DIARY-Political and General News Events from March 20

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FRIDAY, MARCH 20

PANAMA CITY/GUATEMALA CITY/MEXICO CITY - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will begin a trip To Panama, Guatemala, and Mexico (Final day)

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)

LUXEMBOURG CITY/MONACO CITY - Japan's Princess Akiko will make unofficial visits To Luxembourg and Monaco. (To March 24)

BRUSSELS – EU European Council (Final day)

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

MOSCOW - Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation will pay an official visit to the Russian Federation. (To March 25)

NAIROBI/PRETORIA/VICTORIA - Vice President of the People's Republic of China Han Zheng will visit Kenya, South Africa and Seychelles. (To March 30)

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

SYDNEY - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen starts a visit to Australia, as both Australia and the EU try to clinch a trade deal. (To March 25)

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

FAROE ISLANDS - Faroese Parliament election

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) (To March 29)

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FRIDAY, MARCH 27

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting (Video conference)

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. - Netherlands Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Maxima will pay a working visit to the United States. (To April 15)

ALGIERS/Yaounde/Luanda/Ciudad de la Paz - Pope Leo will visit four countries across Africa, with the pontiff making his first major overseas trip in 2026 to the continent where the Catholic Church is growing fastest. Leo will visit Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. (To April 23)

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, D.C. - 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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SATURDAY, MAY 2

NIUE - Niuean Assembly election

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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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THURSDAY, MAY 7

SCOTLAND (part of the United Kingdom) - Scottish Parliament election

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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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SUNDAY, MAY 17

CABO VERDE - Cabo Verdean National Assembly election

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

Suzhou, People's Republic of China - APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting (MRT) (To May 23)

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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

CYPRUS - Cypriot House of Representatives election

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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SUNDAY, MAY 31

Colombia - Colombian Presidency election

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