DIARY-Political and General News Events from March 17
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TUESDAY, MARCH 17
WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin to the White House for traditional St. Patrick's Day meeting. Trump is also expected to have a number of policy meetings.
LONDON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London - 0700 GMT
BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz receives EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola at the courtyard of the Chancellery in Berlin. - 1230 GMT
BRASÍLIA - The President of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz Pereira, will make an official visit to Brazil (final day)
LONDON - NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, will travel to the United Kingdom.
PANAMA CITY/GUATEMALA CITY/MEXICO CITY - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will begin a trip To Panama, Guatemala, and Mexico (To March 20)
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)
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. (final day)
DUBLIN - St. Patrick's Festival (final day)
CANBERRA - Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese will welcome the King and Queen of Denmark To Australia. (To March 19)
HANOI - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Vietnam. (final day)
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. (final day)
LUXEMBOURG CITY/MONACO CITY - Japan's Princess Akiko will make unofficial visits To Luxembourg and Monaco. (To March 24)
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
OSLO - NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte visits Norway and meets Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store - 0630 GMT
MADRID - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez meets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Madrid and holds a press conference after the meeting. - 1030 GMT
BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will give a press conference alongside his French counterpart, Jean-Noel Barrot. - 1100 GMT
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
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo will host her German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
LONDON - Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, meets with Britain's Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, at 10 Downing Street.
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
YOKOSUKA, Japan - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius holds a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi at a naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo
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
PRZEMYSL, Poland - Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok visits Polish southern city of Przemysl, joins Polish President Karol Nawrocki for Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day celebrations.
GLOBAL - World Meteorological Day
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TUESDAY, MARCH 24
HANOI - European Union commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Síkela, holds a press conference in Hanoi at the annual EU-Vietnam business forum. - 0300 GMT
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
MONACO - Pope Leo will visit Monaco.
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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MONDAY, MAY 4
BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting.
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TUESDAY, MAY 5
BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.
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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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SUNDAY, MAY 10
BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of ministers for European Affairs (To May 11)
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MONDAY, MAY 11
BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council.
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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TUESDAY, MAY 12
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)
BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of EU energy ministers (To May 13)
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FRIDAY, MAY 22
BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting.
BRUSSELS - Foreign Affairs Council (Trade)
LEFKOSIA, Cyprus - Informal meeting of EU economic and financial affairs ministers (To May 23)
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SUNDAY, MAY 24
ACERRA, Italy - Pope Leo visits Acerra in southern Italy’s so-called "Land of Fires,” an area long plagued by illegal toxic waste dumping and burning.
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TUESDAY, MAY 26
BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27
GYMNICH, Germnay - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers (To May 28)
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