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- BUCHAREST - EU Home Affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson visits the Romanian border where thousands of Ukranians fleeing the Russian invasion have arrived to seek saftey.
- GENEVA - China's foreign minister Wang Yi addresses the U.N. Human Rights Council by video amid concerns over treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in its XInjiang province. - 1030 GMT
- BRUSSELS - Energy ministers from European Union countries hold an emergency meeting in Brussels to discuss the energy situation in Europe amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. - 1400 GMT
- HAVANA - Angolan State Minister Adao de Almeida pays official visit to Cuba (to Mar. 2).
- GENEVA - Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan visits Geneva (to Mar. 1).
VENICE, Italy - Venice Carnival 2022 (to Mar. 1).
RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Carnival 2022. (to Mar. 5). GENEVA - WHO meeting of Council on Access to Covid Tools (ACT).
GENEVA - French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian addresses U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva - 1355 GMT.
GENEVA - China's foreign minister Wang Yi addresses the U.N. Human Rights Council by video amid concerns over treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in its XInjiang province. - 1030 GMT GENEVA – 49th regular session of the Human Rights Council (to April 1).
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- RYADH - Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades to pay official visit to Saudi Arabia.
- BRUSSELS - EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic delivers a keynote speech at the event 'Strategic foresight at play – future risks and opportunities for the EU financial sector', organised by the European Policy Centre.
- WASHINGTON - Panamanian Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington. The foreign ministers of Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic will also participate on behalf of the Alliance for Development in Democracy under the coordination of Panama.
- JERUSALEM/ AMMAN - German chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to Israel, the palestine territories and Jordan (To March 3)
- BERLIN, Germany - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz receives Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel in Berlin - 1220 GMT
GENEVA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov due to address UN Human Rights Council in Geneva - 1000 GMT.
GENEVA - Vladimir Makei, minister for foreign affairs of Belarus, addresses the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva by video message - 1525 GMT NEW ORLEANS - Mardi Gras 2022
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address to Congress.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2ISLAMABAD - President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Pakistan (to Mar. 3). GENEVA - Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock addresses UN Human Rights Council - 1000 GMT.
GENEVA - Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba addresses U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva by video - 1020 GMT.
NICOSIA - Israeli President Isaac Herzog visits Cyprus
VIENNA - 26th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial meeting via videoconference.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 3KINGSTON - President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, is to visit Jamaica (to Mar. 4).
GLOBAL - International Day for Ear and Hearing.
ARLES, France – EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council (to March 4)
BRUSSELS - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To Mar. 4)
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, MARCH 5MOSCOW – 69th death anniversary of Soviet leader Josef Stalin.
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- MONTPELLIER, France - EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell and French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian welcome EU development ministers for a two-day meeting in Montpellier. Outwatching doorsteps, comments on Ukraine. (To March 7)
KINSHASA, Congo (DRC) - Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde pay an official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (to Mar. 10).
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 8GLOBAL - International Women's Day.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9ANKARA - Israeli President Isaac Herzog will pay a visit to Turkey upon the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (To Mar. 10)
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea holds Presidential election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 10TIBET – 63rd anniversary of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, fleeing into exile after a failed uprising.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 11SENDAI, Japan – 11th anniversary of Sendai earthquake and tsunami.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 13COLOMBIA - Colombian Senate election.
COLOMBIA - Colombian House of Representatives election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 14BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet on fiscal stance for 2023, banking union – 1400 GMT
BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 15GLOBAL - World Day of Action against Seal Hunting. DAMASCUS - Syria marks the 11th anniversary of an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.
BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16HALABJA, Iraq – 34th anniversary of 5,000 civilian Kurds being killed in Iraqi chemical weapons attack. DUBLIN, Ireland - St. Patrick's Festival (to Mar. 20).
AMSTERDAM - The Netherlands holds municipal elections.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 17ITALY - Anniversary of the unification of Italy
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, MARCH 19EGYPT – 11th anniversary of Egyptian referendum on constitutional reforms.
DILI, Timor-Leste – Presidential election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 21BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 22GLOBAL - World Water Day.
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23DUBLIN - The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are to visit the Republic of Ireland (to Mar. 25) GLOBAL - World Meteorological Day.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 24GLOBAL - World Tuberculosis Day.
BRUSSELS - Brussels hosts summit of European Union leaders (To Mar 25)
BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to March 25).
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 2VALLETTA - Pope Francis to visit Malta (to April 3)
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 4BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet on G20, banking union – 1300 GMT
LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup meeting.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 5LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 10PARIS, France - Presidential election (First round)
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY APRIL 11LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 12LUXEMBOURG - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, APRIL 21BRUSSELS - EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager speaks on artificial intelligence at a Politico event - 0700 GMT.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 24LJUBLJANA, Slovenia - Slovenian National Assembly election.
PARIS, France - Presidential election (Second round)
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 25NEW YORK, United States - Economic and Social Council, Annual Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development follow-up including the special high-level meeting of the Council with the World Bank, IMF, WTO and UNCTAD. (to Apr. 28)
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