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    FRIDAY, DEC. 17 
    
    • ISTANBUL - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan holds separate meetings in Istanbul with the leaders of Nigeria, Somalia, Libya, Central African Republic, Mauritania, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Djibouti - 0800 GMT.
    • BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula van der Leyen welcomes Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov before a meeting at the European Commission in Brussels - 1000 GMT.
    • NEW DELHI - French Defence Minister Florence Parly visits India.
    • NEW DELHI - Ruslan Kazakbaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyzstan visits India ( to Dec. 20).
    • NEW DELHI - Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan visits India (to Dec. 20). MOSCOW - The President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh will pay an official visit to the Russian Federation and hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (final day).

    DHAKA - Indian President Ram Nath Kovind is scheduled to make a three-day state visit to Bangladesh. (final day) PHNOM PENH - Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, will make an official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia and co-chair the 11th Meeting of the Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation between Thailand and Cambodia (to Dec. 18). SEOUL - Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will make a state visit to South Korea for three days, at the invitation of President Moon Jae-in (to Dec. 18).

    BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (final day). NICOSIA - Jordan's King Abdullah II is to arrive in Cyprus on Friday on an official visit during which he will be awarded the Grand Collar of the Order of Makarios III which is the Republic's highest honorary distinction.

    BRUSSELS - British Brexit Minister David Frost and European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic meet online to discuss impasse over Northern Ireland's trading arrangements

    ISLAMABAD - Foreign ministers from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation meet in Islamabad to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.

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    SUNDAY, DEC. 19 
    

    BEIRUT - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Lebanon (to Dec. 22).

    SANTIAGO - Chileans vote in the second round of the presidential elections. - 2100 GMT HONG KONG - Hong Kong Legislative Council election.

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    MONDAY, DEC. 20 
    
    • SOFIA - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mittsotakis meets Bulgarian counterpart Kiril Petkov.
    • BANGKOK/SINGAPORE - South Korean Defence Minister Suh Wook will visit Thailand and Singapore for talks with senior officials there on bilateral defence cooperation (to Dec. 23).

    KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets Polish President Andrzei Duda and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda in Ukraine

    BRUSSELS - Meeting of EU Environment Council.

    WASHINGTON DC - Slovenian Foreign Minister Anže Logar to visit Washington to meet Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss Slovenian-US cooperation.

    PARIS - OECD Economic Surveys: Austria 2021.

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    FRIDAY, DEC. 24 
    

    TRIPOLI, Libya - Presidential elections.

    TRIPOLI, Libya - Referendum election.

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    SATURDAY, JAN. 1 
    

    TALLINN – 12th anniversary of adoption of the euro by Estonia.

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    SUNDAY, JAN. 2 
    

    SAUDI ARABIA – Stage of Dakar Rally 2022 (To. Jan. 14)

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    TUESDAY, JAN. 4 
    

    VIENNA - 24th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting via Videoconference.

    BURMA – 74th anniversary of Burma's independence.

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    FRIDAY, JAN. 7 
    

    NAYPYIDAW - Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen will visit Myanmar. (To Jan. 8)

    PALM SPRINGS, Ca - 32th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (To Jan. 18).

    PHNOM PENH - The ruling Cambodian People's Party celebrates the 43rd anniversary of the victory over the Khmer Rouge regime.

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    TUESDAY, JAN. 11 
    

    WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – 11th Anniversary of U.S.-Russia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement.

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    WEDNESDAY, JAN. 12 
    

    HAITI - 12th anniversary of Haiti's magnitude 7 earthquake that destroyed much of the Haitian capital.

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    THURSDAY, JAN. 13 
    

    MADRID - Spain's economy minister, Nadia Calvino, speaks at Forum Europe meeting organized by Nueva Economia - 0800 GMT.

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    FRIDAY, JAN. 14 
    

    BRUSSELS - European Motor Show Brussels 2022 (to Jan. 23).

    TUNISIA – 12th Anniversary of ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

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    MONDAY, JAN. 17  
    

    BRUSSELS - Eurogroup Meeting.

    ABU DHABI - World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2022 (to Jan. 19).

    DAVOS, Switzerland - World Economic Forum 2022 Annual Meeting (to Jan 21).

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    TUESDAY, JAN. 18 
    

    BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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    FRIDAY, JAN. 21 
    

    DAVOS, Switzerland - World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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    MONDAY, JAN. 24 
    

    LIBYA – President election.

    TRIPOLI - Election for Libyan house of representatives.

    BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council.

    LOME, Togo – World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture.

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    TUESDAY, JAN. 25 
    

    BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council.

    EGYPT – 11th Anniversary of beginning of Egyptian revolution, a series of mass popular protests leading to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

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    WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26 
    

    STOCKHOLM - Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway pay an official visit to Sweden (to Jan. 28).

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    SUNDAY, JAN. 30 
    

    LISBON - Portugal holds general election.

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    MONDAY, JAN. 31 
    

    LOS ANGELES - 64th Annual Grammy Awards

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    WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2 
    

    GLOBAL - World Wetlands Day.

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    FRIDAY, FEB. 4 
    

    GLOBAL - World Cancer Day.

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    SATURDAY, FEB. 5 
    

    SAPPORO, Japan – 2022 Sapporo Snow Festival (to Feb. 12).

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    SUNDAY, FEB. 6 
    

    GLOBAL - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.

    COSTA RICA - Costa Rican Legislative Assembly Election.

    COSTA RICA – Presidential Election.

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    TUESDAY, FEB. 8 
    

    GLOBAL - Safer Internet Day 2022

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    THURSDAY, FEB. 10 
    

    BERLIN – 72nd Berlin International Film Festival (to Feb. 20).

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    SATURDAY, FEB. 12 
    

    VENICE, Italy - Venice Carnival 2022 (to Mar. 1).

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    SUNDAY, FEB. 13 
    

    BEIRUT - 14th anniversary of the death of Hezbollah commander Imad Moughniyah. GLOBAL - World Radio Day.

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    MONDAY, FEB. 14 
    

    GLOBAL - Valentine's Day. BEIRUT - 17th anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.

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    THURSDAY, FEB. 17 
    

    PRISTINA - 14th anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia.

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    FRIDAY, FEB. 18 
    

    BRUSSELS - Brussels hosts the European Union - African Union summit.

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    MONDAY, FEB. 21 
    

    BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council.

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    TUESDAY, FEB. 22 
    

    BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council.

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    FRIDAY, FEB. 25 
    

    RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Carnival 2022. (to Mar. 5).

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