DIARY-Political and General News Events from January 9

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 9

ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Defense Minister Yasar Guler will host Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin in a joint meeting to discuss bilateral relations and defence industry.

BEIRUT - Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi will visit Beirut, the capital of Lebanon (To Jan. 10)

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

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)

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

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 Council, Antonio Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, visit Syria.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10

CAIRO, Egypt - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for talks on bilateral relations and regional issues.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 11

BENIN - Benin holds parliamentary election.

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

MYANMAR - Second phase of Myanmar general election

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MONDAY, JANUARY 12

ABU DHABI - President of Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will fly to the United Arab Emirates.

WASHINGTON DC - German finance minister Lars Klingbeil travels to Washington for G7 meeting.

STOCKHOLM - Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenegard and Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen hold a joint news conference at an annual security conference in Northern Sweden. - 1240 GMT.

COLOMBO - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Sri Lanka on his way back from a tour of Africa (to Jan 13)

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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TUESDAY, JANUARY 13

NARA, JAPAN, Japan - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to visit Nara, Japan to meet Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (to Jan 14).

BERLIN - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and the EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, take part in a press conference after Kallas is welcomed with military honours in Berlin. - 1215 GMT

BRUSSELS - NATO chief Mark Rutte delivers keynote address and answers questions at the Renew Europe Global Europe Forum. - 1405 GMT

BEIJING - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to China to talk trade, energy, agriculture and international security (To Jan. 17)

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

TOKYO - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to visit Japan to meet Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (to Jan 17).

MANILA - Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi holds a joint press conference with Philippine counterpart Theresa Lazaro in Manila. - 0245 GMT

UGANDA - Ugandan National Assembly Election.

UGANDA - Ugandan Presidency Election.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 17

SEOUL - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is visiting South Korea for a summit with President Lee Jae Myung. (to Jan 19).

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 18

PORTUGAL - Portugal holds presidential election.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 19

BERLIN - German and French finance ministers speak in Berlin - 1000 GMT

VATICAN CITY - President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel and his wife Eva will visit the Vatican, where they will be received by Pope Leo. President Pavel will also meet the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

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

THAILAND - Voting begins in Thailand’s national election.

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

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington.

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion).

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