DIARY-Political and General News Events from March 26

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Elysée Palace for bilateral talks and a working dinner - 1700 GMT

NEW YORK - UN Security Council meets on Ukraine - 1400 GMT

WASHINGTON D.C. - German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies travels to the U.S. to meet his counterpart Scott Bessent and officials at International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

PODGORICA - Croatian president Zoran Milanovic visits Podgorica to meet top officials.

BRUSSELS - State visit by President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam to the Kingdom of Belgium. (Final day)

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)

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)

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)

HANOI - Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong and his spouse to pay an official visit to Vietnam (Final day)

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

PARIS - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks to journalists after a meeting with other European leaders in Paris about bolstering military support for Ukraine and plans after a possible ceasefire - 1700 GMT

PARIS - Outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks to journalists after joining meeting of European leaders in Paris on how to speed up military support in Ukraine and make a possible ceasefire work - 1330 GMT

WINDHOEK - Namibia's finance minister Ericah Shafudah presents the budget for the fiscal year starting on April 1, 2025. - 1230 GMT

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

PARIS - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets French president Emmanuel Macron to discuss the situation in Lebanon, including economic reforms and the fragile ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel.

BEIJING - EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic visits China through Friday on the heels of a visit to the U.S. for trade talks. This is the Slovak commissioner's first visit to China as the EU trade chief since his confirmation late last year.

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

JERUSALEM - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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

ASTANA - Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar will visit Kazakhstan for bilateral talks. (To April 1)

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

BANGKOK - Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will officially visit Thailand for the first time in over 60 years. (To April 5)

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.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 8

LONDON - Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto discusses European security challenges at RUSI event in London.

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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