DIARY-Political and General News Events from April 17

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THURSDAY, APRIL 17

MOSCOW - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will visit Russia. (to April 18)

BANGKOK – Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim working visit to Thailand (to April 18).

RIYADH - Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz led a delegation on Thursday kicking off an official visit to Iran.

PARIS - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House envoy Steve Witkoff travel to Paris and meet with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and French President Emmanuel Macron.

MADRID - Spain's foreign minister José Manuel Albares and Morocco's foreign affairs minister Nasser Bourita hold a meeting in Madrid - 1030 GMT

DAMASCUS - Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat pays an official visit to Damascus with business leaders to discuss trade, customs, transportation, investment and energy between Turkey and Syria (Final day)

HONOI - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and his spouse Zinash Tayachew beginning their four-day official visit to Vietnam and attending the fourth Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse. (Final day)

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

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

ROME - U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit Italy (to April 20)

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

NEW DELHI - U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit India (to April 24)

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

BOSTON - 2025 Boston Marathon.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 22

BEIJING - Kenyan President William Ruto will pay a state visit to China (to April 26).

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

BRUSSELS - EU Commissioner Andrius Kubilius receives Seok Jong-gun, Minister for the Defense Acquisition Program Administration of the Republic of Korea.

WASHINGTON D.C., United States - German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies speaks at Semafor’s World Economy Summit in Washington D.C. on the sidelines of the IMF spring meetings - 2000 GMT

WASHINGTON DC - Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter and Economy Minister Guy Parmelin in Washington at IMF meetings, also hoping to engage with U.S. officials over tariffs (To Apr. 25)

HELSINKI - Finland's President Alexander Stubb and Kosovo's President Osmani Sadriu hold a joint press conference in the Finnish capital after talks on bilateral relations, Russia's war in Ukraine, the situation in the Western Balkans and European security - 0830 GMT.

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

LONDON - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London and participates in the Summit on the Future of Energy Security.

BERLIN - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck presents the 2025 spring economic forecast - 1115 GMT

WASHINGTON D.C. - German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies and Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel speak in Washington D.C. on the sidelines of the IMF spring meetings - 1200 GMT

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

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FRIDAY, APRIL 25

MOSCOW - Russia's minister of energy Sergei Tsivilev holds commision with Iranian counterpart in Moscow.

WASHINGTON D.C., United States - Interview with German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies on the sidelines of the IMF spring meetings in Washington D.C. - 1300 GMT

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

HANOI/TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba set to visit Vietnam and the Philippines (to April 30)

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

JERUSALEM - Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides is set to visit Israel

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

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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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