DIARY-Political and General News Events from April 14

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MONDAY, APRIL 14

ATHENS - Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias meets his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu in Athens. - 0945 GMT

SAHARA DESERT, Morocco - Desert Marathon des Sables (final day).

HANOI - China's President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Vietnam (To Apr. 15)

BUENOS AIRES - The U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will visit Argentina to meet Argentine President Javier Milei.

LUXEMBOURG - Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, Mohammad Mustafa, meets EU Foreign Policy Chief, Kaja Kallas, for first ever EU-Palestinian Authority high-level dialogue.

BAKU - Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will visit Azerbaijan where he will co-chair the Second Malaysia-Azerbaijan Political Consultation with his counterpart, Elnur Mammadov.

LUXEMBOURG - Palestinian Prime Minister Mustafa attend a EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg - 1400 GMT.

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/PHNOM PENH - China's President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Malaysia and Cambodia (To Apr. 18)

AMSTERDAM - 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

WARSAW - German Chancelor Olaf Scholz will visit Warsaw on Wednesday, to meet Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

PRAGUE - Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky hosts Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares in Prague. - 0930 GMT

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

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THURSDAY, APRIL 17

WASHINGTON DC - Japan Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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

OSLO - Croatian President Zoran Milanovic visits Norway and meets with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, King Harald and parliament speaker Masud Gharahkhani (To Apr. 30)

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

JEJU, South Korea – APEC Senior Finance Officials’ Meeting (SFOM) (to May 9).

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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SUNDAY, JUNE 1

KATHMANDU - 24th anniversary of Nepal King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and eight other members of the royal family assassinated in royal family massacre.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 3

South Korea - South Korean Presidency election

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4

CHILE – 14th anniversary of Chile's Puyehue volcano eruption, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia.

SYDNEY - Sydney Film Festival 2025 (to June 15)

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THURSDAY, JUNE 5

GLOBAL - World Environment Day.

BURUNDI - Burundian National Assembly election

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FRIDAY, JUNE 6

SEOUL - South Korea marks the 70th anniversary of Memorial Day.

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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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MONDAY, JUNE 9

SPAIN – 33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (to Jun 12).

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JUNE 12

GLOBAL - World Day against Child Labour ILO.

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JUNE 14

GLOBAL - World Blood Donor Day.

GAZA - 18th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah.

GLOBAL - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD).

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SUNDAY, JUNE 15

KANANASKIS, Canada - Canada hosts the G7 Leaders' Summit in the Rocky Mountain resort town of Kananaskis, Alberta (To June 17)

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MONDAY, JUNE 16

LUXEMBOURG - EU energy and environment ministers meet in Luxembourg. (To June 17)

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TUESDAY, JUNE 17

GLOBAL - United Nation's World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

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THURSDAY, JUNE 19

LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup meeting

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FRIDAY, JUNE 20

GLOBAL - World Refugee Day

LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting

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SATURDAY, JUNE 21

GLOBAL - International Yoga Day

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MONDAY, JUNE 23

LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting

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TUESDAY, JUNE 24

BERLIN - 77th anniversary of beginning of The Berlin Blockade. Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the United States to organise a massive airlift.

LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council meeting

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Leaders of NATO countries gather in The Hague, Netherlands, for the annual NATO summit. (To June 26)

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25

LOS ANGELES - 16th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 26

GLOBAL - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to June 27)

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SUNDAY, JUNE 29

PYEONGTAEK - South Korea observes the 23rd anniversary of an inter-Korean sea clash.

BEJING/TAIPEI - 15th Anniversary of signing of a landmark trade deal between China and Taiwan.

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