DIARY-Political and General News Events from April 9

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

ANKARA - Turkey's Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek attends the Turkey-Chile Joint Economic Commission meeting with Chilean Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren.

PANAMA CITY - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues his visit to Panama.

ATHENS - Greek finance minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis speaks at the annual economic forum in Delphi in central Greece - 1045 GMT

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron meets Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at the Elysee Palace in Paris - 1100 GMT

BRUSSELS – European Commission President von der Leyen meets Iceland's Prime Minister Kristrun Mjoll Frostadottir in Brussels - 1200 GMT

LONDON - British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hold the India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue, including a press conference - 1445 GMT

ROME – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni received King Charles III at Rome's Villa Doria, Pamphili.

BRATISLAVA – Indian President Droupadi Murmu arrived in the Slovakian capital and was received by her counterpart, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini.

LONDON/VIENNA - Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on an official visit to the United Kingdom and Austria (to April 13).

ROME - Britain King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive Monday in Rome for their first state visit to Italy (To Apr 10)

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

BEIJING - Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand will visit China (to April 13).

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)

TALLINN - Polish President Andrzej Duda pays 3-day visit to Estonia. (final day).

NEW DLEHI - Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence of the UAE, will embark on a state visit to New Delhi, India (final day)

ISLAMABAD - Secretary-General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), Dr. Asad Majeed Khan is scheduled to pay an official visit to Pakistan (To Apr. 10)

TOKYO - Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Mark Rutte will visit Japan. He will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (final day).

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)

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia hosts the 2025 ASEAN Investment Conference panel discussion on the sidelines of the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting (FMGM).

BRATISLAVA - President of India Droupadi Murmu will embark on state visit to Slovakia (to April 10)

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

BEIJING - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will visit China. (to April 11)

KUALA LUMPUR - Trade ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations regional bloc hold a virtual meeting to discuss U.S. tariffs. - 0130 GMT

BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen receives the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal in Brussels. - 1015 GMT

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

BEIJING - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez meets China's President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang - 1000 GMT

ANKARA - Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Turkey and will hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (to April 13).

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

ZAGREB - The President of Poland Andrzej Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser–Duda will pay an official visit to Croatia. (to April 15)

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes El Salvador President Nayib Bukele to the White House.

LUXEMBOURG - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 15

KUALA LUMPUR - China's President Xi Jinping undertakes a state visit to Malaysia (to April 17).

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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THURSDAY, APRIL 17

WASHINGTON DC - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.

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FRIDAY, 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

WARSAW - Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon will come on a two-day visit to Poland

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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SATURDAY, APRIL 26

ISLAMABAD - Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev is scheduled to visit Pakistan (to April 27)

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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

AUSTRALIA - Australian Senate election

AUSTRALIA - Australian House of Representatives election.

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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TUESDAY, JUNE 3

South Korea - South Korean Presidency election

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THURSDAY, JUNE 5

BURUNDI - Burundian National Assembly election

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SATURDAY, JUNE 7

MONACO - Monaco welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron for a state visit (to June 8)

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SUNDAY, JUNE 8

ITALY – Referendum election

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