - Comoran Assembly of the Union election.

HAITI - 15th Anniversary of Haiti's magnitude 7 earthquake that destroyed much of the Haitian capital.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 14

VANUATU - Ni-Vanuatu Parliament election.

TUNISIA – 15th Anniversary of ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

ABU DHABI - World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2025 (to Jan. 16).

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WEDNESDAY, 15 JANUARY

LISBON - Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro debates with lawmakers in Parliament.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 20

BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting

DAVOS, Switzerland - World Economic Forum 2025 Annual Meeting (to Jan 24).

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 21

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council Meeting.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 24

LOME, Togo – World Day of the African Culture

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 25

EGYPT – 14th Anniversary of beginning of Egyptian revolution, a series of mass popular protests leading to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 26

BELARUS - Belarus holds presidential election.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 27

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 28

BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council Meeting.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3

WARSAW - EU trade ministers hold informal meeting in Warsaw (to Feb. 4)

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9

LIECHTENSTEIN - Liechtenstein scheduled to hold parliamentary election.

KOSOVO - Kosovo holds parliamentary elections.

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