DIARY-Political and General News Events from March 26
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THURSDAY, MARCH 26
PARIS - Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay, France, from Thursday to Friday to participate in the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with partner countries. (To March 27)
ARGEL - Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares visits Algeria (To March 27)
PARIS - The OECD updates its global interim economic outlook and the OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann gives a press conference. - 1000 GMT
WARSAW - Polish defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and Swiss defence minister Martin Pfister meet in Warsaw. - 1400 GMT
BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets the prime ministers of federal states in eastern Germany in Berlin, followed by a joint press conference. - 1500 GMT
ASTANA - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will pay a working visit to Kazakhstan and will attend a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, the government press service said in a statement. (To March 27)
TASHKENT - The President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, Emomali Rahmon, will pay a state visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan. (To March 27)
Rabat - Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah to visit Morocco to promote bilateral relations and trade, especially in forestry and water expertise. (To March 27)
Nairobi - The President of the Republic of Mozambique, Daniel Fransisco Chapo, has started a three-day working visit to Kenya, in response to an invitation extended by his counterpart, President William Samoei Ruto. (To March 27)
HOUSTON, United States - CERAWeek energy conference 2026 (To March 27)
NAIROBI/PRETORIA/VICTORIA - Vice President of the People's Republic of China Han Zheng will visit Kenya, South Africa and Seychelles. (To March 30)
PYONGYANG - Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko will pay an official visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) (final day)
HAINAN/ HONG KONG, China - Singapore Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will make an official visit to Hainan and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (To March 28)
CAPE TOWN - South Africa's deputy president Paul Mashatile will host his Chinese counterpart vice president Han Zheng in Cape Town for a bi-national meeting. - 0800 GMT
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
BUCHAREST - The Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, Robert Fico, will pay an official visit to Romania.
HONG KONG - Hong Kong leader John Lee holds talks with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
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)
TOKYO - President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto will visit Japan and hold a meeting 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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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
IRAN - Independence Day
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THURSDAY, APRIL 2
GLOBAL - World Autism Awareness Day
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina marks 44th anniversary of start of Falklands war
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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FRIDAY, APRIL 3
SAHARA DESERT, Morocco - Desert Marathon Des sables (To April 13)
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SATURDAY, APRIL 4
GLOBAL - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
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
BUDAPEST - U.S. Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to visit Hungary (To April 8)
GLOBAL - World Health Organisation observes World Health Day
METRO MANILA - ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting (AFMM) (To April 10)
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – 16th anniversary of signing a bilateral treaty between Russia and the United States on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, START-2 (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty).
GLOBAL - International Roma Nation Day
MANILA - Finance and central bank officials, including ministers, hold ASEAN-related meetings.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 10
SMOLENSK, Russia/CRACOW, Poland - 16th Anniversary of the Smolensk Tragedy to be held in Smolensk, Russia, as well as in Poland.
DJIBOUTI - Djiboutian Presidency Election
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SATURDAY, APRIL 11
FRANCE – 15th Anniversary of the French law banning the burqa and niqab
ABIDJAN – 15th anniversary of the arrest of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo by supporters of president-elect Alassane Ouattara with the help of French forces, thereby ending the 2010-2011 Ivorian crisis and civil war.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 12
GLOBAL - International Day of Human Space Flight
PARIS – 65th anniversary of the first manned mission to space
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
BEIJING - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to visit China
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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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
BELFAST/NEW YORK – 113th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic
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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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MONDAY, APRIL 20
BOSTON - 2026 Boston Marathon
UNITED STATES - 16th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
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TUESDAY, APRIL 21
LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
GLOBAL - Earth Day
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THURSDAY, APRIL 23
GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day
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FRIDAY, APRIL 24
GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2025 (To April 30)
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SATURDAY, APRIL 25
GLOBAL - World Malaria Day
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TUESDAY, APRIL 28
PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 28th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29
LONDON – 15th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
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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 1
VATICAN CITY – 15th anniversary of beatification ceremony of late Pope John Paul II.
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SATURDAY, MAY 2
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – The day marks the 15th year since Al-Qaeda Chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. special forces raid, ending a near decade-long worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks.
NIUE - Niuean Assembly election
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SUNDAY, MAY 3
GLOBAL - World Press Freedom Day
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MONDAY, MAY 4
BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting
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TUESDAY, MAY 5
GLOBAL - World Asthma Day
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
GLOBAL - World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
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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SATURDAY, MAY 9
MANILA - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos holds a press conference at the conclusion of the 48th ASEAN Summit.
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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
GLOBAL - International Nurse's Day
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)
BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of EU energy ministers (To May 13)
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THURSDAY, MAY 14
BEIJING - United States President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping after Iran war delay (To May 15)
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FRIDAY, MAY 15
GLOBAL - U.N. International Day of Families
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SATURDAY, MAY 16
LISBON – 15th Anniversary of 78-billion-euro bail-out of Portugal by eurozone leaders
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SUNDAY, MAY 17
GLOBAL - World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
CABO VERDE - Cabo Verdean National Assembly election
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MONDAY, MAY 18
GLOBAL - International Museum Day
PARIS - France hosts a meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bankers in Paris (To May 19)
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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
GLOBAL - International Day for Biological Diversity
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
GLOBAL - World No Tobacco Day
Colombia - Colombian Presidency election
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