News: DIARY-Political and General News Events from Aug 29

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    TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 
    

    ** LONDON - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets Kuwait's Crown Prince, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Downing Street.

    ** MANILA - United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Spencer Cleverly visits the Philippines - 0510 GMT.

    ** DUBAI - Iran President Ebrahim Raisi to hold a news conference. LJUBLJANA - Mehmet Kemal Bozay, deputy minister of foreign affairs and director for EU Affairs, will visit Slovenia. (final day)

    HANOI - Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam. (final day)

    MEXICO CITY - Mexican deputy finance minister Gabriel Yorio speaks alongside banking regulators and fintech leaders at a "Fintech Week" event. (To Aug. 30)

    PRAGUE - Stevo Pendarovski, president of North Macedonia, arrives at the Czech Republic for an official visit. (To Aug. 30) PARIS - French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attend a joint news conference at the Quai d'Orsay as part of the annual Conference of Ambassadors in Paris - 1230 GMT.

    WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Rodrigo Chaves Robles, president of Costa Rica, for meeting at the White House.

    OSLO - Annual conference covering energy topics and bilateral relations between Norway and Germany.

    TOLEDO, Spain - EU Informal meeting of defence ministers. (To Aug. 30)

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    WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30 
    

    ** BEIJING - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit China. (To Sept 3)

    ** BEIJING - British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly visits China at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

    ** SHANGHAI - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo is scheduled to speak at the AmCham Shanghai’s Women Executive Network’s 2023 WeForShe Conference and hold a press conference at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport following her four-day visit to China.

    TOLEDO, Spain - EU foreign ministers gather for informal talks in Toledo in Spain – 0800 GMT

    VENICE, Italy – 80th Venice International Film Festival (To Sept 9)

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    THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 
    

    ** BEIJING - Benin President Patrice Talon will visit China. (To Sept 3)

    ** ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

    ULAANBAATAR - Pope Francis on a four-day visit to Mongolia. (To Sept. 4)

    MANILA - 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.

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    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 
    

    SINGAPORE - 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.

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    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 
    

    ULAANBAATAR, 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

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    SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 
    

    ** NICOSIA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Cyprus, where he will hold talks with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides.

    JAKARTA - Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet ahead of the 43rd ASEAN summit in Jakarta, Indonesia.

    NEW DELHI - G20 finance and central bank deputies meet + G20 sherpa meet (To Sept 6).

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    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 
    

    JAKARTA - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers special opening remarks at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit.

    JAKARTA - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers special opening remarks at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit.

    JAKARTA - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers special remarks at ASEAN Business summit.

    JAKARTA - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivers special remarks at ASEAN Business summit.

    MOSCOW - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Russia.

    JAKARTA - ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM). (To Sep. 7)

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    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 
    

    ANKARA - Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis meets with Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Turkey.

    TAIPEI CITY - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visits Eswatini. (To Sept. 8)

    MUNICH, Germany – 51st anniversary of the attack on Israeli Olympic team by Palestinian gunmen, killing 11 Israelis.

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    WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 
    

    ** JAKARTA - ASEAN leaders meet with their U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the 26th ASEAN-US summit in Jakarta.

    BRUSSELS - Bruegel think-tank annual conference. (To Sept. 7)

    INDIA/BANGLADESH – 12th anniversary of a pact to end a 40-year border demarcation dispute between India and Bangladesh.

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    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 
    

    BERLIN - German Finance Minister Christian Lindner speaks at the association for international journalists - 1300 GMT.

    JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo gives a conclusion news conference on the final day of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related summits.

    JAKARTA - Heads of state from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and leaders from East Asia summit set to meet in Indonesia.

    NEW DELHI - U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to India on a four-day visit to attend the G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi. (To Sept. 10)

    TORONTO, Canada - Toronto International Film Festival 2023. (To Sept. 17)

    NEW DELHI - G20 finance and energy ministers meet (To Sept 8).

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    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 
    

    BOGOTA - Mexican President Lopez Obrador to visit Colombia, where he will meet with Gustavo Petro, president of Colombia (To Sept 9).

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    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 
    

    MALE - Maldivian Presidency Election.

    NEW DELHI - G20 leaders' summit in New Delhi (To Sept 10).

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    SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 
    

    HANOI - U.S. president Joe Biden is in Hanoi for a 2-day visit to upgrade ties with Vietnam to a strategic partnership, or higher. (To Sept. 11)

    SANTIAGO - 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.

