DIARY-Political and General News Events from July 11

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FRIDAY, JULY 11

DUBLIN - The President of the Republic of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, and his spouse Diana Nausėdiene will pay a working visit to Ireland. (Final Day)

KUALA LUMPUR – United states Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR - United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Malaysia for a series of high-level regional meetings and bilateral engagements. (To July 12)

ULAANBAATAR - Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are scheduled to make a state visit to Mongolia. The emperor and empress are expected to lay flowers at a memorial on July 8 to commemorate Japanese nationals who died while in internment camps there after World War II. (To July 13)

KUALA LUMPUR - 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meetings (AMM) and Post-Ministerial Conferences (PMC) (Final day)

KUALA LUMPUR - Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong gives a news conference on the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR - EU Vice President Kaja Kallas gives a media roundtable on the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

PYONGYANG - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea. (To July 13)

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Trilateral meeting between Malaysia, Turkiye and the ASEAN Secretariat on the sidelines of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR - Foreign ministers of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand meet with their South Korean counterpart in the 13th Mekong-Japan Cooperation Ministerial Meeting during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

GLOBAL - United Nations World Population Day.

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

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SATURDAY JULY 12

BEIJING - At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang, Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese will travel to the People’s Republic of China. (To July 18)

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SUNDAY, JULY 13

BEIJING - Ian Borg, Malta's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, will pay an official visit to China. (To July 16)

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MONDAY, JULY 14

BRUSSELS - EU-Central America Association Council Meeting.

RIGA - Kosovan President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu will be on a working visit to Latvia. (To July 16)

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) Meeting.

PARIS - Bastille Day.

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TUESDAY, JULY 15

TRIPOLI - Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis meets officials in Tripoli.

BRUSSELS - Eu Foreign Affairs Council meeting

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 16

LUBLIN - Foreign ministers of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine meet in Lublin to discuss regional security and cooperation. The talks are expected to focus on support for Ukraine and joint initiatives within the Lublin Triangle format – 1130 GMT

NOUAKCHOTT - Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez meets with Mauritania's officials to discuss migration, among other issues.

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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

WASHINGTON DC - President of Philippines Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. will travel to the United States to meet with US President Donald Trump. (To July 22)

JAPAN - Japanese House of Councillors Election.

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

BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of justice and home affairs ministers. (To July 23)

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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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1

GLOBAL – World Breastfeeding Week (To Aug. 7)

WARSAW – Poland marks 81st anniversary of its war-time Warsaw uprising against the Nazi occupation.

CHINA – 98th founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army.

EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 (to Aug 25)

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6

HIROSHIMA - Hiroshima Commemorations 80th Anniversary of 1945 nuclear attacks.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 9

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Commemorations 80th Anniversary of 1945 nuclear attacks.

EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh International Book Festival (to Aug 24).

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 12

GLOBAL - International Youth Day.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 14

ISLAMABAD – 78th anniversary of Pakistan independence from British rule.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 15

NEW DELHI – 78th anniversary of Indian Independence from British rule.

TOKYO – 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two.

LIECHTENSTEIN – 219th anniversary of Independence.

TRALEE, Ireland - 2025 Rose of Tralee International Festival (To Aug 19)

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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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TUESDAY, AUGUST 19

GLOBAL - World Humanitarian Day.

MOSCOW – 33rd Anniversary of the failed Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev which accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 21

DAMASCUS, Syria - 12th anniversary of nerve gas attack that killed hundreds of people in rebel-held neighborhoods on the edge of Damascus.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 23

BALTIC WAY - 36th anniversary of the Baltic Way, a human chain of people in 1989 stretching from Vilnius to Tallinn to mark solidarity in the struggle for independence from the Soviet Union.

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

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 24

WARSAW - Poland marks the 36th anniversary of the creation of the first post-Communist government in 1989.

KYIV – 34th anniversary of Independence.

WASHINGTON DC – 213th anniversary of the Burning of Washington, including the White House and the US Capitol building, by the British troops during the War of 1812.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 25

URUGUAY - Uruguay's Independence Day.

PARIS – 81st anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation in the Second World War.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27

VENICE, Italy – 82nd Venice International Film Festival (to September 6).

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

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 28

BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of defence ministers. (To Aug. 29)

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29

BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich. (To Aug. 30)

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