DIARY-Political and General News Events from March 24

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MONDAY, MARCH 24

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

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will speak at a meeting of the Russian Gorchakov Foundation.

BEIJING - Portugal Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel will visit China. (To March 28)

ESTONIA - The prime ministers of Lithuania, Gintautas Paluckas, and Estonia, Kristen Michal, hold a joint press conference in Tallinn - 0930 GMT

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

GLOBAL - World Tuberculosis Day.

BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of health ministers (to March 25)

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TUESDAY, MARCH 25

SINGAPORE/JAKARTA/BEIJING - French Foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot to visit Singapore, Indonesia and China and aiming to continue to forge ties with Asean countries in the defense and strategic affairs sectors (To March 28)

WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to meet Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan

HANOI - Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong and his spouse to pay an official visit to Vietnam (To March 26)

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with Esteban Lazo Hernandez, head of the Cuban State Council

WELLINGTON - Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape meets with Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand Winston Peters - 2230 GMT

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THURSDAY, MARCH 27

PARIS, France - Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelenskiy will be in Paris to hold talks with key European leaders and discuss ongoing efforts to end the war, security assurances for Kyiv and how to boost aid for his country

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FRIDAY, MARCH 28

NORWAY - Latvia's President Edgars Rinkevics meets with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere during an official visit to the Nordic country to discuss support for Ukraine, European security and defense industry cooperation

HANOI - At the invitation of President Luong Cuong, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. (To March 29)

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion)

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SUNDAY, MARCH 30

NEW DELHI - President of Chile Gabriel Boric will make a state visit to India with the aim of strengthening political and commercial ties between the two countries. (To April 6)

BAKU, Azerbaijan - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to visit Azerbaijan and Armenia. (to April 2)

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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 April 2)

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2

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

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THURSDAY, APRIL 3

SAMARKAND - First EU-Central Asia summit (to April 4)

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SATURDAY, APRIL 5

COLOMBO - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka for an official visit.

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MONDAY, APRIL 7

CAIRO - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Egypt. (To April 8)

LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting.

ROME/VATICAN CITY - King Charles III and Queen Camilla are going ahead with the state visit to Italy and the Vatican, including plans for a meeting with Pope Francis. (To April 10)

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TUESDAY, APRIL 8

OSLO - At the invitation of Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja, the President of Iceland, Halla Tomasdottir, and her husband Bjorn Skulason will pay a state visit to Norway (To April 10)

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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 April 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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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16

GENEVA - The WTO will release its global trade outlook for 2025 - 1200 GMT

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TUESDAY, APRIL 18

WASHINGTON DC - G20 finance ministers and central bank governors.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 22

DHAKA – Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to undertake his first ever three-day high-level visit to Bangladesh. (To April 24).

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23

WASHINGTON DC - G20 finance and central bank ministerial meeting (to April 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

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - Trinidad and Tobago House of Representatives Election.

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 April 29)

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

CAYMAN ISLANDS - Cayman Legislative Assembly Election.

CAYMAN ISLANDS – Referendum Election.

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SUNDAY, MAY 4

ROMANIA - Romanian Presidency Election.

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MONDAY, MAY 7

WARSAW – EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich. (to May 8)

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FRIDAY, MAY 9

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to hold talks in Moscow

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SUNDAY, MAY 11

ALBANIA - Albanian Parliament Election.

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MONDAY, MAY 12

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

WARSAW – EU Informal meeting of energy ministers. (To May 13)

PHILIPPINES - Philippine Senate Election.

PHILIPPINES - Philippine House of Representatives Election.

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TUESDAY, MAY 13

BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.

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THURSDAY, MAY 15

JEJU, Republic of Korea – APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade meeting. (To May 16)

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting.

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SUNDAY, MAY 18

PORTUGAL - Portuguese Assembly of the Republic Election

POLAND - Polish Presidency Election

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MONDAY, MAY 19

LONDON - EU-UK summit

LONDON - European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen visits London for a summit on closer post-Brexit cooperation with Britain.

TUESDAY, MAY 20

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council and Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting

SUNDAY, MAY 25

SURINAME - Surinamese National Assembly Election

VENEZUELA - Venezuelan National Assembly Election

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