DIARY-Political and General News Events from March 25

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TUESDAY, MARCH 25

SINGAPORE - Togo's foreign minister Robert Dussey is on an official visit to Singapore. (Final day)

BRUSSELS - State visit by President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam to the Kingdom of Belgium. (To March 26)

CAPE TOWN - The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Veterans, Minister Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is currently on a working visit to South Africa. (To March 27)

BEIJING - Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Heng Swee Keat to visit the People's Republic of China. (To March 27)

YEREVAN - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will pay an official visit to Armenia. (Final day)

BRUSSELS - European Council President Antonio Costa speaks at an event hosted by the European Policy Centre think tank - 1300 GMT

VIENNA - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and his Albanian counterpart Bajram Begaj speak to reporters in Vienna - 1110 GMT

TOKYO - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meets Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo as part of his state visit to Japan.

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze, and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys at the State Department.

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

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

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

BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of health ministers (Final day)

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

WARSAW - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to deliver a lecture "Stronger NATO, Commitment to Euro-Atlantic Security" at the Warsaw School of Economics - 1515 GMT

JAKARTA - Indonesian and French foreign ministers hold a joint news conference after their bilateral meeting - 0330 GMT

GEORGETOWN/PARAMARIBO - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Guyana and Suriname.

KINGSTON - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits the Caribbean nation of Jamaica.

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

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock hosts her Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna in Berlin for talks, after which they will speak to the press - 1415 GMT

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

MANILA - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro in Manila. The two are expected to hold a joint news conference after their bilateral meeting - 0300 GMT

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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TUESDAY, APRIL 1

BERLIN – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Germany. (To April 3)

SLOVAKIA - Slovak President Peter Pellegrini will meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Slovakia's High Tatras mountains.

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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.

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TUESDAY, MAY 20

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

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SUNDAY, MAY 25

SURINAME - Surinamese National Assembly Election

VENEZUELA - Venezuelan National Assembly Election

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