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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27

** DAMASCUS - Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat will meet Syrian Minister of Economy and Industry Nidal Al-Shaar for bilateral and inter-delegation talks - 1430 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR – Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah undertakes a working visit to Malaysia (to August 28).

SINGAPORE - President of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, arrives in Singapore for a three-day state visit (to Aug 28)

ALPBACH, Austria - President of the Republic of Kosovo begins a visit to Austria to attend the European Forum Alpbach (Final Day).

ASTANA/TASHKENT - Japan Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and will meet with Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu and Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov respectively to boost bilateral ties with Japan. (to August 28).

ASTANA - King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, begins visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan (Final Day).

BERLIN - Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Tim Hodgson, speaks at a high-level event titled “Securing the Future: Advancing Canada–Germany Cooperation on Transatlantic Energy Security"

STOCKHOLM - Swedish defence minister Pål Jonson and foreign minister Maria Malmer Stenergard host Peruvian counterparts.

TARTU, Estonia - Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal and Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa hold a joint press conference in the city of Tartu after government talks on bilateral cooperation, security and crisis preparedness

MEXICO CITY - Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and business leaders will visit Mexico City (To Aug. 28)

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron meets Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye at the Elysee Palace in Paris - 0630 GMT

BERLIN - President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, begins a two-day working visit to Germany (to Aug 28).

CHISINAU – President of France Emmanuel Macron, Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visit 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

** TOKYO - Britain’s Defence Minister John Healey holds bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani followed by a joint press conference

** MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosts Turkmenistan counterpart Rashid Meredov - 1100 GMT

** LJUBLJANA - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga begins a two-day visit to Slovenia with talks and document signings at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs in Ljubljana - 1230 GMT

RIGA - Montenegro's Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Filip Ivanovic, is scheduled to make a working visit to Latvia

BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in Berlin - 0800 GMT.

BRAZIL - Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva welcomes Panama's President José Raul Mulino in Brasilia

TOKYO - Britain’s Defence Minister John Healey holds bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani in Tokyo, followed by a joint press conference.

BERLIN - Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius receives Spanish counterpart Margarita Robles with military honours in Berlin - 1230 GMT.

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

** HELSINKI - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and President Alexander Stubb.

TOKYO - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Japan and holds a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. (To Aug. 30)

BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich. (To Aug. 30)

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 30

BEIJING - President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will visit the People's Republic of China (To Sep. 3)

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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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

** LUXEMBOURG - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visits Luxembourg and holds talks with Prime Minister Luc Frieden.

HELSINKI - Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda hold a joint press conference in Helsinki after a meeting on bilateral relations, Ukraine and the Middle East.

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping is reported to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on the eve of a grand military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

** MADRID, Spain - Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, visits London and meets UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Donald Trump meets with new Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the White House.

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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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

** LONDON - U.S. President Donald Trump visits Britain (to Sept 19)

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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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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

NEW YORK – Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to New York for the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

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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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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10

** COPENHAGEN - Denmark hosts an informal meeting of the EU’s development ministers (to Oct 10)

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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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