DIARY-Political and General News Events from April 2

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2

CHISINAU - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Moldova on a two-day official visit. (To April 3)

KHUJAND, Tajikistan - President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev visit Khujand Fortress.

NEW DELHI - President of India Droupadi Murmu received Gabriel Boric Font, President of the Republic of Chile, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where she also hosted a banquet in his honour.

BANGKOK - Senior officials from India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Nepal and Sri Lanka meet ahead of the 6th BIMSTEC Summit held in Bangkok - 0200 GMT.

BANGKOK - Thai deputy finance minister Paopoom Rojanasakul speaks at event on measures to support the property market - 0600 GMT.

MADRID - Spain's Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo to speak at an event in Madrid hosted by Europa Press - 0700 GMT.

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov hosts Vietnamese Foreign minister Bui Thanh Son for talks in Moscow. - 0900 GMT

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte holds a presser ahead of an allied foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Apr. 3-4 - 1600 GMT

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

BAKU - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to visit Azerbaijan and Armenia. (to Final Day)

MOSCOW - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Russia. (Final Day)

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

MOSCOW - Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son will visit Moscow for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. (April 4)

NEW DELHI - At the invitation of Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, President of the Republic of Chile H.E. Gabriel Boric Font will pay a state visit to India. (To April 5)

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)

PODGORICA - Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset will pay an official visit to Podgorica

PARIS - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is set to pay an official visit to France

BUDAPEST - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Hungary (to April 6)

NUUK - Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen will visit Greenland (To Apr. 4)

GLOBAL - World Autism Awareness Day.

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina marks 43rd anniversary of start of Falklands war.

PRISTINA - Britain’s Foreign Minister David Lammy meets Kosovo leaders and visits British troops in Kosovo serving under NATO’s peacekeeping mission.

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

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THURSDAY, APRIL 3

SAMARKAND - European Commission President Urusla von der Leyen will attend the EU's first Central Asia summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

COLOMBO - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for three-day visit to Sri Lanka (To April 5)

BANGKOK - Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra holds a meeting with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during the latter's official visit to Thailand ahead of the BIMSTEC Summit - 0100 GMT

BERLIN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier receives Jordan King Abdullah at Bellevue Castle in Berlin - 0840 GMT

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosts foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger in Moscow. Lavrov holds talks with Mali's Abdoulaye Diop, Burkina Faso's Jean-Marie Traoré and Niger's Bakary Yaou Sangare. (To April 4)

HELSINKI - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen will visit Finland with his wife Doris Schmidauer to meet Finnish President Alexander Stubb - 0900 GMT.

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's finance minister Enoch Godongwana responds to questions in parliament on his budget speech and the country's finances - 1200 GMT

MEXICO CITY - Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard and executives for firms such as breadmaker Bimbo and steelmaker Deacero will speak at an event hosted by the Americas Society/Council of the Americas - 2200 GMT

BRUSSELS - Allied foreign ministers will meet at NATO headquarters in a meeting chaired by Secretary-General Mark Rutte. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to attend for the first time - 0530 GMT (To April 4)

HANOI - President of Burundi Evariste Ndayishimiye and his spouse is going to pay an official visit to Vietnam (To Apr. 6)

MADRID - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to Madrid where he will hold talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over dinner.

BANGKOK - Foreign minister from South Asia and Southeast Asian countries arrive in Bangkok to join the 20th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting - 0200 GMT.

BANGKOK – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bangkok to participate in the 6th BIMSTEC Summit to be held on 4 April 2025, hosted by Thailand. (to April 4)

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

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FRIDAY, APRIL 4

SAMARKAND - European Commission President Urusla von der Leyen will attend the EU's first Central Asia summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra holds a news conference after joining the 6th BIMSTEC Summit held in Bangkok

SAHARA DESERT, Morocco - Desert Marathon des Sables (to April 14).

GLOBAL - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 5

LONDON - The OPEC+ joint ministerial monitoring committee meets virtually to discuss oil market fundamentals and review the group's policy

COLOMBO - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold talks with his Sri Lankan counterpart Harini Amarasuriya and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo

NAYPYIDAW - Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan will undertake a humanitarian visit to Myanmar.

