DIARY-Political and General News Events from August 8

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Friday, AUGUST 8

NEW DELHI - Concluding day of a five-day state visit to India by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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

ASHGABAT - Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli visiting Turkmenistan to participate in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (Final day)

NEW DELHI - Philippines President Bongbong Marcos to visit India (Final day)

MOSCOW – Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim is paying a state visit to Russia marking a historic milestone in Malaysia’s diplomacy. (to Aug 10)

TOKYO - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica Kamina Johnson Smith to visit Japan (Final day)

OSAKA, Japan - President of the Republic of Peru, Dina Boluarte, will pay a visit to Japan to participated at the National Day Event of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai. (To Aug. 10)

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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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SUNDAY, AUGUST 10

** SEOUL - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hosts Vietnamese leader To Lam for a four-day state visit where they are due to discuss deepening cooperation in trade, investment and nuclear energy.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 11

JAKARTA - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte will conduct a state visit to Indonesia.

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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

JAKARTA - Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto delivers his annual state of the union address at parliament, followed by a speech on his 2026 budget proposal.

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

DHAKA – Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on a two-day official trip. (to August 24)

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

BEIJING - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

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)

COPENHAGEN - 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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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

SWITZERLAND – Referendum Election.

MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF - Moldovan Parliament Election.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Denmark hosts informal meetings with EU heads of state or government of the 27 EU member states.

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