DIARY-Political and General News Events from August 20

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20

** ISTANBUL - Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani holds a press conference in Istanbul - 1100 GMT.

** MANAMA/DOHA - Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov visits the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Qatar. (To August 21).

** MOSCOW - Jorndan's Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ayman Safadi will begin a working visit to Russia and will meet the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov.

** LHASA - Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa for his second-ever visit as China's leader to mark the 60th anniversary of Tibet's founding as an autonomous region.

ISLAMABAD - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Islamabad to attend the Pakistan-China strategic dialogue and hold meetings with senior government officials. (To August 22)

MOSCOW - Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar embarks on three-day visit to Russia. He will co-chair the 26th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation. (To Aug. 21)

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

HANOI - King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and the Queen of Bhutan will pay a state visit to Vietnam (To Aug. 22)

YEREVAN/MINSK – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits Armenia and Belarus(Final Day)

HANOI - Australian foreign minister Penny Wong visits Hanoi and is expected to meet with her Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

YOKOHAMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres holds bilateral talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama.

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu will visit Japan to attend the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in the City of Yokohama

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

** BISHKEK - President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will make official visit to Kyrgyzstan. (To August 22).

** YOKOHAMA, Japan - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres holds a press conference on development in Africa and other related global topics in Yokohama, while attending the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) alongside African leaders.

ISLAMABAD - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit Pakistan for strategic dialogue.

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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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22

** NICOSIA - Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker visits Cyprus for bilateral talks with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides.

HELSINKI - Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal will meet in Tallinn.

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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

BRASILIA - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu will leave for Brasilia, the capital of the Federative Republic of Brazil, on a two-day state visit (To Aug. 25)

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

CHISINAU - French President Emmanuel Macron visits Moldova.

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

** TOKYO – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Japan.

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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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

** TOKYO - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will make a two-day visit to Japan. (To September 8).

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

NORWAY -Norwegian Parliament election.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

** VARANASI, India - Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam will arrive in Kashi for his first-ever bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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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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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

LONDON - U.S. President Donald Trump makes second state visit to Britain. (To Sep. 19)

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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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