DIARY-Political and General News Events from January 23

Jan 23 (Reuters) -

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 23

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron meets President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi - 1200 GMT

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron meets Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Elysee Palace in Paris - 1600 GMT

PORT OF SPAIN - Minister of State in the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Foreign Affairs Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi will visit Trinidad and Tobago

NUUK - Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will travel to Nuuk and meet with Greenland's prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen

NEW YORK - South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Min-seok will meet with top US officials to discuss pending issues in Washington and New York on a five-day trip to the United States (To Jan. 26)

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

BEIJING - Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo pays an official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, During the visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with the Finnish prime minister, while Chinese Premier Li and Chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee Zhao Leji will hold talks and meet with Orpo (to Jan 28)

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

BERLIN - German Defence Minister Pistorius welcome Lithuanian counterpart Kaunas in Berlin - 1530 GMT

HAMBURG, Germany - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hosts the third international North Sea Summit in Hamburg, with several heads of state and government plus their energy ministers attending.

BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 27

BERLIN, Germany - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius speaks at a conference of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) in Berlin - 0900 GMT

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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

MACTAN, Philippines - ASEAN Foreign Ministers hold a retreat in central Philippines to exchange views on regional and international issues and set the bloc's agenda for the year.

ATHENS - Greece hosts energy summit in Athens.

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30

BERLIN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomes Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruiniene in Berlin - 0900 GMT

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 31

TOKYO - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives in Japan for bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi following his visit in China.

ISLAMABAD - World Bank President Ajay Banga to visit Islamabad.

NEW YORK - 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

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

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1

LOS ANGELES - 68th Annual Grammy Awards

COSTA RICA - Costa Rican Presidency Election.

COSTA RICA – Costa Rican Legislative Assembly Election.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2

GENEVA - WHO Executive Board meeting opens.

TROMSØ, Norway - Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Arctic Norway. Greenland's foreign minister Vivian Motzfeldt to speak at conference about Arctic affairs. Also attending: Norwegian foreign minister Espen Barth Eide (To Feb. 4)

BERLIN - German President Steinmeier receives Sloveniaian counterpart Musar in Berlin - 0900 GMT

GLOBAL - World Wetlands Day.

NEW YORK - 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (to Feb 3).

OSLO - Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt to speak at conference about Arctic affairs. (To Feb. 5)

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3

OSLO - Security conference in Oslo. Speakers include: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4

GLOBAL - World Cancer Day.

SAPPORO, Japan – 2026 Sapporo Snow Festival (to Feb. 11).

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6

GLOBAL - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.

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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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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9

RIYADH - Prince William of Wales will make his first official visit to Saudi Arabia (to Feb. 11).

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10

GLOBAL - Safer Internet Day 2026

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12

CAPE TOWN - South African President Cyrl Ramaphosa delivers an annual state of the nation address to parliament. - 1700 GMT

BERLIN – 76th Berlin International Film Festival (to Feb. 22).

BEIRUT - 18th anniversary of the death of Hezbollah commander Imad Moughniyah.

VIENNA - VIENNA Opera Ball 2026

BRUSSELS - NATO defence ministers will meet in the Brussels headquarters. The meeting will be chaired by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

BANGLADESH - Bangladeshi National Parliament Election

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13

GLOBAL - World Radio Day

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Carnival 2026 (to Feb. 21)

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14

GLOBAL - St. Valentine's Day

BEIRUT – 21st anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

PRISTINA – 18th anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia

NEW ORLEANS - Mardi Gras 2026

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19

LONDON - London Fashion Week Winter 2026 (to Feb. 23).

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22

LONDON – EE British Academy Film Awards 2026

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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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27

CARACAS – 37th anniversary of deadly Caracas riots.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28

LONDON - The BRIT Awards 2026

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