DIARY-Political and General News Events from March 10

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MONDAY, MARCH 10

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama will meet his counterpart Ibrahim Traore in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou.

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungary's foreign minister Peter Szijjarto meets ministers from Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia and Azerbaijan to sign an agreement on developing a 'Green Energy Corridor' bringing electricity from renewable sources from the Caucasus to south-eastern Europe - 0800 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Vietnam's Communist Party chief To Lam will pay an official visit to Indonesia from March 9-11.

BERLIN, Germany - German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies speaks ahead of ministers meeting in Brussels - 1330 GMT

PARIS, France - French President Emmanuel Macron meets Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Paris - 1800 GMT

NEW DELHI - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan will pay an official visit to India.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (To March 12)

ZAGREB - Foreign Minister of Cyprus Constantinos Kombos to visit Croatia.

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

ATHENS - Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in Athens for talks with Greek government ahead of UN informal summit on island's division, March 17-18.

TOKYO - Japan's Trade Minister Yoji Muto will visit Washington (To March 11)

RIYADH — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Saudi Arabia for a meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman.

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

SINGAPORE - Vietnam's Communist Party chief To Lam will pay an official visit to Singapore from March 11-13.

HELSINKI, Finland - Finland's Finance Minister Riikka Purra holds online media briefing after Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting - 1400 GMT

SARAJEVO - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina.

PORT LOUIS - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Mauritius (to March 12).

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with OSCE Secretary General Feridun H. Sinirlioglu for talks in Moscow.

GREENLAND - Greenland Diet Election.

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

BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12

PARIS, France - French President Emmanuel Macron meets the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Paris - 1200 GMT

BEIJING - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR Thongsavanh Phomvihane will pay an official visit to China. (To March 15)

BERLIN - Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz and EU council president Antonio Costa hold news conference in Berlin - 1230 GMT

BELIZE - Belizean House of Representatives Election.

QUEBEC CITY, Canada - G7 foreign ministers gather in Quebec for meeting. (To Mar 14)

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THURSDAY, MARCH 13

GREECE - Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and their Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar meet in Athens.

VALENCIA, Spain - Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo invited EU finance ministers to discuss competitiveness

CAPE TOWN - EU-South Africa summit.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 14

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to brief lawmakers on a parliamentary committee on the 2025 budget - 0800 GMT

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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

NEW DELHI - At the invitation of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Christopher Luxon, will pay an official visit to India. (To March 20)

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

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TUESDAY, MARCH 18

BRUSSELS - EU 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

JERUSALEM - Argentina's President Javier Milei will travel to Israel in order to strengthen ties.

GLOBAL - World Meteorological Day.

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MONDAY, MARCH 24

TOKYO - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will make a state visit to Japan (to Mar. 27)

GLOBAL - World Tuberculosis Day.

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

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FRIDAY, MARCH 28

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion)

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MONDAY, MARCH 31

KHUJAND, Tajikistan - Presidents of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to meet in Khujand for historic trilateral summit.

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

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2

WARSAW – EU informal meeting of defense ministers (to Apr. 3)

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THURSDAY, APRIL 3

SAMARKAND - First EU-Central Asia summit (to Apr. 4)

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THURSDAY, APRIL 10

CAPE TOWN - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit South Africa.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 11

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

WARSAW – EU informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers (to Apr. 12)

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SATURDAY, APRIL 12

GABON - Gabonese Presidency Election.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 13

Ecuador - Ecuadorian Presidency Election.

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MONDAY, APRIL 14

LUXEMBOURG - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 18

WASHINGTON DC - G20 finance ministers and central bank governors.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23

WASHINGTON DC - G20 finance and central bank ministerial meeting (to Apr. 24)

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FRIDAY, APRIL 25

WASHINGTON DC - World financial leaders gather for the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings (to April 26)

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SUNDAY, APRIL 27

VENEZUELA - Venezuelan National Assembly Election.

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MONDAY, APRIL 28

NEW YORK, United States - Economic and Social Council, Annual Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development follow-up, including the special high-level meeting of the Council with the World Bank, IMF, WTO and UNCTAD. (To Apr. 29)

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

CAYMAN ISLANDS - Cayman Legislative Assembly Election.

CAYMAN ISLANDS – Referendum Election.

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