DIARY-Political and General News Events from July 15

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TUESDAY, JULY 15

** KYIV - At the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina is paying a working visit to Ukraine.

** BEIJING - Deputy President of South Africa, Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile, has arrived in the People’s Republic of China for a strategic working visit to strengthen bilateral relations and enhance economic cooperation between South Africa and China. (To July 18).

** BOGOTA - Colombia and South Africa, as co-chair's of The Hague Group, are convening a conference in Bogota where representatives from countries around the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Middle East will meet with the intention of deciding on "concrete legal measures" in response to Israeli violations of international law.

** ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker in Rome - 1300 GMT

** WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani at the State Department - 1330 GMT

WELLINGTON - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Rural and Regional Development of Malaysia, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, will undertake a working visit to New Zealand (to July 18)

WASHINGTON D.C. - NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, will visit Washington D.C. (Final day)

TOKYO - Dhananjay Ramful, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Republic of Mauritius, will pay a visit to Japan (to July 16)

SINGAPORE/BEIJING – Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will be visiting Singapore and the People's Republic of China (Final day)

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)

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)

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

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and his Slovenian counterpart, Tanja Fajon, speak to reporters in Berlin, possibly on latest U.S. tariff developments. - 1530 GMT

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

BRUSSELS - Eu Foreign Affairs Council meeting

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 16

COPENHAGEN - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Iceland and meet with Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadttir and Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Gunnarsdottir. The visit follows the prime minister's meeting with Von der Leyen in Brussels in April (to July 18)

LUBLIN, Poland - 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

** TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is arranging to meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo.

** BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives Romanian President Nicusor Dan with military honours - 1115 GMT

** BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz receives Romanian President Nicusor Dan - 1300 GMT

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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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23

** TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hosts European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Council President Antonio Costa for annual summit.

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THURSDAY, JULY 24

** BEIJING - China hosts a two-day summit with European leaders. (To July 25)

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

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SATURDAY, JULY 26

BAILE TUSNAD, Romania - Hungarian PM Viktor Orban delivers annual landmark speech in Transsylvania, setting the stage for early 2026 elections.

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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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SATURDAY, AUGUST 30

** BEIJING - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will visit Beijing to participate in the foreign ministerial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states. (To Sept. 1)

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

BRUSSELS – EU informal meeting of ministers for European affairs (to Sept. 2)

GUYANA - Guyanese National Assembly election.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of energy ministers (to Sept. 5)

BOUGAINVILLE - Bougainvillean House of Representatives election

BOUGAINVILLE - Bougainvillean presidency election

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

NORWAY -Norwegian Parliament election.

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