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-------------------------------------------------------------------------- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events-------------------------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY, AUGUST 12
- BRASILIA - Colombia's Vice President and Foreign Minister Marta Lucía Ramírez makes a one-day working visit to Brasilia.
- TAVRIDA, Ukraine - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at a cultural event held at Crimea peninsula annexed from Ukraine. - 1040 GMT ISLAMABAD - At the invitation of Foreign Minister of Pakistan Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister of Iraq Dr. Fuad Hussein will be undertaking a bilateral visit to Pakistan. (final day)
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2021 (To Aug 30) RABAT - Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid visits Morocco (final day). MALAYSIA - OECD Economic Surveys: Malaysia 2021.
Zambia - Presidential election. Zambia - Zambian National Assembly election.
GLOBAL - International Youth Day.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 14PAKISTAN – 74th Anniversary of Pakistan independence from British rule.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 15ANKARA/ CAIRO/ TEHRAN/ JERUSALEM/ AMMAN/ RAMALLAH/ DOHA - Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will pay an official visit to Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Palestine and Qatar. (To Aug. 24)
JAPAN – 76th Anniversary of country's surrender in World War Two. INDIA – 74th Anniversary of Indian Independence from British rule. LIECHTENSTEIN – 215th Anniversary of Independence.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 16
- SEOUL - President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay an official visit to South Korea (to August 17).
JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo delivers the annual state of the nation speech, followed by a 2022 budget proposal speech, in parliament. BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas speaks about the European Union's China strategy from a German viewpoint. He will also answer questions from the audience - 1100 GMT. WELLINGTON - APEC 2021 Food Security Ministers' Meeting.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18BRUSSELS - European Union home affairs ministers discuss a surge of illegal border crossings from Belarus to EU member state Lithuania at an extraordinary meeting. - 1200 GMT OSLO - NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg speaks during digital event organised by Norwegian Institute of International Affairs - 1100 GMT. NEW YORK, United States - Indian external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will preside over meetings on peacekeeping and counter-terrorism at the UN Security Council.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 GLOBAL - World Humanitarian Day. MOSCOW – 29th Anniversary of the failed Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev which accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 21SYRIA – 8th Anniversary of nerve gas attack which killed hundreds of people in rebel-held neighbourhoods on the edge of Damascus.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 22KYIV - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Ukraine.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 23BALTIC WAY – 32nd 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.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 24POLAND - Poland marks the 32nd anniversary of the creation of the first post-Communist government in 1989. UKRAINE – 30th Anniversary of Independence. WASHINGTON – 209th Anniversary of the Burning of Washington, including the White House and the US Capitol building, by the British troops during the War of 1812.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25URUGUAY - Uruguay's Independence Day. PARIS – 77th Anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation in the Second World War.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 28JERUSALEM - German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Israel (to August 30).
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 29WASHINGTON DC, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Nairobi, Abuja and Dakar (to September 3).
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 30WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at White House to discuss Ukraine's sovereignty and energy issues.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 31PALESTINE - Palestinians hold National Council Elections
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1BRUNEI DARUSSALAM - ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Taskforce Meeting (ASEAN+3 TF) (to September 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).
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2KRANJ, Slovenia - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich. (To Sept. 3)
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5MUNICH, Germany - 49th anniversary of the attack on Israeli Olympic team by Palestinian gunmen, killing 11 Israelis.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6BRUSSELS - 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.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8MOROCCO - Moroccan Chamber of Representatives Election.
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- WASHINGTON, 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, SEPTEMBER 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, SEPTEMBER 11UNITED STATES – 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12BRATISLAVA - Pope Francis visits Slovakia (to Sept 15).
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13NORWAY - Norwegian Parliament Election.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 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, SEPTEMBER 19RUSSIA - Russia hold parliament election
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20WELLINGTON - APEC 2021 Woman in Economy Forum.
VIENNA - IAEA 65th General Conference (to Sept 24).
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 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 Sep. 23)
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23ISLE OF MAN - Isle of Man House of Keys Election.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau marks 48th anniversary of Independence from Portugal.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25ICELAND - Icelandic Parliament Election.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 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, SEPTEMBER 28GLOBAL - World Rabies Day.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29BRUNEI - ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting with the UN Secretary-General and the President of the 76th UNGA (AUMM)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 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, OCTOBER 2GUINEA – 63rd anniversary of independence from France. GLOBAL - International day of non-violence.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCTOBER 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.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5GLOBAL - World Teachers' Day. SAN FRANCISCO – 10th death anniversary of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
LUXEMBOURG - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6LJUBLJANA - EU-Western Balkans summit.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7MOSCOW - 15th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9GLOBAL - World Post Day.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10IRAQ - Election for Iraqi Council of Representatives
GLOBAL - World mental health day. GLOBAL - World day against death penalty. FIJI – 51st anniversary of independence.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12BALI - 19th anniversary of Bali bombings.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 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, OCTOBER 14GLOBAL - World sight day.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 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, OCTOBER 16GLOBAL - World food day.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17GLOBAL - International day for the eradication of poverty.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCTOBER 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, OCTOBER 19LUXEMBOURG - EU General Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20TRIPOLI – 10th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21BRUSSELS - European Council (to Oct. 22)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22WELLINGTON - APEC 2021 Finance Ministers Meeting
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 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, OCTOBER 24Uzbekistan - Uzbekistan presidential elections
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