DIARY-Political and General News Events from December 16

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16

BUENOS AIRES - Chile's new President-elect Jose Antonio Kast travels to Argentina to meet his counterpart Javier Milei.

THE HAGUE, Nethwelands - Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky will visit the Netherlands.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivers a speech in Dutch parliament during a visit to The Hague. - 0930 GMT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof and holds a press conference on the sidelines of a Council of Europe diplomatic conference to launch a convention establishing the International Claims Commission for Ukraine, aimed at handling compensation claims related to Russia's aggression. - 1200 GMT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets the Dutch King Willem-Alexander after meeting European leaders on compensation claims related to Russia's aggression. - 1300 GMT

JERUSALEM – Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will arrive in Israel to meet President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discuss bilateral and regional issues. (To Dec 18)

ABU DHABI/RIYADH/AMMAN - Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, Wang Yi, to visit the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. (Final Day)

MUSCAT/AMMAN/ADDIS ABABA - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Muscat, Oman, is scheduled for December, as part of a three-nation tour that includes Jordan and Ethiopia (To Dec 18).

BRUSSELS - EU 24th Accession Conference with Montenegro.

GREECE - Albanian Foreign Minister Elisa Spiropali and Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis meet in Athens and make joint statements to the press - 1230 GMT

HELSINKI - Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has invited the leaders of seven EU Member States to the Eastern Flank Summit. Prime Ministers Ulf Kristersson (Sweden), Kristen Michal (Estonia), Evika Siliņa (Latvia), Donald Tusk (Poland) and Rossen Jeliazkov (Bulgaria) and Presidents Nicușor Dan (Romania) and Gitanas Nausėda (Lithuania) participate in the summit.

BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to address Ethiopia's parliament. - 0530 GMT

YEMEN - UN Security Council to meet in Yemen. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to deliver remarks. - 1500 GMT

BRUSSELS - EU-Western Balkans summit.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18

TOKYO - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay an official visit to Japan. (To Dec. 20)

BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to December 19).

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19

WARSAW - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Poland to meet with President Karol Nawrocki.

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 22

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia convenes special ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting to address Thai-Cambodia conflict.

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28

KOSOVO - Kosovar Assembly Election.

MYANMAR - First phase of Myanmar general election.

CONAKRY - Guinea will hold its first presidential election since a coup in 2021, which allowed coup leader Mamady Doumbouya to seize power.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Central African Presidency election.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Central African National Assembly election.

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MOVDAY, DECEMBER 29

WASHINGTON DC, United States - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Donald Trump on December 29 to discuss the next steps of the Gaza ceasefire, an Israeli government spokesperson said on December 8th.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 8

AMMAN - EU-Jordan summit.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15

UGANDA - Ugandan National Assembly Election.

UGANDA - Ugandan Presidency Election.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 18

PORTUGAL - Portugal holds presidential election.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 19

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 20

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 26

BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 29

ATHENS - Greece hosts energy summit in Athens.

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1

COSTA RICA - Costa Rican Presidency Election.

COSTA RICA – Costa Rican Legislative Assembly Election.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2

OSLO - Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt to speak at conference about Arctic affairs. (To Feb. 5)

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12

BANGLADESH - Bangladeshi National Parliament Election

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