DIARY-Political and General News Events from January 15

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15

RIGA - French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noel Barrot, will make a working visit to Latvia.

KYIV - International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva arrives in Kyiv early Thursday for high-level talks.

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

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

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

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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FRIDAY, JANUARY 16

VILNIUS - Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys in Vilnius.

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and his Austrian counterpart, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, speak to reporters in Berlin. - 1430 GMT

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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

PRAGUE - Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka will meet Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto in Prague, news conference to follow - 1715 GMT.

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

DAVOS, Switzerland - French President Emmanuel Macron visits the World Economic Forum in Davos.

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21

DAVOS, Switzerland - Polish President Karol Nawrocki and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte participate in a WEF panel titled "Can Europe Defend Itself?" alongside Finnish President Alexander Stubb, European Investment Bank President Nadia Calvino and Sanofi CEO Paul Hudson. - 1015 GMT.

MOSCOW - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit Moscow (To Jan. 22)

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

NEW DELHI - The President of the European Council, Antonio Luis Santos da Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will be visiting India. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited the EU leaders to attend the 77th Republic Day celebrations as chief guests. (To Jan. 27)

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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