News: DIARY-Political and General News Events from April 6

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    MONDAY, APRIL 6 
    

    • TOKYO - The Japanese government's advisory panel on the new coronavirus outbreak will meet in preparation for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency - 0500 GMT.
    • BERLIN - German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz speak to reporters on the government's latest aid measures to help the country's industry shoulder the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis - 1200 GMT. BAKU - Azerbaijan has received an invitation to a meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC ministers to stabilize the oil market in a video conference format.

    ZAGREB – Video conference of EU ministers of justice meetings – 0800 GMT. DA NANG, Vietnam - ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (to April 9).

    DA NANG, Vietnam - ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) (to April 9).

    DA NANG, Vietnam - ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting (AEM) and Related Meetings. DA NANG, Vietnam - Vietnam hosts 36th ASEAN Summit in Da Nang (to April 9).

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    TUESDAY, APRIL 7 
    

    BRUSSELS – Video conference of the Eurogroup meeting.

    GLOBAL - World Health Organisation observes World Health Day.

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    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 
    

    • NAIROBI - Kenya's national assembly is scheduled to debate and approve tax cuts unveiled by President Uhuru Kenyatta's government to cushion the economy from the coronavirus crisis. BRUSSELS – Video conference of EU foreign affairs ministers (development) meeting – 1200 GMT. WASHINGTON/MOSCOW - Ninth anniversary of signing a bilateral treaty between the Russia and United States on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, START-2 (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty). GLOBAL - International Roma Nation Day. - - - - - - - - -

    SATURDAY, APRIL 11 FRANCE – Ninth Anniversary of the French law banning the burqa and niqab. ABIDJAN – Ninth 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.

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    MONDAY, APRIL 13 
    

    WASHINGTON DC - The International Monetary Fund hosts its annual spring meeting with the World Bank.

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    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 
    

    • BRUSSELS - EU finance ministers discuss further support for economies ravaged by coronavirus.
    • BRUSSELS - EU health ministers discuss the outbreak of the COVID-19 respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus. RIYADH - G20 finance ministers, central bank governors convene video conference BELFAST/NEW YORK – 107th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. South Korea - South Korean National Assembly election. - - - - - - - - -

    THURSDAY, APRIL 16 ZAGREB – Video conference of EU foreign affairs ministers (trade) meeting – 0800 GMT. VATICAN CITY – 93rd birthday of Pope Benedict.

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    MONDAY, APRIL 20 
    

    UNITED STATES - 10th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and budgetary heads from the APEC countries attend the APEC trade ministers' meeting in Malaysia (to April 21).

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    TUESDAY, APRIL 21 
    

    LONDON - Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her 94th birthday. PARIS – 59th anniversary of the first manned mission to space.

    BRUSSELS - EU informal meeting of environment ministers (to April 22). BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.

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    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 
    

    GLOBAL - Earth Day. BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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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 2020 (to April 30).

    BRUSSELS - EU informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers (to April 25).

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    SATURDAY, APRIL 25 
    

    GLOBAL - World Malaria Day.

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    MONDAY, APRIL 27 
    

    BRUSSELS - EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting (to April 28). BRUSSELS - EU informal meeting of employment, social policy and health ministers on social policy (to April 28). BRUSSELS – EU informal meeting of transport ministers (Energy) (to April 28).

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    TUESDAY, APRIL 28 
    

    PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 22nd anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania.

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    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 
    

    LONDON – Ninth wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

    BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of health ministers (to April 30).

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    TUESDAY, MAY 5 
    

    ZAGREB - EU-Western Balkans summit in Zagreb (to May 7).

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    SUNDAY, MAY 10 
    

    POLAND - Referendum election.

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    MONDAY, MAY 11 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting

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    TUESDAY, MAY 12 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting

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    THURSDAY, MAY 14 
    

    • WELLINGTON - New Zealand's finance minister delivers budget that aims to tackle the long-term challenges facing the country while also preparing the economy for the future. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) meeting. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MAY 17

    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Referendum election

    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Dominican Chamber of Deputies

    DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Dominican Senate

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    MONDAY, MAY 18 
    

    BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting BRUSSELS – EU Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council meeting (to May 19).

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    THURSDAY, MAY 19 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. MALAWI - Referendum election.

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    FRIDAY, MAY 20 
    

    BURUNDI - Referendum election.

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    TUESDAY, MAY 26 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting.

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