DIARY-Political and General News Events from March 12
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THURSDAY, MARCH 12
VILNIUS - At the invitation of Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, President Petr Pavel of the Czech Republic and First Lady Eva Pavlová will pay a state visit to Lithuania (To Mar. 13)
ANKARA - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to recieve Turkish peace prize.
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks at Brussels European Defence Exhibition & Conference (BEDEX 2026) - 1000 GMT
ANKARA - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan will speak to the press after meetings in Ankara that will address among other topics the war in the Middle East. - 1100 GMT
SOFIA - Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias meets his Bulgarian counterpart Atanas Zapryanov in Sofia - 1200 GMT
UNITED NATIONS - UN Security Council to hold meeting on Iran sanctions.
HELSINKI - Secretary-General of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann will visit Finland. During the visit, he will meet Finland's political leaders and attend a consultation event preceding the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting. (final day)
SEOUL - Ghana President John Dramani Mahama is set to undertake a working visit to the South Korea (to March 14).
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Director General of IOM, Amy Pope will be visiting South Africa and Lesotho around (to March 13).
MANILA - German President Frank Walter-Steinmeier is set to undertake a three-day official visit to the Philippines. (To March 13)
MANILA - ASEAN senior economic officials hold preparatory meetings ahead of a retreat of the regional bloc's economic ministers. (final day)
NICOSIA – EU Informal meeting of defence ministers (final day)
JAKARTA - Indonesia's defence minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin meets his Australian counterpart Richard Marles, followed by a joint statement in Jakarta. - 0130 GMT
GDYNIA, Poland - Polish and Swedish defence ministers to meet in Gdynia, Poland. - 1120 GMT
BUCHAREST - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will pay an official visit to Romania, during which he will meet President Nicusor Dan, among other engagements.
BELFAST - The British prime minister Keir Starmer will visit Northern Ireland on for a series of meetings with the Stormont parties.
LA PAZ - Spain's King Felipe visits Bolivia, meets President Rodrigo Paz.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 13
BOGOTA - Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez is set to meet with her Colombian counterpart, President Gustavo Petro, on the two countries' border, her first meeting with another president since taking over from her ousted predecessor.
PARIS - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris to discuss European support for Ukraine, pressure allies can continue to apply on Russia including the shadow fleet, future security guarantees and peace negotiations.
MANILA - ASEAN foreign ministers hold a virtual meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East. - 0600 GMT
OSLO - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Norway, at the invitation of Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. On Sunday, they will participate in a Nordic-Canadian Prime Ministers' Meeting in Oslo (to March 15).
MANILA - ASEAN economic ministers hold a retreat.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 14
TOKYO - Indo-Pacific Energy Security Ministerial and Business Forum (To March 15)
DUBLIN - St. Patrick's Festival (To March 17)
CANBERRA - Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese will welcome the King and Queen of Denmark to Australia. (To March 19)
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SUNDAY, MARCH 15
APIA/NUKU'ALOFA - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to visit Samoa and Tonga (To Mar. 18)
CONGO - Congo Republic to hold presidential election
FRANCE - First round of municipal elections in France
VIETNAM - Vietnam National Assembly election day
GLOBAL - World Day of Action against Seal Hunting
SYRIA - Syria marks the 5th anniversary of an increasingly bloody uprising against President Bashar al-Assad
KAZAKHSTAN – Kazakhstan Referendum Election
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MONDAY, MARCH 16
MADRID/ROME/BERLIN - Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Chi Dung will pay a working visit to the Kingdom of Spain, the Italian Republic, and the Federal Republic of Germany (To Mar. 25)
HELSINKI – Finland’s President Alexander Stubb makes a working visit to London, meeting foreign policy experts, delivering a lecture at LSE, and speaking at Chatham House (to March 17).
