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** ANKARA - Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov pays working visit to Türkiye.
** DAMASCUS - Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian will meet Syrian officials in Damascus during a one-day trip, as Tehran seeks to expand economic ties with its longtime regional ally.
** BELGRADE - Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic will meet EU envoy Miroslav Lajcak to discuss talks over improvement of ties with Kosovo - 1000 GMT.
MEXICO CITY - Mexican deputy finance minister Gabriel Yorio speaks alongside banking regulators and fintech leaders at a "Fintech Week" event. (Final day)
PRAGUE - Stevo Pendarovski, president of North Macedonia, arrives at the Czech Republic for an official visit. (Final day) TOLEDO, Spain - EU Informal meeting of defence ministers. (Final day) 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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** MEXICO CITY - Mexican finance ministry, banking officials to speak at "Fintech Week" event (To Sep. 1)
** MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan hold talks in Moscow - 1200 GMT.
** MANILA - The Philippines foreign ministry and presidential office hold a virtual press conference on the country's participation at the 43rd ASEAN Summit - 0300 GMT.
** PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife. Brigitte Macron will receive German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Budenbender at the Elysée Palace in Paris - 1800 GMT. 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.
- - - - - - - - - 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 3NICOSIA - 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).
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4JAKARTA - 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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** KAULA LUMPUR - UK Minister of State for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan to visit Malaysia. (To Sept 8) 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.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6JAKARTA - ASEAN leaders meet with their U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the 26th ASEAN-US summit in Jakarta - 0800 GMT.
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.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7BERLIN - 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 - 1040 GMT.
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).
- - - - - - - - - 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 10HANOI - 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.
- - - - - - - - - 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. (To Sept. 16)
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16HAVANA - 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)
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17WASHINGTON 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)
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19NEW 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.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20PARIS - King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit France. (To Sept. 22)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22MARSEILLE, France - Pope Francis departs Rome for two-day trip to Marseille. (To Sept. 23)
- - - - - - - - - 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.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1GLOBAL - 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.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCTOBER 2GUINEA – 65th anniversary of independence from France.
GLOBAL - International Day of Non-violence.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5GLOBAL - 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.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7MOSCOW - 17th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8PRAGUE - 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.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCTOBER 9GLOBAL - World Post Day.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10GLOBAL - 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.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12GLOBAL - World Sight Day.
BALI – 21st anniversary of Bali bombings.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13KUALA 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.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14WELLINGTON - New Zealand House of Representatives Election.
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** WARSAW - Polish Referendum Election.
GLOBAL - United Nation's world hand-washing day.
GLOBAL - International day of rural women.
WARSAW - Polish Senate Election.
WARSAW - Polish Parliamentary Election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCTOBER 16GLOBAL - World food day.
LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup Meeting
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17GLOBAL - International day for the eradication of poverty.
LUXEMBOURG - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council Meeting.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18JERUSALEM – 12th anniversary of release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after more than five years of being held incommunicado by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19LUXEMBOURG - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To Oct 20)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20TRIPOLI – 12th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22BERN - 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.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCTOBER 23WASHINGTON 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.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24LUXEMBOURG - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25WASHINGTON 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.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26BRUSSELS - European Council meeting. (To Oct. 27)
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