DIARY-Political and General News Events from March 16
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MONDAY, MARCH 16
PANAMA CITY/GUATEMALA CITY/MEXICO CITY - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will begin a trip To Panama, Guatemala, and Mexico (To March 20)
VIENNA - Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, will pay a visit To Vienna, Republic of Austria, To attend the Global Fraud Summit at the Vienna International Center (VIC), co-organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL).
VIENTIANE – Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and her Majesty, the Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana, will pay an official visit To the Lao People's Democratic Republic, at the invitation of Lao's President Thongloun Sisoulith. (To March 18)
CONAKRY - Guinea President Mamady Doumbouya hosts his counterparts from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast To discuss border tensions in the region.
HANOI - China and Vietnam hold a meeting of their foreign, defence and security ministers in Hanoi.
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov holds talks with his Kenyan counterpart Musalia Mudavadi.
LONDON - Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias starts a two-day visits To discuss situation in the Middle East and security challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean. On Monday he will meet National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell. (To March 17)
VIENNA - Austrian Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer takes part in a press conference on the customs service's annual report. - 0830 GMT
BERLIN - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and his Latvian counterpart Andris Spruds speak To reporters in Berlin. - 0930 GMT
BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz receives newly elected Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten with military honours at Berlin's chancellery before they hold closed-door talks, followed by a joint press conference. - 1430 GMT
BRUSSELS - Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar meets EU Council President António Costa - 1600 GMT.
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)
PARIS - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet with Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng in Paris for a new round of trade talks. (Final day)
HANOI - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Vietnam. (To March 17)
APIA/NUKU'ALOFA - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon To visit Samoa and Tonga. (To March 18)
VIENTIANE - Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana will pay a state visit To Laos. (To March 18)
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 March 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
TOKYO - Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will undertake a three-day official visit To Japan To mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. (To March 19)
ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosts Canadian counterpart Anita Anand in Ankara for talks on bilateral ties and regional developments, including the wars in Iran and Ukraine.
LONDON - Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias visits Britain To discuss situation in the Middle East and security challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean.
BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and his Greek counterpart, Giorgos Gerapetritis, speak To reporters in Berlin following their closed-door talks. - 0915 GMT
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
WASHINGTON D.C. - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected To meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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 March 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
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will present his 2025 Annual Report at a press conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. - 1300 GMT
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
SEOUL - Indonesian President Prabowo SubianTo visits South Korea for a state visit and will hold talks with President Lee Jae Myung, the Blue House says. (To April 2)
TOKYO - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Japan. (To April 2).
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
SEOUL - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will host French President Emmanuel Macron for a state visit To South Korea (To April 3)
DHAKA - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong will visit Bangladesh (To April 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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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8
MANILA - Finance and central bank officials, including ministers, hold ASEAN-related meetings.
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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 D.C.
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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FRIDAY, MAY 8
MACTAN, Philippines - Philippines hosts the annual ASEAN Summit of the regional bloc (To May 9)
NAPLES, ITALY - Pope Leo marks the first anniversary of his election with visits To Pompeii and Naples, beginning his Italy tour at the Marian pilgrimage shrine in Pompeii.
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MONDAY, MAY 11
NAIROBI - Kenya and France are hosting the “Africa Forward” Summit, the first time the meeting will be held outside a Francophone African country. The meeting will discuss the reform of the international financial architecture, energy transition, green industrialisation, blue economy, artificial intelligence, sustainable agriculture and health.
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