News: DIARY-Political and General News Events from Dec. 9

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    MONDAY, DECEMBER 9 
    

    • BERLIN - Singapore President Halimah Yacob on a five-day state visit to Germany (to Dec. 13)
    • LONDON - Malaysian King the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is making a special visit to the United Kingdom (to Dec. 16).
    • WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ethiopian, Egyptian and Sudanese foreign ministers meet in Washington as they try to agree on how the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam should be operated.
    • VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis meets Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini at the Vatican. - 0830 GMT
    • PARIS - Russian President Vladimir Putin meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Normandy-format summit to discuss steps to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
    • PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at Normandy-format summit to discuss steps to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine. - 1405 GMT
    • PARIS - Ukrainian President Vololdymyr Zelenskiy meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel before four-way talks in Normandy format to resolve the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine. - 1430 GMT
    • PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at Normandy-format summit to discuss steps to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine. - 1435 GMT
    • BRUSSELS - The European Commission's new High representative for foreign affairs, Spain's Josep Borrell, meets NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg - 1600 GMT

    MADRID - World leaders meet in Madrid for the 2019 UN climate change conference (COP25) (to Dec. 13). BEIJING - Delfim Neves, president of the national assembly of Sao Tome and Principe, will lead a delegation to China (to Dec. 13) LANGKAWI, Malaysia - Informal Senior Officials' Meeting (ISOM) (to Dec. 11).

    BRUSSELS - EU-Kyrgyzstan Cooperation Council meeting. Oslo - OECD Economic Surveys: Norway 2019 PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron hosts the Normandy summit, where he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to discuss steps to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine. BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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    TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10 
    

    • WASHINGTON, D.C. - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to visit Washington and meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
    • OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Tuesday to discuss the province's demands for federal action and assistance as the oil-rich province grapples with a weakened economy.
    • BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Singapore´s President Halimah Yacob at the Chancellery in Berlin. - 0800 GMT BRUSSELS - EU-Tajikistan Cooperation Council meeting. BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
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    WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11 
    

    • BEIJING - President of the Federated States of Micronesia David W. Panuelo will pay a state visit to China (to Dec. 18) BANGKOK - 7th ASEAN ministerial meeting on minerals (to Dec. 13).
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    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 
    

    ALGERIA - President's election. BRUSSELS - European Union leaders gather in Brussels for a summit (to Nov. 13).

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    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 
    

    WASHINGTON D.C. - Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez is set to visit the United States to strengthen bilateral cooperation.

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    • NEW DELHI - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit India (Dec. 17) - - - - - - - - -

    TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17 MANIPUR, India - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe would visit the state to pay homage to the soldiers killed during the Second World War in Manipur. STRASBOURG, France - European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis will present the European Semester Package during the European Parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg. TOKYO - Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visits Japan (to Dec 20).

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    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 
    

    • SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko as the countries negotiate an integration pact. SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev.

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    SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22 
    

    UZBEKISTAN - Uzbekistani Legislative Chamber election.

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    MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 
    

    BEIJING - Shinzo Abe is scheduled to visit China for three days to hold a trilateral summit with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Moon Jae In (to Dec. 25).

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    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 
    

    TALLINN – 9th anniversary of adoption of the euro by Estonia.

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    THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 
    

    PALM SPRINGS, Ca – 31st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (to Jan. 13).

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    SATURDAY, JANUARY 4 
    

    BURMA – 72nd anniversary of Burma's independence.

    • - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JANUARY 6 LONDON - Costa Book Category Awards Winners to be announced.
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    TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 
    

    WASHINGTON DC, United States - U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the White House. PHNOM PENH - The ruling Cambodian People's Party celebrates the 41st anniversary of the victory over the Khmer Rouge regime.

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    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 
    

    BRUSSELS - European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis will present the EU's Sustainable Investment Plan in Brussels. ISTANBUL, Turkey - Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul.

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    Friday, JANUARY 10 
    

    BRUSSELS - European Motor Show Brussels 2020 (to Jan. 19).

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    SATURDAY, January 11 
    

    WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – 9th Anniversary of U.S.-Russia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement. TAIWAN - Taiwanese Legislative Yuan election. TAIWAN – Referendum election.

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    Sunday, JANUARY 12 
    

    HAITI - 10th anniversary of Haiti's magnitude 7 earthquake that destroyed much of the Haitian capital.

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    MONDAY, JANUARY 13 
    

    ABU DHABI - International Water Summit 2020 (to Jan. 16). ABU DHABI - World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2020 (to Jan. 16).

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    TUESDAY, JANUARY 14 
    

    TUNISIA – 9th Anniversary of ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

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    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 
    

    MOSCOW - The Gaidar Forum 2020 (to Jan. 16).

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    FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 
    

    Paris - OECD ministerial meeting on migration.

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    TUESDAY, January 21 
    

    DAVOS, Switzerland - 2020 World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. (to Jan. 24)

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    SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 
    

    EGYPT – 9th Anniversary of beginning of Egyptian revolution, which marked a series of mass popular protests leading to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

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    FRIDAY, JANUARY 28 
    

    TUESDAY - Costa Book of the Year will be announced.

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