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---------------------------------------------------------------- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events---------------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY, FEB. 18
- TURKEY - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visits Azerbaijan for a trilateral meeting with his Azeri and Georgian counterparts. He also meets Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and holds bilateral meetings with the two countries' foreign ministers (to Feb. 19).
- BRUSSELS - EU Council President Michel takes part in a video conference with the President of Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi - 1300 GMT.
- BAKU - Georgian deputy prime minister, Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan. (to Feb. 19)
- ANKARA - Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- BELGRADE - Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani pays a working visit to Serbia.
FRIDAY, FEB. 19
- WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden conducts his first event with other leaders from Group of Seven nations in virtual meeting to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, world economy and dealing with China.
- MUNICH, Germany - French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at the Special Edition 2021 of the Munich Security Conference - 1700 GMT NUR-SULTAN/DUSHANBE/ASHGABAT - Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov's visit to Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan (final day).
BRUSSELS - NATO Defence Ministers hold video conference (final day) HELSINKI - Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is to visit Helsinki to meet her Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin and President of Finland Sauli Niinisto. BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds news conference following a virtual summit with G7 leaders - 1500 GMT LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set to make statement after hosting virtual meeting of G7 leaders. MUNICH - US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to speak at the Special Edition 2021 of the Munich Security Conference BRUSSELS - Informal video conference of the members of the EU-Tajikistan Cooperation Council.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, FEB. 21NIGER - Niger holds second round of presidential election
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- PARIS – OECD holds virtual 20th International Economic Forum on Africa. GENEVA - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), to give press conference on the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
WELLINGTON - Deputy finance ministers of Asia-Pacific countries meet in preparation for APEC Summit in New Zealand. (to March 07)
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, FEB. 23COLOMBO - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka BRUSSELS – EU Informal video conference of European affairs ministers.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24CAPE TOWN - South Africa's finance minister Tito Mboweni to present the April 2021-March 2022 fiscal year budget to parliament. - 1200 GMT MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador meets Argentina counterpart, Alberto Fernandez. AMLO invited Fernandez to attend Mexico's 200 Independence anniversary celebrations.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, FEB. 25BRUSSELS - Video conference of the members of the European Council. (To Feb. 26) BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet to discuss macroeconomic developments and policy prospects in the euro zone - 1400 GMT.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, FEB. 26BRUSSELS - EU leaders hold video conference on on security and defence and on the EU's Southern Neighborhood. - 0800 GMT. ROME - G20 Meetings of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, videoconference (to Feb. 27).
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, FEB. 28EL SALVADOR - Salvadorian Legislative Assembly election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MAR. 1BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's President Alberto Fernández addresses the Parliament at the opening of the annual sessions.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MAR. 02LISBON - Informal meeting of defence ministers (to Mar. 3) MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia election.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, MAR. 03BANGKOK - Thailand Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith speaks at a business seminar - 0530 GMT.
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- DHAKA - Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Dhaka to do the groundwork for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Bangladesh towards the end of the month.
LISBON - Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich (to Mar. 5).
VIENNA - The 14th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting via videoconference.
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- NICOSIA - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will visit Cyprus (to March 06).
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MAR. 7BOLIVIA - Local elections in Bolivia
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MAR. 09BRUSSELS - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security, Josep Borrell, speaks on EU's humanitarian aid in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on "Europe’s Digital Decade: 2030 Digital Targets."
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MAR. 11BRUSSELS - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (to Mar. 12)
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MAR. 14STUTTGART, Germany - Baden Wuerttemberg state elections.
MAINZ, Germany - The German state of Rhineland Palatinate (Rheinland Pfalz) holds state elections.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MAR. 15BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet - 1400 GMT. BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MAR. 16BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, MAR. 17BRUSSELS - European Commission Pice-president Maros Sefcovic speaks to press regarding better regulation in the EU – 1100 GMT.
BRUSSELS - European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on "Updating the new industrial strategy for Europe".
NETHERLANDS - Dutch Second Chamber election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MAR. 18BRUSSELS – EU Environment Council
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MAR. 22BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MAR. 23BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.
ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MAR. 25BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to Mar. 26).
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MAR. 26DHAKA – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Bangladesh.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, MAR. 31BRUSSELS - European Commission Pice-president Frans Timmermans gives a news conference on the EU's action plan for the development of organic production: on the way to 2030.
CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) – President election.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APR. 4SOFIA - Bulgarians vote in a parliamentary election
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, APR. 9SAMOA - Samoan Legislative Assembly election.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APR. 11ECUADOR - Ecuador holds second round of presidential elections for 2021-2025 term.
PERU - Peru holds presidential elections.
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- BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting.
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- BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers. (To Apr. 17) - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APR. 19
- BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
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- BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.
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- BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of environment ministers.
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- ALBANIA - Parliament of Albania election.
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- BENIN - Benin holds presidential elections.
- CHAD - Chad holds presidential elections. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event.
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