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- PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron meets Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina at the Elysee Palace in Paris - 1300 GMT.
- CHIȘINAU - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Chișinau on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Moldova at the invitation of President of Moldova Maia Sandu.
- SARAJEVO/PODGORICA - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay official visits to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro.
ASHGABAT/ DUSHANBE/ TASHKENT/ TEHRAN - Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will make a tour of the countries bordering with Afghanistan. The main goal of the visit of the Pakistani Foreign Minister to Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Iran is to discuss the current state of bilateral relations and developments in Afghanistan. (Final Day)
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2021 (To Aug. 30)
BUDAPEST/ VIENNA/ ROME - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay working visits to Hungary, Austria and Italy. (Final Day)
ROME - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives in Rome for a 2-day visit. Lavrov to hold talks with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Afghanistan as well as relations with the EU and NATO, the situation in Ukraine, Libya, Syria and the Mediterranean. (Final Day) PRAGUE - Germany's President Franz-Walter Steinmeier visits Prague, expected to meet with Czech President Milos Zeman, and Prime Minister Andrej Babis. (Final Day)
BANGKOK/VIENTIANE - South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong will visit Thailand and Laos (to August 29).
SARAJEVO/ PODGORICA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan holds official visits to Bosnia on Aug. 26-27 and to Montenegro on Aug. 28 – (to Aug. 28). BERLIN - German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer receives her Lithuanian counterpart Arvydas Anušauskas in Berlin - 0530 GMT.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUG. 28BERLIN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier receives Senegal's President Macky Sall in Berlin - 1415 GMT
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, AUG. 29WASHINGTON DC, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Nairobi, Abuja and Dakar (to Sept. 3).
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUG. 30
- KIEL, Germany - German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and Norway's Defence Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen attend a signing ceremony for a contract for the construction of six submarines for the Norwegian and German navy in Kiel - 1000 GMT.
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at White House to discuss Ukraine's sovereignty and energy issues.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, AUG. 31
- BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz give statements before talks in Berlin - 1000 GMT BRUSSELS – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. PALESTINE - Palestinians hold National Council Elections
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1BRUNEI DARUSSALAM - ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Taskforce Meeting (ASEAN+3 TF) (To Sept. 2). KRANJ, Slovenia - Informal meeting of EU defence ministers (To Sept 2).
NORTH OSSETIA, Russia - 17th Anniversary of the terrorist attack at Beslan School.
MEXICO - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador holds his third state of the union address. VENICE, Italy - 78th Venice International Film Festival (To Sept. 11).
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- MEXICO CITY - Mexico's finance minister Rogelio Ramirez de la O will speak at event organized by Moody's Investors Service in a panel on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Mexico's sovereign credit profile. KRANJ, Slovenia - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich. (To Sept. 3)
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPT. 5MUNICH, Germany - 49th anniversary of the attack on Israeli Olympic team by Palestinian gunmen, killing 11 Israelis.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPT. 6
- ITALY - OECD Economic Survey: Italy 2021
BRUSSELS - Informal video conference of EU economy and finance affairs ministers.
INDIA/BANGLADESH – 10th anniversary of a pact to end a 40-year border demarcation dispute between India and Bangladesh.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPT. 7STOCKHOLM - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife visit Sweden at the invitation of King Carl Gustaf. (To Sept. 09) SLAVKOV - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis hosts a meeting with his counterparts from Austria Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Slovakia Prime Minister Eduard Heger, under the "Austerlitz" format.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8TBILISI - Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan will pay an official visit to Georgia. MOROCCO - Moroccan Chamber of Representatives Election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPT. 9WASHINGTON, D.C. - United States hosts high-level economic summit with Mexico. BRUNEI - 53rd ASEAN Economic Ministers(AEM) Meeting.
TORONTO, Canada - Toronto International Film Festival 2021 (to Sept. 18).
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPT. 10BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - 13th Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam Economic Ministers' Meeting.
SOUTHAMPTON – Southampton International Boat Show 2021 (to Sept. 19).
