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-------------------------------------------------------------------- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events-------------------------------------------------------------------- FRIDAY, AUGUST 18MINSK/MOSCOW - China's defense minister, Li Shangfu, will be on a visit to Russia and Belarus. (to Aug. 19)
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 (to Aug 28) EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh International Book Festival (to Aug 28) BEIJING - Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen will pay an official visit to China. (To Aug 19) TALLINN - Baltic prime ministers meet in Tallinn (to August 19). SALZBURG, Austria - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to meet Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Salzburg. The leaders will discuss topics including security policy and Russia's war in Ukraine. MARYLAND, U.S. - U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol in a trilateral summit at Camp David in Maryland. TRALEE, Ireland - 2023 Rose of Tralee International Festival (To Aug 22)
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 19GLOBAL - World Humanitarian Day.
MOSCOW – 31st anniversary of the failed Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev, which accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 20BUDAPEST - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Budapest and meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to discuss security, defence industry and economic issues. SINGAPORE - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gives his annual National Day Rally speech, his biggest speech each year where he sets out the policy direction for the city-state - 1200 GMT. GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala Presidency election.
ECUADOR - Ecuador Referendum Election.
ECUADOR - Ecuadorian National Assembly Election.
ECUADOR - Ecuadorian Presidency Election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 21** JOHANNESBURG - Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 15th BRICS Summit to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa and pay a state visit to South Africa. (To Aug 24)
DAMASCUS, Syria - 10th Anniversary of nerve gas attack which killed hundreds of people in rebel-held neighborhoods on the edge of Damascus.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 22JOHANNESBURG - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends BRICS summit in Johannesburg. (to Aug. 24) SOUTH AFRICA - China's President Xi Jinping will meet South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. JOHANNESBURG - South Africa to host 15th BRICS summit. (To Aug. 24)
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23** JOHANNESBURG - BRICS leaders address media during joint news conference. - 1030 GMT ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwean Senate Election.
BALTIC WAY - 34th anniversary of the Baltic Way, a human chain of people in 1989 stretching from Vilnius to Tallinn to mark solidarity in the struggle for independence from the Soviet Union.
COLOGNE, Germany - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck attends opening of gamescom 2023.
ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwean Presidency Election.
ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwean National Assembly Election.
BALI, Indonesia - 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting and Related Meetings. (To Aug. 24)
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 24JAKARTA - ASEAN finance and health ministers meet in Jakarta to discuss regional cooperation - 0500 GMT. JOHANNESBURG - BRICS leaders hold final press conference to mark the end of the summit - 1500 GMT. WARSAW, Poland - Poland marks the 34th anniversary of the creation of the first post-Communist government in 1989.
KYIV, Ukraine – 32nd Anniversary of Independence.
WASHINGTON DC – 211th Anniversary of the Burning of Washington, including the White House and the US Capitol building, by the British troops during the War of 1812.
JAIPUR, INDIA - Trade and investment ministers from Group of 20 major economies will meet in the western Indian city of Jaipur for a two-day meet (To Aug. 25).
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 25JAKARTA - ASEAN finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Jakarta. SAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visits Angola. (to Aug. 26) URUGUAY - Uruguay's Independence Day.
PARIS – 79th Anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation in the Second World War.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 26GABON - Gabonese national assembly election.
GABON - Gabonese presidency election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 27SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the summit of Portuguese-speaking nations. SAN JOSE - Colombian President Gustavo Petro is scheduled to make an official visit to Costa Rica (to Aug. 28).
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 28GENEVA - Human Rights Council - Organizational meeting on the 54th session.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 29TOLEDO, Spain - EU Informal meeting of defence ministers. (To Aug. 30)
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30TOLEDO, Spain - EU foreign ministers gather for informal talks in Toledo in Spain – 0800 GMT
VENICE, Italy – 80th Venice International Film Festival (To Sept 9)
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 31MANILA - Philippine energy officials led by Secretary Energy Raphael Lotilla speak at a forum on energy transition organized by the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines - 0100 GMT.
TOLEDO, Spain - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers - Gymnich.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1SINGAPORE - Singaporean Presidency Election.
ULAANBAATAR - Pope Francis arrives at Chinggis Khaan international Airport to begin his trip in Mongolia.
NORTH OSSETIA, Russia - 19th Anniversary of the terrorist attack at Beslan School.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia - Pope Francis meets with Mongolia President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh at the State Palace. - 0130 GMT ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia - Pope Francis meets with Gombojavyn Zandanshatar, chairman of Mongolia's parliament, the State Great Khural and Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene. - 0300 GMT
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3NEW DELHI - G20 finance and central bank deputies meet + G20 sherpa meet (To Sept 6).
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4JAKARTA - ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM). (To Sep. 7)
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5MUNICH, Germany – 51st anniversary of the attack on Israeli Olympic team by Palestinian gunmen, killing 11 Israelis.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6INDIA/BANGLADESH – 12th anniversary of a pact to end a 40-year border demarcation dispute between India and Bangladesh.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TORONTO, Canada - Toronto International Film Festival 2023. (To Sept. 17)
NEW DELHI - G20 finance and energy ministers meet (To Sept 8).
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8BOGOTA - Mexican President Lopez Obrador to visit Colombia, where he will meet with Gustavo Petro, president of Colombia (To Sept 9).
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9MALE - Maldivian Presidency Election.
NEW DELHI - G20 leaders' summit in New Delhi (To Sept 10).
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10SANTIAGO - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will visit Chile, where he will meet with President Gabriel Boric. (To Sept. 11)
MOSCOW - Russia holds VIII Eastern Economic Forum.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11UNITED STATES – 22nd anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12DUBLIN - UK to host Northern Ireland investment summit (To Sept 13)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15GLOBAL - International Day of Democracy.
GUATEMALA – 202nd anniversary of Independence.
EL SALVADOR – 202nd anniversary of Independence.
COSTA RICA – 202nd anniversary of Independence.
HONDURAS – 202nd anniversary of Independence.
NICARAGUA – 202nd anniversary of Independence.
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain - EU informal minister economic and financial affairs meeting (To Sept 16).
HAVANA - Heads of state and government of G77+China group gather in Havana for summit.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16WASHINGTON D.C./BEIJING - Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will leave for a ten-day official visit to the US and China. (To Sep 25)
MUNICH, Germany - 188th Munich Oktoberfest. (To Oct. 3)
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19GENEVA - World Trade Organization's dispute settlement body holds a meeting.
BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council Meeting.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau marks 50th anniversary of Independence from Portugal.
BERLIN – BMW Berlin Marathon.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25VIENNA - IAEA 67th General Conference. (To Sept. 29)
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27MURCIA, Spain - EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council meeting (To Sept 28)
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28BRUSSELS - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting.
GLOBAL - World Rabies Day.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29ESWATINI - Eswatini holds parliamentary elections
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30SLOVAKIA - Slovakian National Council Election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5MEXICO CITY - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Mexico to discuss security and arms trafficking.
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** CZECH REPUBLIC - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some of his ministers visit Prague for a joint session with the Czech government to underline the close ties between the two countries.
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