DIARY-Political and General News Events from February 5

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron meets with EU Council President Antonio Costa, and then with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Elysee Palace – 0830 GMT

OSLO - Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braze will make a working visit to Norway. (Final Day)

ISLAMABAD - Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev leads a high-level delegation on his state visit to Pakistan. (To Feb. 6)

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

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)

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)

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

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)

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

OSLO - Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt to speak at conference about Arctic affairs. (Final Day)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Dubai hosts the World Government Summit (Final Day)

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

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

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

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

LJUBLJANA - Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon hosts the foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, as well as the State Minister of Qatar.

PHNOM PENH – President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith will pay an official visit to Cambodia. (To Feb. 7)

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.

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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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MONDAY, MARCH 9

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.

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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 Foreign Affairs Council.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 17

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council.

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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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