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-------------------------------------------------------------------- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events-------------------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY, AUGUST 21** HANOI - President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev travels to Vietnam on a two-day visit. (To Aug 22)
** TEHRAN - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, YB Dato' Seri Diraja Zambry Abd Kadir, will undertake an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran at the invitation of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. (To Aug 23)
** SINGAPORE - Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka, will embark on a two-day official visit to Singapore. (To Aug. 22)
** COPENHAGEN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses Danish parliament – 0600 GMT.
** BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock meets Aïssata Tall Sall, foreign minister of Senegal, in Berlin – 1315 GMT
** ASCHAU IM CHIEMGAU, Germany - Joint press conference of finance ministers of Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein – 1600 GMT
** ATHENS - Kyriakos Mitsotakis, prime minister of Greece, holds informal dinner for EU-Western Balkans leaders.
** JERUSALEM - New York Mayor Eric Adams arrives in Jerusalem and meets its mayor in the beginning of his three-day trip to Israel. (To Aug. 23)
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 (to Aug 28)
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh International Book Festival (to Aug 28)
TRALEE, Ireland - 2023 Rose of Tralee International Festival (To Aug 22)
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 22** JOHANNESBURG – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to South Africa to attend the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) Summit in Johannesburg. (To Aug. 24)
** BAKU - President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a state visit to Azerbaijan at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev. (To Aug. 23)
** ISTANBUL - Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mariya Gabriel, will visit Turkey for talks with Hakan Fidan, minister of foreign affairs of Turkey, to discuss bilateral ties and the European Union.
** HANOI - Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong visits Vietnam to meet with counterpart Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi and co-chair the 5th Vietnam - Australia Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
** BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock meets with her Estonian counterpart, Margus Tsahkna, in Berlin, where they will discuss bilateral and European cooperation in view of the war in Ukraine – 0915 GMT.
** MANILA - ASEAN-China meeting on code of conduct in the South China Sea in Manila. (To Aug. 24)
JOHANNESBURG - 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 – 0600 GMT.
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa to host 15th BRICS summit. (To Aug. 24)
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23JOHANNESBURG - 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 (To Aug. 24)
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 25** ATHENS - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Greece at the invitation of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
JAKARTA - 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 29** OSLO - Annual conference covering energy topics and bilateral relations between Norway and Germany.
TOLEDO, 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 31** 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.
- - - - - - - - - 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.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCTOBER 9CZECH 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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