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---------------------------------------------------------------- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events---------------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY, FEB. 8
- CAIRO - Arab league foreign ministers hold an emergency meeting in Cairo.
- BOGOTA - Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, is set to hold a press conference with Colombian President Ivan Duque and the Andean country's foreign minister.
- BERLIN - German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier speaks at the ministry's "Building the Future" virtual event in Berlin – 0945 GMT.
VENICE, Italy - Venice Carnival 2021 (to Feb. 16).
MADRID - Spain's economy minister Nadia Calvino participates in a press conference on 2021 economic perspectives organized by the Cercle d'Economia - 1140 GMT. CYPRUS - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits the divided island of Cyprus ahead of a fresh mediation attempt by the United Nations to heal its ethnic division, a key source of tension between Greece and Turkey. - 1100 GMT SOMALIA - Presidential elections scheduled to be held in Somalia
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- KUWAIT CITY/ MUSCAT/ DOHA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu travels to Kuwait, Oman and Qatar to meet officials on a trip which comes after Gulf leaders moved to end a regional dispute with Qatar. (To Feb. 11)
BRUSSELS - The NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will meet the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal at NATO Headquarters. MOSCOW - EU High Representative for foreign affairs and security policy Josep Borrell presents a joint communication on a renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood. GLOBAL - Safer Internet Day 2021
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- BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen debates the state of play of the EU's vaccination strategy with EU lawmakers who are expected to reiterate their support for a united EU approach to COVID-19 vaccines – 0800 GMT.
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- BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel to deliver a speech in parliament on her government's strategy to contain the coronavirus pandemic – 0800 GMT.
VIENNA - VIENNA Opera Ball 2021
CAPE TOWN - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's state of the nation address in parliament. - 1700 GMT
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- LONDON – United Kingdom to lead G7 discussion on COVID-19 economic recovery.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, FEB. 13BEIRUT - 13th anniversary of the death of Hezbollah commander Imad Moughniyah. GLOBAL - World Radio Day.
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- CATALONIA, Spain - Catalonia 2021 regional election to be held.
- PRISTINA - Kosovo holds early parliamentary election.
GLOBAL - Valentine's Day. BEIRUT - 16th anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
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- TRIPOLI, Libya - Tripoli municipal election.
ASIA - Parinirvana day, Buddhist festival marking the anniversary of Buddha's death
BRUSSELS - Video conference of the Eurogroup.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, FEB. 16SINGAPORE - Singapore's finance minister, Heng Swee Keat, will announce his budget for 2021 - 0700 GMT BRUSSELS – EU Video conference of economic and finance ministers.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17BRUSSELS - NATO Defence Ministers hold video conference (To Feb 18) PRISTINA - 13th anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, FEB. 21NIGER - Niger holds second round of presidential election
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, FEB. 22BRUSSELS – 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 General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, FEB. 25BRUSSELS - 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.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MAR. 4LISBON - Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich (to Mar. 5).
VIENNA - The 14th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting via videoconference.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MAR. 7BOLIVIA - Local elections in Bolivia
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MAR. 11BRUSSELS - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (to Mar. 12)
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- STUTTGART, Germany - Baden Wuerttemberg state elections.
- MAINZ, Germany - The German state of Rhineland Palatinate (Rheinland Pfalz) holds state elections. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MAR. 15 BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet - 1400 GMT. BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, MAR. 16 BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, MAR. 17NETHERLANDS - 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. 31CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) – President election.
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