DIARY-Political and General News Events from February 6

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6

** LONDON - Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer

** TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema holds a summit in Tokyo

** NEW DELHI - Greek foreign minister George Gerapetritis pays a two-day visit to India (to Feb. 7)

** WASHINGTON DC - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol. - 1825 GMT

** WASHINGTON DC - Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze, with other Baltic foreign ministers, has left for a working visit to the United States.

** HOKKAIDO, Japan - 2025 Sapporo Snow Festival (to Feb. 11)

** GLOBAL - International day of zero tolerance to female genital mutilation

NEW DELHI - President of the UN General Assembly Philemon Yang is paying a four-day visit to India. (To Feb. 7)

GUATEMALA CITY/ SANTO DOMINGO/ SAN SALVADOR – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Guatemala, Dominican Republic and San Salvador. (final day)

BEIJING - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to visit China at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. (to Feb. 8)

TOKYO - President of the Republic of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema will pay an official working visit to Japan. (To Feb. 7)

BEIJING - Kyrgyz president Sadyr Japarov to visit China. (To Feb. 7)

KATHMANDU - Duchess Sophie and Prince Edward from the British Royal family will visit Nepal (To Feb. 8)

BEIJING - At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah will pay a state visit to China. (To Feb. 7)

BEIJING - Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra visits China (To Feb. 8).

SANTO DOMINGO - The U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, will visit the Dominican Republic (final day).

NEW DELHI - Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty is set to visit India. (To Feb. 7)

HUNGARY - Hungarian economy minister Marton Nagy to speak at a business forum – 1300 GMT

WASHINGTON D.C.- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit the United States, during which he will meet with US President Donald Trump. (To Feb. 8)

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7

** WASHINGTON DC - Japan's Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, makes his first visit to Washington D.C. as the country's leader to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump - 0500 GMT

BANGKOK - Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira speaks at a business forum in Bangkok – 0730 GMT

TOKYO - IMF holds briefing on Article 4 consultations with Japan. Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF, and Nada Choueiri, Deputy Director, IMF Asia Pacific Department, will attend – 0130 GMT

ADAZI, Latvia - Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Foreign Affairs Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard and Defence Minister Pal Jonson attend a handover ceremony at a NATO brigade in Latvia where a Swedish battalion replaces a Danish one – 0900 GMT.

TURKS and CAICOS ISLANDS - Turks and Caicos House of Assembly Election

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8

ADDIS ABABA - The International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit Ethiopia for talks with the government on the economy, policies and current reforms (to Feb 09)

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9

** BAKURIANI, Georgia - 2025 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (to Feb. 16)

ECUADOR - Ecuadorian Presidency Election

ECUADOR - Ecuadorian National Assembly

SWITZERLAND - Switzerland Referendum Election

LIECHTENSTEIN - Liechtenstein scheduled to hold parliamentary election

KOSOVO - Kosovo holds parliamentary elections

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10

BERLIN - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius meets with European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius in Berlin – 1700 GMT

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11

** GLOBAL - Safer Internet Day 2025

WASHINGTON D.C. - Jordan's King Abdullah will meet with the U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House

ABU DHABI - Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (To Feb.13)

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12

** MARSEILLE, France - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Marseille with French President Emmanuel Macron to meet with officials from the city's port and open the new consulate

WASHINGTON D C - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Washington DC to meet United States President Donald Trump (To Feb. 14)

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13

** BEIRUT - Seventeenth anniversary of the death of Hezbollah commander Imad Moughniyah

** GLOBAL - World Radio Day

** BERLIN – 75th Berlin International Film Festival (To Feb. 23)

BRUSSELS - Defence ministers from the NATO alliance meet in Brussels. (To Feb. 14)

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14

** GLOBAL - St. Valentine's Day

** BEIRUT - Twentieth anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15

** NEW YORK - Seventy-seventh Writers Guild of America Awards ceremony

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16

COMOROS - Comoran Assembly of the Union election.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17

** PRISTINA - Seventeenth anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia

WARSAW – EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council. (To Feb. 18)

BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18

SINGAPORE - Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong Delivers Budget 2025.

HAMILTON - Bermuda holds general election

BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19

CAPE TOWN - South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will present the 2025 budget in parliament – 1200 GMT.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20

** LONDON - London Fashion Week Winter 2025 (to Feb. 24)

GUERTERSLOH, Germany - Moldovan President Maia Sandu receives the 2025 Reinhard Mohn prize for strengthening democracy in Germany – 1000 GMT

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22

** VENICE, Italy - Venice Carnival 2025 (To Mar. 4)

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23

GERMANY - German Federal Diet Election

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24

GENEVA - 58th Session of the Human Rights Council (to Apr 4).

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26

CAPE TOWN - G20 Finance and Central Bank Ministerial Meeting. (To Feb. 27)

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27

** VIENNA - VIENNA Opera Ball 2025

LISBON - French President Emmanuel Macron visits Portugal, meets top officials and addresses Portugal’s parliament.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28

** RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Carnival 2025 (To Mar. 8)

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SATURDAY, MARCH 1

** LONDON - The BRIT Awards 2025

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SUNDAY, MARCH 2

TAJIKISTAN - Tajikistani Assembly of Representatives election.

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MONDAY, MARCH 3

GLOBAL - International Day for Ear and Hearing.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 4

** NEW ORLEANS - Mardi Gras 2025

MICRONESIA - Micronesian Congress election.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5

MOSCOW – 72nd Death anniversary of Soviet leader Josef Stalin.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 8

GLOBAL - International Women's Day.

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MONDAY, MARCH 10

TIBET - 66th anniversary of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, fleeing into exile after a failed uprising.

BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 11

SENDAI, Japan – 14th anniversary of Sendai earthquake and tsunami.

BRUSSELS - Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 15

GLOBAL - World Day of Action against Seal Hunting.

DAMASCUS - Syria marks the 14th anniversary of an increasingly bloody uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

DUBLIN, Ireland - St. Patrick's Festival (to Mar. 17).

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SUNDAY, MARCH 16

HALABJA, Iraq - 37th anniversary of 5,000 civilian Kurds being killed in Iraqi chemical weapons attack.

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MONDAY, MARCH 17

BRUSSELS - Foreign Affairs Council.

BRUSSELS - EU Energy Ministers meet (date change)

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TUESDAY, MARCH 18

BRUSSELS - General Affairs Council.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19

** EGYPT – Fourteenth anniversary of Egyptian referendum on constitutional reforms

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THURSDAY, MARCH 20

BRUSSELS - European Council (To Mar. 21)

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FRIDAY, MARCH 21

CURACAO - Curacaoan Estates election.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 22

GLOBAL - World Water Day.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 23

GLOBAL - World Meteorological Day.

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MONDAY, MARCH 24

GLOBAL - World Tuberculosis Day.

BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of health ministers (To Mar. 25)

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FRIDAY, MARCH 28

BRUSSELS - General Affairs Council (Cohesion)

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MONDAY, MARCH 31

FRANCE - Denmark's King Frederik X and Queen Mary on State visit to France (to Apr 02)

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