DIARY-Political and General News Events from January 14

Jan 14 (Reuters) -

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14

COPENHAGEN - The leaders of Denmark, Greenland and the Faeroe Islands meet in Copenhagen at a bi-annual meeting of lawmakers and governments of the Kingdom of Denmark on security and foreign policy.

ABU DHABI - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visits United Arab Emirates, after Ankara ally Somalia annulled all agreements with the UAE, and as regional powers push to move to phase-2 of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

ATHENS - Greece Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and Dutch Foreign and Migration Minister David van Weel meet in Athens and make joint statements to the press at 1400 local - 1200 GMT.

WASHINGTON D.C - The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland will be received on Wednesday at the White House by U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a key meeting on the future of the autonomous Danish territory.

MUSCAT - Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, will arrive in Oman for an official visit during which she will conduct official talks with His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik.

HELSINKI/OSLO - Britain's controversial foreign minister Yvette Cooper will visit Finland and Norway.

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).

SINGAPORE - Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Hoa Binh, will pay a working visit to Singapore (Final day).

ABU DHABI - President of Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr travels, to Abu Dhabi on a working visit to the United Arab Emirates on 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 (Final day)

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

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

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 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

HANOI - ASEAN ministers in charge of the digital economy meet in Hanoi.

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 - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is said to visit Berlin and meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

BRUSSELS - Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen to meet NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels to discuss Arctic security, along with Greenland's Motzfeldt.

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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THURSDAY, JANUARY 22

DAVOS, Switzerland - World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korean Minister of Trade Yeo Han-Koo attend a panel at the World Economic Forum. - 1400 GMT

DAVOS, Switzerland - Davos panel discussion on the Mideast economy. Speakers include Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari, Minister of Finance of the State of Qatar; Khalifa Abdullah Al-Ajeel AI-Askar, Minister of Commerce and Industry of Kuwait; Hisham Ezz-Al-Arab, Chief Executive Officer, Commercial International Bank, Egypt; Ahmed Kouchouk, Minister of Finance of Egypt. - 1515 GMT

DAVOS, Switzerland - Davos discussion with IMF's Georgieva on growth. Speakers include Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF. - 1515 GMT

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 23

DAVOS, Switzerland - Davos panel discussion on global economic outlook. Speakers include Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Minister of Finance of Saudi Arabia; Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund; Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank. - 1000 GMT.

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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