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

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SUNDAY, APRIL 6

ALGIERS - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot visits Algeria as countries aim to thaw diplomatic tensions

CAIRO - French President Emmanuel Macron travels to Egypt (To April 8)

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MONDAY, APRIL 7

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia holds a meeting for ASEAN finance ministers and central bank governors. Malaysia is chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations regional bloc this year (To April 10)

GLOBAL - World Health Organisation observes World Health Day.

TALLINN - Polish President Andrzej Duda pays 3-day visit to Estonia. (To April 9).

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

BERLIN - German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies speaks about the EU capital markets union at the event Economic Dialogue - 1400 GMT

LONDON - Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit London to discuss the proposed free trade agreement and bilateral investment treaty with the UK (To April 10)

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – 14th anniversary of signing a bilateral treaty between Russia and the United States on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, START-2 (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty).

GLOBAL - International Roma Nation Day.

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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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

GENEVA - WTO meeting on goods trade where Trump's tariffs are likely to be raised

HANOI - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is set to meet Vietnam's leaders in Hanoi

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THURSDAY, APRIL 10

SMOLENSK, Russia/CRACOW, Poland - 15th Anniversary of the Smolensk Tragedy to be held in Smolensk, Russia, as well as in Poland.

AUGUSTA, United States - U.S. Masters Golf 2025 (to April 13)

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

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FRIDAY, APRIL 11

FRANCE – 14th Anniversary of the French law banning the burqa and niqab.

ABIDJAN – 14th anniversary of the arrest of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo by supporters of president-elect Alassane Ouattara with the help of French forces, thereby ending the 2010-2011 Ivorian crisis and civil war.

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

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

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SATURDAY, APRIL 12

GLOBAL - International Day of Human Space Flight.

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 15

AMSTERDAM - At the invitation of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said of Oman will pay a state visit to the Netherlands. (To April 16)

BELFAST/NEW YORK – 112th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

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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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SUNDAY, APRIL 20

UNITED STATES - 15th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.

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MONDAY, APRIL 21

PARIS – 64th anniversary of the first manned mission to space.

BOSTON - 2025 Boston Marathon.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 22

GLOBAL - Earth Day.

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

GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day.

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

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THURSDAY, APRIL 24

GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2025 (to April 30).

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FRIDAY, APRIL 25

GLOBAL - World Malaria Day.

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

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SUNDAY, APRIL 27

LONDON - 2025 London Marathon.

VENEZUELA - Venezuelan National Assembly Election.

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MONDAY, APRIL 28

CANADA - Canadian House of Commons Election.

PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 27th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania.

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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TUESDAY, APRIL 29

LONDON – 14th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

CAYMAN ISLANDS - Cayman Legislative Assembly Election.

CAYMAN ISLANDS – Referendum Election.

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THURSDAY, MAY 1

VATICAN CITY – 14th anniversary of beatification ceremony of late Pope John Paul II.

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FRIDAY, MAY 2

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – The day marks the 14th year since Al-Qaeda Chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. special forces raid, ending a near decade-long worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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SATURDAY, MAY 3

GLOBAL - World Press Freedom Day.

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SUNDAY, MAY 4

ROMANIA - Romanian Presidency Election.

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TUESDAY, MAY 6

STOCKHOLM - Iceland's President Halla Tomasdottir and members of the Icelandic government on state visit to Sweden (To May 8)

GLOBAL - World Asthma Day.

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MONDAY, MAY 7

COPENHAGEN - Around 40 climate ministers from around the world meet in Copenhagen ahead of the COP30 negotiations in Brazil later this year (To May 8)

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

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THURSDAY, MAY 8

GLOBAL - World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.

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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

GLOBAL - International Nurse's Day.

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

BASEL, Switzerland - 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. (To May 17)

BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.

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THURSDAY, MAY 15

GLOBAL - U.N. International Day of Families.

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

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting.

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FRIDAY, MAY 16

LISBON – 13th Anniversary of 78-billion-euro bail-out of Portugal by eurozone leaders.

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SATURDAY, MAY 17

GLOBAL - World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.

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SUNDAY, MAY 18

GLOBAL - International Museum Day.

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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THURSDAY, MAY 22

GLOBAL - International Day for Biological Diversity.

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SUNDAY, MAY 25

SURINAME - Surinamese National Assembly Election

VENEZUELA - Venezuelan National Assembly Election

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MONDAY, MAY 26

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) Meeting.

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TUESDAY, MAY 27

BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.

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SATURDAY, MAY 31

GLOBAL - World No Tobacco Day.

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