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    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 
    

    UNITED STATES – 22nd anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.

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    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 
    

    DUBLIN - UK to host Northern Ireland investment summit (To Sept 13)

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    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 
    

    GLOBAL - 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. (To Sept. 16)

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    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 
    

    ** HAVANA - Members of G77+China group gather in Havana for summit.

    WASHINGTON 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)

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    SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 
    

    WASHINGTON D.C. - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit the United States to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. (To Sept 21)

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    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 
    

    NEW YORK CITY - World leaders gather for the 78th annual United Nations General Assembly. (To Sept. 26)

    GENEVA - World Trade Organization's dispute settlement body holds a meeting.

    BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council Meeting.

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    WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 
    

    PARIS - King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit France. (To Sept. 22)

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    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 
    

    MARSEILLE, France - Pope Francis departs Rome for two-day trip to Marseille. (To Sept. 23)

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    SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 
    

    BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau marks 50th anniversary of Independence from Portugal.

    BERLIN – BMW Berlin Marathon.

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    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 
    

    VIENNA - IAEA 67th General Conference. (To Sept. 29)

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    WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 
    

    MURCIA, Spain - EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council meeting (To Sept 28)

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    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 
    

    BRUSSELS - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting.

    GLOBAL - World Rabies Day.

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    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 
    

    ESWATINI - Eswatini holds parliamentary elections

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    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 
    

    SLOVAKIA - Slovakian National Council Election.

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    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1	  
    

    GLOBAL - International day of older persons.

    ABUJA - Nigeria to celebrate its 63rd year of independence.

    CHINA – 74th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

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    MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 
    

    GUINEA – 65th anniversary of independence from France.

    GLOBAL - International Day of Non-violence.

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    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 
    

    GLOBAL - World Teachers' Day.

    SAN FRANCISCO – 12th death anniversary of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

    MEXICO CITY - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Mexico to discuss security and arms trafficking.

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    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 
    

    MOSCOW - 17th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

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    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 
    

    PRAGUE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some of his ministers visit Prague for a joint session with the Czech government. (To Oct. 10)

    LUXEMBOURG - Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies Election.

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    MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 
    

    GLOBAL - World Post Day.

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    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 
    

    GLOBAL - World mental health day.

    GLOBAL - World Day against death penalty.

    FIJI – 53rd anniversary of independence.

    MONROVIA - Liberian House of Representatives Election.

    MONROVIA - Liberian President Election.

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    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 
    

    GLOBAL - World Sight Day.

    BALI – 21st anniversary of Bali bombings.

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    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 
    

    KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will present his government's 2024 budget in parliament.

    GLOBAL - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction.

    SAN JOSE, Chile – 13th anniversary of rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed Andean mine.

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    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 
    

    WELLINGTON - New Zealand House of Representatives Election.

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    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 
    

    GLOBAL - United Nation's world hand-washing day.

    GLOBAL - International day of rural women.

    WARSAW - Polish Senate Election.

    WARSAW - Polish Parliamentary Election.

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    MONDAY, OCTOBER 16 
    

    GLOBAL - World food day.

    LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup Meeting

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    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17 
    

    GLOBAL - International day for the eradication of poverty.

    LUXEMBOURG - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council Meeting.

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    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 
    

    JERUSALEM – 12th anniversary of release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after more than five years of being held incommunicado by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 
    

    LUXEMBOURG - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To Oct 20)

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    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 
    

    TRIPOLI – 12th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 
    

    BERN - Swiss Council of States Election.

    BERN - Swiss National Council Election.

    BUENOS AIRES - Argentinian Presidency Election.

    BUENOS AIRES - Argentinian Senate Election.

    BUENOS AIRES - Argentinian Chamber of Deputies Election.

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    MONDAY, OCTOBER 23 
    

    WASHINGTON DC - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to the United States. (To Oct 26)

    GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Trade Organization (WTO) holds a meeting with ministers and deputy ministers.

    LIBYA – 11th anniversary of declaration of Libya's Liberation.

    VAN, Turkey – 11th anniversary of earthquake that killed more than 600 people and injured more than 4,000 others.

    LUXEMBOURG - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24 
    

    LUXEMBOURG - EU General Affairs Council meeting.

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    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 
    

    WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Anthony Albanese, prime minister of Australia, for a visit, which will include state dinner.

    LUXEMBOURG - EU Tripartite Social Summit.

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    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 
    

    BRUSSELS - European Council meeting. (To Oct. 27)

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