DIARY-Political and General News Events from January 2

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 3

BEIJING - Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar to visit China and holds the Seventh Round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue (To Jan. 5)

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 4

BEIJING - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will begin a four-day state visit to China for summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping (To Jan. 7)

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 6

ANKARA - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will pay an official visit to Turkey.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7

NICOSIA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed he will travel to Nicosia to attend the official opening ceremony of the Cyprus Presidency.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 8

AMMAN - EU-Jordan summit.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 11

MYANMAR - Second phase of Myanmar general election

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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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SUNDAY, JANUARY 25

MYANMAR - Myanmar to hold third phase of election voting

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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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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8

TOKYO - President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, will visit Japan. (To Feb. 10)

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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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