DIARY-Political and General News Events from December 30

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 30

** DOHA – Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will pay an official visit to the State of Qatar. During the visit, he will meet the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani (to Jan 1).

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

KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit Malaysia and Indonesia. (to Jan 12).

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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WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY

MOSCOW - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to visit Moscow and sign an agreement on co-operation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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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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