DIARY-Political and General News Events from April 25

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FRIDAY, APRIL 25

BEIJING - Kenya's President William Ruto makes a state visit to Beijing where he is set to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. (To Apr. 26)

WASHINGTON D.C. - South Korea's Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun hold a news conference at the South Korean embassy in Washington DC about their meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and USTR Jamieson Greer about trade and tariffs.

RIYADH - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot visits Saudi Arabia, meets officials.

ASTANA - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Kazakhstan to attend the Sixth China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and hold the Second China-Kazakhstan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue from April 25. The meetings will discuss cooperation between China and Central Asian countries, and make political preparation for the second China-Central Asia Summit. (To Apr. 27)

WASHINGTON D.C. - Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis joins IMF's International Monetary and Financial Committee convening in Washington.

ROME - U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Rome's Fiumicino airport ahead of Pope Francis.

MUSCAT - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will travel to Muscat as the head of a diplomatic and technical-expert delegation to engage in indirect negotiations with the United States.

BISHKEK - At the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Jeenbek Kulubaev, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Juraj Blanar will pay an official visit to Kyrgyzstan. (Final day)

WASHINGTON D.C. - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte travels to Washington D.C. for a two-day visit.(Final day)

WASHINGTON D.C. - Indian Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman will be on an official visit to USA (Final day).

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 (Final day)

VIENTIANE – President of Vietnam Luong Cuong will pay a state visit to Laos (Final day).

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

BELGRADE/ PODGORICA - Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides' working visit to Serbia and Montenegro

THIMPHU - Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida will pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Bhutan (to April 28).

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

LIMA - Indian Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman will be on an official visit to Peru (to April 30).

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

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SUNDAY, APRIL 27

DOHA - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visits Doha holds joint press conference with Qatari counterpart - 0830 GMT.

DOHA - Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy visits Doha, holds joint presser with Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani - 1130 GMT.

COPENHAGEN - Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen hold a joint press conference - 1230 GMT

HANOI - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his spouse’s official visit to Vietnam (To April 29)

LONDON - 2025 London Marathon.

VENEZUELA - Venezuelan National Assembly Election.

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MONDAY, APRIL 28

BRASILIA - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Brazil to attend the Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs / International Relations and the 15th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisers and High Representatives on National Security (To Apr. 30)

HANOI - Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh witness the signing of cooperation agreements related to economy and human resources development. Ishiba will also meet with high-ranking officials including Vietnam's Secretary-General of the Communist Party, To Lam.

BORNHOLM, Denmark - Ministers from Nordic and Baltic countries as well as Germany, France and Poland to meet in Denmark.

NUUK - Denmark's King Frederik X visits Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish island

RIO DE JANEIRO - Meeting of foreign ministers from BRICS member countries (to April 29)

BAKU - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will visit Azerbaijan.

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

MANILA - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will travel to the Philippines for a two-day official visit (To April 30)

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

BERLIN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets Estonia's President Alar Kalis for talks at Bellevue Castle in Berlin. - 1400 GMT

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

PARIS - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz travels to France to meet French President Emmanuel Macron on what is expected to be his first foreign visit after his nomination.

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

NAIROBI - President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb and his spouse Suzanne Innes-Stubb will pay a state visit to the Republic of Kenya. (To May 14)

BERLIN - Israel's President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal Herzog visit Germany.

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

RIYADH/DOHA/ABU DHABI - US President Donald Trump will visit the Middle East next month on a three-country tour, he will travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (To May 16)

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

BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14

ANTALYA, Turkey - NATO Foreign Ministers Informal Meeting to take place in Turkey (To May 15)

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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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MONDAY, JUNE 2

VILNIUS - Leaders from NATO's eastern flank arrive in Vilnius for a meeting ahead of the Hague NATO summit later in June, including the Bucharest Nine - Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia - and the Nordics - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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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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