DIARY-Political and General News Events from January 13

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 13

MANAMA - President Asif Ali Zardari pays an official visit to Bahrain and holds a meeting with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, who is also the prime minister (to Jan 16)

PARIS - Spanish King Felipe VI visits France, meeting French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace and then the Palace of Versailles where the two visit an exhibition dedicated to the father of Philip V of Spain -- a son of Louis XIV of France -- and ancestor of the current Spanish sovereign - 1200 GMT

WASHINGTON DC, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez and separately with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan at the State Department - 1500 GMT

SINGAPORE - Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam, Nguyen Hoa Binh will pay a working visit to Singapore(to Jan 14).

ABU DHABI - President of Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr travels to Abu Dhabi on a working visit to the United Arab Emirates upon the invitation of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. During the visit, the President is set to attend the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (to Jan 14)

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

LONDON - Polish President Karol Nawrocki pays a two-day visit to Britain. (Final Day)

VIENNA - Austrian Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer delivers an opening speech to a two-day conference on central and eastern Europe - 0750 GMT.

NARA, 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

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosts Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Trade (Foreign Minister) Selma Ashipala-Musavyi for talks in Moscow - 0900 GMT

BEIJING - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pays an official visit to China and meets President Xi Jinping (to Jan 17)

SAN JOSÉ - Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves Robles and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele hold a press conference at the site of the CACCO mega prison under construction, in San Rafael de Alajuela.

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

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15

VIENNA - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and his Swiss counterpart Guy Parmelin hold a press conference after meeting at Van der Bellen's office.

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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FRIDAY, JANUARY 23

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Press briefing in Geneva with Iran's Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghtchi - 0730 GMT

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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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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28

VILNIUS - King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark will pay a state visit to Lithuania (to Jan. 29).

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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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