DIARY-Political and General News Events from February 4

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4

BELFAST - Irish President Catherine Connolly begins a three-day official visit to Northern Ireland (To Feb 6).

CANBERRA - Concluding day of German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul's visit to Australia

ROME - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis meets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome - 1430 GMT

WASHINGTON DC - Colombian President Gustavo Petro holds news conference after meeting U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House. - 0130 GMT

RIYADH/DOHA/ABU DHABI - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz departs for a three-day diplomatic tour of Gulf states, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. (To Feb. 6)

WASHINGTON DC - Pasi Rajala, State Secretary to Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen and Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen, will visit Washington D.C. in the United States (Final day)

ASTANA - Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Hoa Binh, begins his working visit to Kazakhstan (Final day)

BEIJING - President of Uruguay Yamandú Orsi arrived in the People's Republic of China to begin a seven-day official visit with an agenda focused on strengthening political, commercial, academic, and cultural ties between Montevideo and Beijing. (To Feb. 7)

RIYADH/CAIRO - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Saudi Arabia and Egypt to discuss regional developments. (Final day)

HELSINKI, Finland - Finnish foreign ministry State Secretary Pasi Rajala visits Washington, where he will represent Finland at U.S.‑convened ministerial meetings on critical minerals supply chains, hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and hold talks with U.S. administration officials (Final day)

ABU DHABI/LUSAKA/JOHANNESBURG - Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto will visit the United Arab Emirates, Zambia and South Africa. (To Feb. 10)

WASHINGTON DC - India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will begin a three-day visit to the United States to participate in the Critical Minerals Ministerial convened by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (Final day)

TOKYO - Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel is embarking on his first bilateral state visit to Japan on Sunday. The four-day visit marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Nepal and Japan.(Final day)

BEIJING - President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Yamandu Orsi will pay a state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping (To Feb. 7)

OSLO - Governor General of Canada Mary Simon, will travel to the Kingdom of Norway (Final day)

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

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 (Final day)

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

ISLAMABAD - President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay a state visit to Pakistan. (Final day)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Dubai hosts the World Government Summit (to Feb 5)

WASHINGTON DC - Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Vivian Balakrishnan, will attend the Critical Minerals Ministerial (CMM) in Washington D.C., at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

CAIRO, Egypt - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Cairo on an official trip likely to focus on issues including Gaza, Iran and Syria.

BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas meets Moldova's Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi in Brussels.

WASHINGTON DC - Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan makes a visit to Washington DC for the Critical Minerals Ministerial.

LUSAKA - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama to embark on a three-day state visit to the Republic of Zambia. (To Feb. 6)

LEUVEN - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets the International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.

COPENHAGEN/NUUK - Governor General of Canada Mary Simon will travel to the Kingdom of Denmark including Greenland (To Feb. 7)

GLOBAL - World Cancer Day.

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

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5

ROME - Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast meets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni - 1430 GMT

JAKARTA - First day of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's state visit to Indonesia, where he is set to meet President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta for bilateral talks. (To Feb. 6)

MOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit Brazil, where he will take part in a meeting of the Russian-Brazilian High-Level Commission on cooperation.

NEW DELHI - Seychelles' President Patrick Herminie to undertake a state visit to India. (To Feb. 10)

PARIS - The OECD will present its latest Economic Survey of Bulgaria.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis in Moscow.

NUUK - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot opens a consulate in Greenland.

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

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7

KUALA LUMPUR - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Malaysia (To Feb 8)

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8

JAPAN - Japanese House of Representatives Election.

SYDNEY - Israel's president Isaac Herzog will make a five-day visit to Australia for talks with federal leaders and will meet with survivors of the Bondi terror attack (to Feb 12).

PORTUGAL - Portuguese Presidency Election.

THAILAND - Thai Referendum Election.

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

BOHOL, Philippines - ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting (AFCDM) - WG Meeting. (To Feb. 13)

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

BARBADOS - Barbadian House of Assembly Election.

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12

BANGLADESH - Bangladesh Referendum Election.

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

NEW DELHI - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's visits to India to significantly strengthen bilateral ties amid a rapidly changing global order (To Feb 21)

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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MONDAY, MARCH 2

NICOSIA – EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council (To March 3)

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5

NEPAL - Nepalese House of Representatives Election.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 8

COLOMBIA - Colombian House of Representatives Election.

COLOMBIA - Colombian Senate Election.

SWITZERLAND - Switzerland Referendum Election.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 10

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council

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SATURDAY, MARCH 14

CANBERRA - Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese will welcome the King and Queen of Denmark to Australia (to March 19).

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MONDAY, MARCH 16

BRUSSELS – EU general affairs council (To March 17)

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THURSDAY, MARCH 19

BRUSSELS – EU European council (To March 20)

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SUNDAY, MARCH 22

ITALY - Italy Referendum Election.

SLOVENIA - Slovenian National Assembly Election.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 26

YAOUNDE - WTO ministerial meeting in Cameroon. (To March 29)

BRUSSELS – EU foreign affairs council (trade)

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FRIDAY, MARCH 27

NICOSIA - EU informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers (To March 28)

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SUNDAY, MARCH 29

BRUSSELS – EU foreign affairs council (trade)

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