DIARY-Political and General News Events from June 4

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4

CAIRO - Greek foreign minister George Gerapetritis visits Cairo, meets counterpart

LORIENT, France - Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias will visit the French shipyards in Lorient to attend the launching ceremony of the third Greek "Belharra" frigate

NEW DELHI - Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles inspects honour guard in New Delhi - 0630 GMT

ABU DHABI - His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt arrived in Abu Dhabi today on a fraternal visit to the UAE.

NEW DELHI - Visit of Murat Nurtleu, Deputy Prime Minster & Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan to India (To June 6)

PARIS - Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Gan Kim Yong will visit Paris (final day)

KUALA LUMPUR - The President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, visits Malaysia (to June 5).

LONDON - Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is set to undertake a four-day working visit to Britain (final day)

BEIJING - Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko will visit the People's Republic of China (final day)

New DELHI - Paraguay President Santiago Pena Palacios will pay a state visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi (final day).

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

PARIS - OECD Ministerial Council Meeting 2025. (final day)

BRUSSELS - European Commission Executive Vice-President for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen delivers a keynote speech at DIGITALEUROPE’s Summer Summit 2025 (To June 5)

BANGKOK - Thailand's Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira speakes at a business seminar - 0200 GMT.

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Rutte news conference ahead of a NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels - 0930 GMT.

BRUSSELS - The United Kingdom and Germany will convene a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein group) at NATO headquarters in Brussels - 1300 GMT.

BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Enlargement Commisssioner Marta Kos and Moldova's Prime Minister Dorin Recean hold a press conference following a meeting of the EU-Moldova Association Council - 1415 GMT.

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and his Polish counterpart Radosław Sikorski speak to reporters in Berlin, with the focus expected on Ukraine and days after Poland elected a new president - 1415 GMT.

BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a keynote speech at the STOA-G6 Research and Innovation Summit.

OSLO - Tunisia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Nafti, will make an official visit to Norway from June 4-5. On June 5, Nafti will meet Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and Minister of Development Asmund Aukrust. The ministers will discuss the situation in the Middle East and security challenges in the region. Cooperation between Norway and Tunisia on energy, the green transition, UN issues and developments in Tunisia will also be on the agenda. (To June 5)

PARIS, France - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is welcomed by French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot upon his arrival at Orly airport near Paris - 1200 GMT

BERLIN, Germany - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier receives Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam with military honours at Schloss Bellevue palace in Berlin. - 1300 GMT

MANILA - Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is set to conduct his first official visit to the Philippines (To June 5)

BERLIN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier receives Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam with military honours at Schloss Bellevue palace in Berlin – 1300 GMT.

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

TAIPEI CITY - Guatemala President Bernardo Arevalo in Taiwan.

JAKARTA - Australia's defence minister and deputy PM Richard Marles will meet his Indonesian counterpart in Jakarta. - 0230 GMT

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar visit Berlin's Holocaust Memorial, dedicated to the Jews of Europe murdered by the Nazis. - 0900 GMT

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar speak to reporters, some 10 days after Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Israel had "crossed boundaries" with its actions in Gaza. - 1200 GMT

FRANCE/TALLINN/STOCKHOLM – Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse and a high-level delegation of Vietnam will attend the third United Nations Ocean Conference in France and pay official visits to Estonia and Sweden (To June 14)

WASHINGTON DC - Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz travels to Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

MADRID - Jordan's king Abdullah to visit Spain.

PORT LOUIS - Mauritius' prime minister who is also minister of finance to present the country's budget for the 2025/26 financial year. - 1000 GMT

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

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's President Javier Milei meets with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome.

FRANCE - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil is in France on a state visit with president Macron. Both will attend the United Nations Oceans Conference the following week in Nice.

ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets Argentinian President Javier Milei - 1730 GMT

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

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SATURDAY, JUNE 7

TEHRAN - Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu will make an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

BANGKOK - Thailand's Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira speakes at an investment forum - 0230 GMT.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV meets Argentine President Javier Milei in the Vatican.

MONACO - Monaco welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron for a state visit (to June 8)

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SUNDAY, JUNE 8

TOKYO - Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland will visit Japan (to June 12)

ITALY – Referendum election.

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MONDAY, JUNE 9

PARIS - Argentina's President Javier Milei meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in France

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

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TUESDAY, JUNE 10

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's President Javier Milei meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 12

NAIROBI - Kenya's Finance Minister John Mbadi is due to present the 2025/26 budget to parliament - 1100 GMT.

KAMPALA - Uganda's Finance Minister Matia Kasaija is due to present the 2025/26 budget to parliament - 1100 GMT.

DODOMA - Tanzania's Finance Minister presents 2025/26 fiscal budget to parliament - 1300 GMT.

ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte - 0900 GMT.

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

CALGARY, Canada - U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the annual summit of G7 nations in Calgary, Alberta (To June 17)

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

LONDON - French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron will have a state visit to Britain at the invitation of King Charles. While in the country, Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will preside over a Franco-Britannic summit. (To Jul 10)

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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