DIARY-Political and General News Events from December 22

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 22

BAGHDAD – President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, will undertake an official visit to the Republic of Iraq at the invitation of President of the Republic of Iraq, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid. (To Dec. 24)

DAMASCUS - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, National Defense Minister Yasar Guler, and intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin are on a working visit to Syria’s capital Damascus.

ABU DHABI - His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, departed for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a special visit. (To Dec. 24)

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko visits Russia to attend summits of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Final day of an informal summit of CIS leaders hosted by President Vladimir Putin St. Petersburg.

UNITED NATIONS - U.N. Security Council to meet on Sudan - 2000 GMT

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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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23

COLOMBO - Foreign Minister of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Sri Lank as Special Envoy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold talks with the top leadership of the island nation.

NEW YORK, United States - UN Security Council meets on Iran's nuclear program - 1500 GMT.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24

CAMBODIA - Defence officials from Thailand and Cambodia will meet to discuss the possibility of resuming a ceasefire between the two countries.

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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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MONDAY, 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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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22

LAOS - Laotian National Assembly Election.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion).

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