News: DIARY-Political and General News Events from Feb 22

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    MONDAY, FEB. 22 
    

    • BEIJING - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will deliver a keynote speech on China-U.S. relations - 0000 GMT.
    • BRUSSELS - EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels will be briefed about current affairs, including the situation in Myanmar, and exchange views on Russia, the Strategic Compass and Hong Kong - 0700 GMT.
    • GENEVA - The main annual four-week session of the U.N. Human Rights Council opens with speeches by U.N. Sec-Gen Antonio Guterres and U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet. Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani (0855g), Polish President Andrzej Duda, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro are among early speakers, followed by foreign ministers including Britain's Dominic Raab (1120g), Palestinian Riad Al-Malki, China's Wang Yi (1400g) - 0800 GMT.
    • GENEVA - U.N.-sponsored Conference on Disarmament holds a high-level session where some 27 speakers include Germany's foreign minister Heiko Maas, India's foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (about 1500cet/1400g) - 0900 GMT.
    • MEXICO CITY - Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez visits Mexico (to Feb. 24)
    • BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margrethe Vestager presents the EU's action plan on synergies between civil, defence and space industries - 1000 GMT.
    • GENEVA - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), give a joint news conference following talks about the international vaccination initiative COVAX - 1130 GMT.
    • BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU Council President Charles Michel, EU Parliament President David Sassoli, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde speak at high level parliamentary event on EU recovery - 1345 GMT.
    • BRUSSELS - EU Council President Charles Michel holds a video conference with several EU leaders - 1530 GMT.
    • GENEVA - WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, EU President Ursula von der Leyen, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry participate in 'Recovery Plan for World" event - 1600 GMT.
    • BAKU - New Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili to pay visit to Azerbaijan.
    • ROME - Italian new Prime Minister Mario Draghi, meets with ministers to discuss measures to curb coronavirus infections - 0930 GMT. MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko. 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)

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    TUESDAY, FEB. 23 
    

    • COLOMBO - Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan holds bilateral meetings with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa during a two-day visit to Sri Lanka. (to Feb. 24)
    • MADRID - Spain's economy minister Nadia Calvino speaks at plenary session in Senate - 1500 GMT.
    • BRUSSELS - European Council, the Conference on the Future of Europe and the EU-UK relations will be on the agenda of the Informal video conference of European affairs ministers.
    • WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden conducts his first bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, highlighting strong and deep partnership between two neighbours. COLOMBO - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka BRUSSELS – EU Informal video conference of European affairs ministers. - - - - - - - - -

    WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24

    • MADRID - Spain's economy minister Nadia Calvino chairs a meeting to work on the recovery, transformation and resilience plan - 1600 GMT.
    • MOSCOW - New President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov visits Moscow, meets Russian President Vladimir Putin (to Feb. 25)

    CAPE 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.

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    • MADRID - Spain's economy affairs minister Nadia Calvino appears in the European Union parliament-senate combined committe - 1500 GMT. BRUSSELS - European Commissioner for humanitarian aid Janez Lenarcic debates the bloc's humanitarian response during COVID-19 with European lawmakers – 1300 GMT. BRUSSELS - 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.
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    FRIDAY, FEB. 26 
    

    BRUSSELS - 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).

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    SUNDAY, FEB. 28 
    

    EL SALVADOR - Salvadorian Legislative Assembly election.

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    MONDAY, MAR. 1 
    

    BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's President Alberto Fernández addresses the Parliament at the opening of the annual sessions.

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    TUESDAY, MAR. 02 
    

    LISBON - Informal meeting of defence ministers (to Mar. 3) MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia election.

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    BRUNEI - ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Task Force Meeting via videoconference (to Mar. 4). BANGKOK - 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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    FRIDAY, MAR. 5 
    

    NICOSIA - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will visit Cyprus (to March 06).

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    SATURDAY, MAR. 6 
    

    IVORY COAST - Ivory Coast holds legislative elections.

    SINGAPORE - First Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting.

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    SUNDAY, MAR. 7 
    

    BOLIVIA - Local elections in Bolivia

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    TUESDAY, MAR. 09 
    

    BRUSSELS - 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."

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    THURSDAY, MAR. 11 
    

    BRUSSELS - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (to Mar. 12)

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    SUNDAY, MAR. 14 
    

    STUTTGART, Germany - Baden Wuerttemberg state elections.

    MAINZ, Germany - The German state of Rhineland Palatinate (Rheinland Pfalz) holds state elections.

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    MONDAY, MAR. 15 
    

    BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet - 1400 GMT. BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

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    TUESDAY, MAR. 16 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.

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    WEDNESDAY, MAR. 17 
    

    BRUSSELS - 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.

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    THURSDAY, MAR. 18 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Environment Council

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    MONDAY, MAR. 22 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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    TUESDAY, MAR. 23 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.

    ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset election.

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    THURSDAY, MAR. 25 
    

    BRUNEI - ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting via videoconference.

    BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to Mar. 26).

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    FRIDAY, MAR. 26 
    

    DHAKA – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Bangladesh.

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    TUESDAY, MAR. 30 
    

    BRUNEI - 25th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ Meeting via videoconference. BRUNEI - 7th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting via videoconference.

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    WEDNESDAY, MAR. 31 
    

    BRUSSELS - 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.

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    SUNDAY, APR. 4 
    

    SOFIA - Bulgarians vote in a parliamentary election

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    TUESDAY, APR. 6 
    

    GREENLAND - Greenland holds general election.

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    FRIDAY, APR. 9 
    

    SAMOA - Samoan Legislative Assembly election.

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    SUNDAY, APR. 11	 
    

    CHILE - Local and constitutional convention elections in Chile. ECUADOR - Ecuador holds second round of presidential elections for 2021-2025 term.

    PERU - Peru holds presidential elections.

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    THURSDAY, APR. 15 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting.

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    FRIDAY, APR. 16 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers. (To Apr. 17)

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    MONDAY, APR. 19 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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    TUESDAY, APR. 20 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.

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    THURSDAY, APR. 23 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of environment ministers.

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    SUNDAY, APR. 25 
    

    ALBANIA - Parliament of Albania election.

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    FRIDAY, APR. 30 
    

    BENIN - Benin holds presidential elections. CHAD - Chad holds presidential elections.

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