KRANJ, Slovenia – EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers. (To Sept. 11)
BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPT. 11UNITED STATES – 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPT. 12BRATISLAVA - Pope Francis visits Slovakia (to Sept. 15).
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- GENEVA - 48th regular session of the Human Rights Council (to Oct. 8). NORWAY - Norwegian Parliament Election.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15GLOBAL - International day of Democracy. GUATEMALA – 200th anniversary of Independence. EL SALVADOR – 200th anniversary of Independence. COSTA RICA – 200th anniversary of Independence. HONDURAS – 200th anniversary of Independence. NICARAGUA – 200th anniversary of Independence.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPT. 19RUSSIA - Russia hold parliament election
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPT. 20WELLINGTON - APEC 2021 Woman in Economy Forum.
VIENNA - IAEA 65th General Conference (to Sept. 24).
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPT. 21NEW YORK – United Nations General Assembly, General debate, seventy-sixth session (to Sept. 27).
KRANJ, Slovenia - Informal meeting of EU transport and energy ministers (to Sept. 23)
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPT. 23ISLE OF MAN - Isle of Man House of Keys Election.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPT. 24BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau marks 48th anniversary of Independence from Portugal.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPT. 25ICELAND - Icelandic Parliament Election.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPT. 26BERLIN - Berlin holds state elections PORTUGAL - Portugal holds local elections.
PORT AU PRINCE - Haiti to hold first round of presidential elections.
GERMANY - German Federal Diet Election. BERLIN –BMW Berlin Marathon.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPT. 28GLOBAL - World Rabies Day.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 29BRUNEI - ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting with the UN Secretary-General and the President of the 76th UNGA (AUMM)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCT. 1GLOBAL - International day of older persons. ABUJA - Nigeria to celebrate its 61st year of independence. CHINA – 72nd founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCT. 2GUINEA – 63rd anniversary of independence from France. GLOBAL - International day of non-violence.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCT. 4LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup meeting.
KRANJ, Slovenia - Informal meeting of EU health ministers (to Oct. 5)
BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers to discuss EU recovery plans, G20 and IMF meetings, banking union, fiscal policy – 1300 GMT.
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- PARIS - Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level (MCM) "Shared Values: Building a Green and Inclusive Future" – Virtual meeting ( to Oct. 6).
GLOBAL - World Teachers' Day. SAN FRANCISCO – 10th death anniversary of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
LUXEMBOURG - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6LJUBLJANA - EU-Western Balkans summit.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCT. 7LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting (to Oct. 8). MOSCOW - 15th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCT. 9GLOBAL - World Post Day.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCT. 10IRAQ - Election for Iraqi Council of Representatives
GLOBAL - World mental health day. GLOBAL - World day against death penalty. FIJI – 51st anniversary of independence.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCT. 12BALI - 19th anniversary of Bali bombings.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCT. 13GLOBAL - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. SAN JOSE, Chile – 11th anniversary of rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed Andean mine.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCT. 14GLOBAL - World sight day.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCT. 15MARRAKESH, Morocco - Annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, Fall meetings. (To Oct. 17)
Washington, D.C – G20 Finance ministers and central bank governors meeting (to Oct. 16).
GLOBAL - United Nation's world hand-washing day. GLOBAL - International day of rural women.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCT. 16GLOBAL - World food day.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCT. 17GLOBAL - International day for the eradication of poverty.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCT. 18JERUSALEM – 10th anniversary of release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after more than five years of being held incommunicado by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
LUXEMBOURG - EU Foreign Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCT. 19LUXEMBOURG - EU General Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20TRIPOLI – 10th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCT. 21BRUSSELS - European Council (to Oct. 22)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCT. 22WELLINGTON - APEC 2021 Finance Ministers Meeting
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCT. 23LIBYA – 10th anniversary of declaration of Libya's Liberation. VAN, Turkey – 10th anniversary of earthquake that killed more than 600 people and injured more than 4,000 others.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCT. 24Uzbekistan - Uzbekistan presidential elections
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa holds local government elections.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCT. 30ROME - Italy hosts major G20 summit in Rome (to October 31).
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