DIARY-Political and General News Events from January 7

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7

ADDIS ABABA/ MOGADISHU/DODOMA/ MASERU - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania and Lesotho (to Jan. 12).

BEIRUT/AMMAN/DAMASCUS - The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, together with the President of the European Council, António Costa, will be in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon this week. Their visit follows the adoption of the Pact for the Mediterranean in November, promoting cooperation, prosperity and lasting stability in the region (to Jan 08).

PARIS/LUXEMBOURG - External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar embarks on a six-day visit to France and Luxembourg as India looks to deepen strategic, economic and diplomatic engagement with key European partners (To Jan. 10)

BEIJING - Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin to visit China amid strained EU-China relations (to Jan 8).

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

ANKARA – Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will undertake an official visit to Turkey (To Jan. 8)

LISBON - The NATO Deputy Secretary General, Radmila Shekerinska, will travel to Porto and Lisbon, Portugal (to Jan 8)

SHANGHAI, China - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attends South Korea-China startup summit.

BAVARIA, Germany - Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen will visit the German state of Bavaria, where she will attend a meeting of the parliamentary group of the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) in Seeon Abbey. (To Jan. 8)

PHNOM PENH - The ruling Cambodian People's Party celebrates the 47th anniversary of the victory over the Khmer Rouge regime.

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

BRUSSELS – Indian Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is leaving for a two-day official visit to Brussels (to Jan. 9).

AMMAN - EU-Jordan summit.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 9

BERN - French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Switzerland on Friday to attend the national memorial ceremony for the victims of the fire at the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana.

DAMASCUS - The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is scheduled to visit Syria.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10

BEIRUT - Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi will visit Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 11

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – 15th Anniversary of U.S.-Russia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement.

MYANMAR - Second phase of Myanmar general election

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 12

WASHINGTON - Finance ministers from the Group of Seven nations will meet in Washington.

LONDON - Polish President Karol Nawrocki pays a two-day visit to Britain. (To Jan. 13)

AHMEDABAD, India - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives in India. He meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad.

HAITI - 16th Anniversary of Haiti's magnitude 7 earthquake that destroyed much of the Haitian capital.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 13

LISBON - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will pay an official visit to Portugal.

BENGALURU, India - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets with German companies in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru on the second day of his official visit.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14

TUNISIA – 16th Anniversary of ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

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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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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21

BRUSSELS - A meeting of NATO chiefs of defence takes place at alliance headquarters in Brussels. (To Jan. 22)

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 24

LOME, Togo – World Day of the African Culture

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 25

EGYPT – 15th Anniversary of beginning of the Egyptian revolution, a series of mass popular protests leading to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

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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SATURDAY, JANUARY 31

VENICE, Italy - Venice Carnival 2026 (to Feb. 17).

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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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