BRUSSELS - EU countries' energy ministers gather in Brussels for a regular meeting. - 0830 GMT
BERLIN - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and his Latvian counterpart Andrew Spruds speak to reporters in Berlin. - 0930 GMT
BERLIN - German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius will host his Latvian counterpart Andris Spruds for his inaugural visit in Berlin. The meeting will focus on security policy, NATO's eastern flank, support for Ukraine and bilateral defense cooperation. A joint press conference is scheduled for 11:40 a.m - 1040 GMT.
LUXEMBOURG CITY/MONACO CITY - Japan's Princess Akiko will make unofficial visits to Luxembourg and Monaco. (To March 24)
HALABJA, Iraq - 38th anniversary of 5,000 civilian Kurds being killed in Iraqi chemical weapons attack.
BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council
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TUESDAY, MARCH 17
BRUSSELS - European Union countries' climate ministers meet in Brussels to discuss upcoming climate change policies, including a planned review of the bloc's emissoins trading system (ETS).
BARCELONA, SPAIN - Global leftist leaders meet in Barcelona, including Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and potentially Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, among others.
ITALY - Italy celebrates the 165th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy.
BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
LONDON - Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to make a state visit to the UK. (To March 19)
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THURSDAY, MARCH 19
BRUSSELS – Euro Summit
EGYPT – 15th anniversary of Egyptian referendum on constitutional reforms
BRUSSELS – EU European Council (To March 20)
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20
BEIRUT - UN Secretary-General António Guterres is set to arrive in Lebanon for a three-day visit as the Hezbollah-Israel confrontation intensifies (To Mar. 22)
BANGKOK - Thai Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas speaks at an investment event - 0130 GMT.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 22
CONGO - Congo Republic to hold presidential election
FRANCE - Second round of municipal elections in France
GLOBAL - World Water Day
ITALY - Italy Referendum Election
SLOVENIA - Slovenian National Assembly Election
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MONDAY, MARCH 23
GLOBAL - World Meteorological Day
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TUESDAY, MARCH 24
BEIJING - South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok to attend the Boao Forum in China and deliver the keynote speech.
DENMARK - Denmark holds a parliamentary election
GLOBAL - World Tuberculosis Day
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THURSDAY, MARCH 26
MANILA - 44th chairs' meeting of ASEAN Capital Markets Forum
PARIS - G7 foreign ministers meet at Vaux-de-Cernay near Paris (To March 27)
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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SATURDAY, MARCH 28
DUBAI - HORSE RACING - 2026 Dubai World Cup
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SUNDAY, MARCH 29
BRUSSELS – EU foreign affairs council (trade)
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MONDAY, MARCH 30
TOKYO - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to visit Japan for summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (To March 31)
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TUESDAY, MARCH 31
BEIJING - U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to China for a highly anticipated meeting between leaders of the two countries, a trip confirmed by a White House official as the Supreme Court overturned Trump's sweeping tariffs against imported goods. (To April 2)
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THURSDAY, APRIL 2
DHAKA - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong will visit Bangladesh (To Apr. 3)
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SATURDAY, APRIL 4
MALDIVES - Maldives Referendum Election
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SUNDAY, APRIL 5
LONDON - Eight OPEC+ countries meet to decide on oil policy for May
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TUESDAY, APRIL 7
METRO MANILA - ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting (AFMM) (To April 10)
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FRIDAY, APRIL 10
DJIBOUTI - Djiboutian Presidency Election
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SUNDAY, APRIL 12
HUNGARY - Hungarian National Assembly Election
PERU - Peruvian Congress of the Republic Election
PERU - Peruvian Presidency Election
BENIN - Beninese Presidency Election
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MONDAY, APRIL 13
WASHINGTON D.C. - Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, Spring meetings. (To April 18)
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THURSDAY, APRIL 16
Washington DC - G20 finance ministers and central bank governors gather in Washington DC.
LEFKOSIA - EU Informal meeting of tourism ministers (To April 17)
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SUNDAY, APRIL 19
BULGARIA - Bulgarian National Assembly Election
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TUESDAY, APRIL 21
LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council
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THURSDAY, APRIL 30
KURESSAARE, Estonia - The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Baltic States and Nordic countries (NB8) will meet in Estonian island of Saaremaa.
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