DIARY-Political and General News Events from August 1
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1
MOSCOW - President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko arrived in the Russian Federation on a working visit.
BISHKEK - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu will pay an official visit to Kyrgyzstan (To Aug 2)
CHOBIELIN, Poland - Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha will hold a joint press conference in Chobielin after bilateral talks.
HELSINKI - Foreign Minister of Mongolia Battsetseg Batmunkh to pay an official visit to Finland (Final Day)
KANSAI, Japan - Wesley W. Simina, President of the Federated States of Micronesia, and First Lady, Ancelly Simina will visit Japan to attend Expo 2025 Osaka.(to Aug 3)
JAKARTA - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta to deliver policy speech at the ASEAN Secretariat - 1000 GMT
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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SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
ISLAMABAD - Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian visits Pakistan at the invitation of Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif.
TOKYO – Belize’s Prime Minister John Briceño to visit Japan. (to Aug 5)
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 3
CAIRO – President of Vietnam Luong Cuong to visit Egypt to have long-term impact on bilateral ties.
ASHGABAT - Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli visiting Turkmenistan to participate in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (To Aug. 8)
ASTANA - Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres will visit Kazakhstan at the invitation of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
VILNIUS/ RIGA/ TALLINN - Israeli President Isaac Herzog to travel to Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia with the goal of bolstering ties, advancing hostage diplomacy, and honoring Holocaust memory (To Aug 6).
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MONDAY, AUGUST 4
NEW DELHI - Philippines President Bongbong Marcos to visit India (to Aug 8)
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 5
TOKYO - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica Kamina Johnson Smith to visit Japan (to Aug 8)
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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
ASUNCIÓN - Paraguay to welcome Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te.
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
DHAKA - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is set to arrive in Dhaka for a two-day official visit. (To Aug. 31)
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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SUNDAY, AUGUST 31
TIANJIN - Leaders from more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations will attend the Tianjin summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (To September 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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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
MACAU - Chinese Legislative Council (Macau) Election.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council Meeting.
MALAWI - Malawian National Assembly Election.
MALAWI - Malawian Presidency Election.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
LONDON - U.S. President Donald Trump makes second state visit to Britain (to Sept 20)
BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers. (To Sept. 20)
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
SEYCHELLES - Seychellois Presidency Election.
SEYCHELLES - Seychellois National Assembly Election
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
SWITZERLAND – Referendum Election.
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF - Moldovan Parliament Election.
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