DIARY-Political and General News Events from June 18

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18

LONDON - Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal is on a high-level official visit to the United Kingdom (to June 19).

GREECE - Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis meets Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó in Athens. - 0900 GMT

SHANGHAI, China (PRC) - New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visits China, to meet with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang (to June 20).

TOKYO - Prime Minister of the Republic of Mozambique, Maria Benvinda Delfina Levi, will pay a visit to Japan (Final day)

ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and energy officials from Bulgaria, Hungary and Ukraine address energy conference in the suburb of Vouliagmeni, south of Athens (Final day)

TOKYO - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets with Japanese Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul receives his counterpart Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, joint press conference - 1215 GMT.

ZAGREB - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake an official visit to Croatia at the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia Andrej Plenkovic, marking an important milestone in the bilateral relationship.

WASHINGTON - Norway's foreign minister Espen Barth Eide to visit the United States and meet with his counterpart Marco Rubio (to June 19).

STRASBOURG, France - In a debate with the European Commission, members of the European Parliament will outline their expectations for the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague on June 24-26.

MOSCOW - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit Russia at the invitation of the Russian president Vladimir Putin, will include bilateral talks and participation in the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. (To June 20)

WASHINGTON DC - Investment, Trade and Industry Minister of Malaysia Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz will travel to Washington to resume negotiations over tariffs imposed on Malaysian goods.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 19

TOKYO - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo.

WASHINGTON DC - Norway's foreign minister Espen Barth Eide to visit the U.S. and meet with his counterpart Marco Rubio.

LUXEMBOURG CITY - Euro zone finance ministers to discuss Bulgaria's euro adoption, Commission's fiscal recommendations - 1300 GMT.

LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup meeting.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 20

ANKARA - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will visit Turkey.

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer.

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

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte holds a press conference ahead of summit in The Hague. - 1300 GMT

BRUSSELS - EU-Canada summit takes place in Brussels. European Union institution leaders host Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for EU-Canada summit, designed to intensify already close economic and political ties, particularly in light of Trump's 'America First' policies. - 1500 GMT.

SANTANDER, Spain - Spain's Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo and BBVA chairman to speak at an event.

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.

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SATURDAY, JULY 5

GLOBAL - International Day of Cooperatives.

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MONDAY, JULY 7

LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup meeting.

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

BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting

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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TUESDAY, JULY 15

BRUSSELS - Eu Foreign Affairs Council meeting

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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

BURSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting

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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SUNDAY, AUGUST 17

Bolivia - Bolivia holds presidential election.

Bolivia - Bolivian Chamber of Deputies election.

Bolivia - Bolivian Chamber of Senators election.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 23

Taiwan – Referendum election to decide whether the Maanshan-2 nuclear power plant should restart

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27

BUSAN, Republic of Korea – APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting (EMM) (To Aug. 28).

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