DIARY-Political and General News Events from May 13

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TUESDAY, MAY 13

** TOKYO - World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will make a joint announcement with Japan’s Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya during her trip to Japan amid uncertainty over global trade and economy due to U.S. tariffs.

** ANKARA – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy will meet Russia's President Vladimir Putin for talks in Turkey.

BEIJING - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will pay a state visit to China. (To May 14)

RIYADH/DOHA/ANKARA - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey. (To May 16)

SANTO DOMINGO - Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi will visit the Dominican Republic. (Final day)

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)

WARSAW – EU Informal meeting of energy ministers. (To May 13)

TOKYO - Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf will make a four-day visit to Japan to attend the World Exposition in Osaka. (To May 16)

ANKARA - NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, will travel to Ankara ahead of the informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, due to take place in Antalya on May 14-15.

MOSCOW - Prime Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will undertake an official visit to Russia at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. (To May 16).

BELGRADE - European Council President Antonio Costa meets with Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic, followed by a press conference – 0730 GMT.

BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Berlin with military honours, to discuss bilateral and European cooperation, as well as international politics – 1000 GMT.

SARAJEVO - European Council President Antonio Costa meets with Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency, followed by press conference – 1520 GMT.

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

** BEIJING - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds a news conference after attending the China-CELAC Forum in Beijing.

** JAPAN - Last day of World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's official working visit to Japan.

PODGORICA - European Council President Antonio Costa meets with Montenegro's President Jakov Milatovic, followed by press conference – 0915 GMT.

PRISTINA - European Council President Antonio Costa meets with Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani – 1445 GMT.

JAKARTA - Australia’s newly re-elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit Indonesia to underscore a key bilateral relationship.

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

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THURSDAY, MAY 15

HANOI - Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives in Hanoi for a two-day visit to Vietnam. She will meet Vietnamese leaders during the visit (To May 16).

BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas meets Vivian Motzfeld, minister of foreign affairs and research of Greenland.

SKOPJE - European Council President Antonio Costa meets with North Macedonia's Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, followed by a press conference – 0915 GMT.

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

** OSAKA - President of the Republic of Paraguay, Santiago Pena, and his spouse, Leticia Ocampos, will visit Japan as official guest of the Government of Japan for participation in National Day Event of Expo 2025 (to May 23)

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

BANFF, ALBERTA, Canada - G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Banff, Alberta, Canada (To May 22)

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council and Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 21

** BERN - Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani Sadriu is coming to Switzerland on a state visit at the invitation of the federal government (to May 22).

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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

OTTAWA - Britain King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit Canada. (To May 27)

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) Meeting.

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TUESDAY, MAY 27

BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.

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THURSDAY, MAY 29

AACHEN, Germany - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen receives the Charlemagne Prize (Karlspreis) 2024 in Aachen - 0915 GMT

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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

WARSAW - EU-US Justice and Home Affairs ministerial meeting. (To June 3)

GENEVA – ILO, International Labour Conference, 113th session. (To June 13)

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

PARIS - OECD Ministerial Council Meeting 2025. (To June 4)

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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THURSDAY, JUNE 12

LUXEMBOURG - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Meeting. (to June 13)

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SATURDAY, 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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