DIARY-Political and General News Events from May 21

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 21

BRUSSELS – President of Slovenia Natasa Pirc Musar is in Brussels to meet top EU officials and address MEPs. This will be her first visit to Brussels since taking office.

TOKYO, Japan - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo

ROME - Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson on two-day visit to Italy that includes a meeting on Thursday with Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto on regional security and support for Ukraine (to May 22)

PARIS - Deputy President of South Africa Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile will undertake an official working visit to the Republic of France. (To May 24)

LONDON – President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides will meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in London.

BEIRUT - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Beirut, for a three-day official visit. (To May 23)

JAKARTA - At the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Sugiono, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Batmunkh Battsetseg will pay an official visit to the Republic of Indonesia. (To May 22)

CAPE TOWN - Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Financial Health (UNSGSA), will visit the Republic of South Africa (To May 22)

YEREVAN - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Yerevan, Armenia (To May 21)

TALLINN - At the invitation of President Alar Karis, Botswana President Duma Gideon Boko will pay his first state visit to Estonia (to May 21)

TANZANIA - Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will undertake a two-day state visit to Tanzania (To May 21)

BUDAPEST - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) being hosted by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and OTS Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev are scheduled to hold a press conference (To May 21)

BEIJING - On the invitation of the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, Wang Yi, Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar, will undertake an official visit to Beijing. (To May 21)

AMSTERDAM/COPENHAGEN/BERLIN – Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will pay an official visit to the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany. (To May 24)

BUDAPEST/LJUBLJANA - President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay official visits to Hungary and Slovenia. (To May 22)

WASHINGTON DC - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will travel to the United States on a working visit and will meet U.S. President Donald Trump. (To May 22)

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)

BRUSSELS - Czech President Petr Pavel meets EU, NATO officials on trip to Belgium (To May 21).

CHONGQING, China - H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of the Ajman Executive Council, will begin a four-day visit to the Chinese city of Chongqing. (To May 23)

MADRID - Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik will go on a state-visit to the Kingdom of Spain. (To May 22)

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

LONDON/MONACO - Prime Minister of Thailand Paetongtarn Shinawatra will visit the United Kingdom and Monaco (To May 25)

BUDAPEST - President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a visit to Hungary

BEIJING - Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp will visit China at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. (To May 22)

BUDAPEST - President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will visit Hungary.

OSAKA, Japan - His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Kingdom of the Netherlands will visit Japan to attend Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. (To May 22)

BRUSSELS - 3rd European Union - African Union Ministerial Meeting.

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

BANFF, Canada - G7 press conference with German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil and Bundesbank head Joachim Nagel in Banff - 1330 GMT

OSLO - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visits Norway, holds news conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere – 1230 GMT.

VILNIUS - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania.

BRUSSELS - EU 5th Accession Conference with Albania.

HELSINKI - Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides meets with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Helsinki to discuss bilateral relations, security in Europe, Russia's illegal war of aggression in Ukraine, and regional situations in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. The Presidents will hold a press conference - 1330 GMT

GLOBAL - International Day for Biological Diversity.

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SATURDAY, MAY 24

COLOMBO - The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, Winston Peters, will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka. (To May 28)

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SUNDAY, MAY 25

ULAANBAATAR - At the invitation of President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, President of the Republic of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen will pay a state visit to Mongolia. (To May 28)

HANOI - President of France Emmanuel Macron and his spouse will pay a state visit to Vietnam. (To May 27)

MOSCOW - Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan to visit Russia (To May 27)

KUALA LUMPUR - ASEAN – GCC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.

KUALA LUMPUR - Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet in Kuala Lumpur ahead of the 46th ASEAN Summit.

SURINAME - Surinamese National Assembly Election

VENEZUELA - Venezuelan National Assembly Election

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MONDAY, MAY 26

FINLAND - The prime ministers of Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland hold a regular informal meeting, part of which will also be attended by Germany Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

HANOI, Vietnam - France’s President Emmanuel Macron meets Vietnam’s leaders in Hanoi in a state visit to the former colony when dozens of agreements are expected to be signed.

OSAKA, Kansai, Japan - Halla Tomasdottir, President of Iceland, will visit Japan to attend Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. (To June 1)

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

JAKARTA – French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to visit Indonesia and meet his counterpart President Prabowo Subianto, during his Southeast Asia trip (To May 29)

OSAKA, Kansai, Japan - His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs and Yuriko Backes, Minister of Defence, Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Minister for Gender Equality and Diversity will visit Japan to attend Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. (To June 2)

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

BRUSSELS - Defence ministers from NATO members will gather in Brussels ahead of a leaders' summit later in June.

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

WARSAW – EU Informal meeting of tourism ministers. (To June 24)

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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TUESDAY, JULY 1

CHINA – 104th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2

SIENA - July annual horse race "Palio di Siena".

GLOBAL - World UFO Day on the anniversary of the Roswell incident.

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FRIDAY, JULY 4

UNITED STATES - Independence Day.

SONKAJARVI - Wife-Carrying World Championship 2025 (To July 5)

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SATURDAY, JULY 5

GLOBAL - International Day of Cooperatives.

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MONDAY, JULY 7

KATHMANDU - 78th birthday of Nepal's deposed King Gyanendra.

LONDON - 20th anniversary of the attacks on London's transport network, in which more than 50 people were killed and 700 injured.

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TUESDAY, JULY 8

KUALA LUMPUR - 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meetings (AMM) and Post-Ministerial Conferences (PMC) (To July 11)

LONDON - French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron will have a state visit to Britain at the invitation of King Charles.

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TUESDAY, JULY 9

TEHRAN - 25th anniversary of attack on Tehran University dormitory in 1999.

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH - Palestine marks 20th anniversary of a World Court ruling that Israel's walls and fences in the West Bank were illegal.

SOUTH SUDAN – 14th Anniversary of South Sudan becoming an Independent State.

VIENNA, Austria - 9th OPEC International Seminar. (To July 10)

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FRIDAY, JULY 11

GLOBAL - United Nations World Population Day.

MUMBAI - 18th anniversary of the deadly bomb attacks on Mumbai's commuter rail network.

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MONDAY, JULY 14

PARIS - Bastille Day.

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THURSDAY, JULY 17

GLOBAL - World Day for International Justice, which commemorates the adoption of the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court, the Rome Statute

KWAZULU-NATAL, South Africa – G20 Finance and Central Bank Ministerial Meeting. (To July 18)

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FRIDAY, JULY 18

GLOBAL - Nelson Mandela International Day.

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SUNDAY, JULY 20

CYPRUS - Cyprus marks the anniversary of the Turkish invasion in 1974.

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MONDAY, JULY 21

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fl – 25th anniversary of conclusion of NASA's space shuttle program after successful completion of mission STS-135.

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TUESDAY, JULY 22

OSLO – 14th anniversary of Norway bombing and mass shooting at youth summer camp on the nearby Utoya Island, where 77 people were killed.

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THURSDAY, JULY 24

BAYREUTH, Germany - Annual Bayreuth festival 2025 (To Aug 26).

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MONDAY, JULY 28

GLOBAL - World Hepatitis Day.

GLOBAL – 111th anniversary of the beginning of World War 1.

PERU – 204th anniversary of Independence.

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