DIARY-Political and General News Events from August 14

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 14

** DOHA - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visits Qatar for talks with his counterpart expected to focus on the situation in Gaza, with Syria and bilateral issues also on the agenda (Final day)

** JAKARTA - President of Peru Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra visits ASEAN Headquarters / ASEAN Secretariat to strengthen ASEAN–Peru relations.

NEW DELHI - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade & Industry of Singapore Gan Kim Yong will arrive in India. (Final day)

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

MANILA - Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) will visit the Philippines (Final day).

BISHKEK - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit Kyrgyzstan.

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

ALASKA, United States - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will meet at their shared border to discuss joint border security efforts.

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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MONDAY, AUGUST 18

** NEW DELHI– Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit India next week to hold talks with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

** TOKYO - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul holds a strategic dialogue with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya in Tokyo, as well as talks with other government representatives.

YEREVAN - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to visit Armenia (To Aug. 21)

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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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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20

** JAKARTA - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul travels to Indonesia to meet his Indonesian counterpart there. In addition to bilateral issues, Germany's involvement in the Indo-Pacific and economic issues will play an role during the visit.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 21

** MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow.

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

TOKYO - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit Japan and hold a summit with Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (to August 24).

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

EGYPT - Egyptian Senate election.

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

** TOULON, France - French President Emmanuel Macron attends the 25th Franco-German Council of Ministers (To Aug. 29)

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 – Nepal Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli to visit China for SCO summit.

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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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

JAMAICA - Jamaican House of Representatives 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

NAYPYIDAW - Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan will lead an official ASEAN team to assess the situation in Myanmar

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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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

** WASHINGTON DC. - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit U.S. for high-level United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session.

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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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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3

CZECH REPUBLIC - Czech Chamber of Deputies election.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12

CAMEROON - Cameroonian Presidency election.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 13

COPENHAGEN - Denmark hosts an informal meeting of the EU's trade ministers (to October 14).

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16

** ROME - Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi to visit Europe for meetings with Pope Leo XIV, European leaders and EU officials.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19

NORTHERN CYPRUS - Northern Cypriot Presidency election.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26

ARGENTINA - Argentinian Chamber of Deputies election.

ARGENTINA - Argentinian Senate election.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29

United Republic of Tanzania - Tanzanian Presidency election.

Netherlands - Dutch Second Chamber election.

United Republic of Tanzania - Tanzanian National Assembly election.

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