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** DAVOS - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian attends World Economic Forum event. – 1230 GMT
** DAVOS - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses World Economic Forum event. – 1545 GMT
** DUBLIN - Chinese Premier Li Qiang visits Ireland.
** STRASBOURG, France - European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen addresses European Parliament on Ukraine. – 0800 GMT
** AMMAN - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will pay a visit to Jordan to meet his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi as well as King Abdullah II, to discuss war in Gaza. (To Jan 18) MOSCOW - North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui will visit Russia. (Final Day)
LOME - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pays official visit to Togo. (Final Day)
SAUDI ARABIA - Stage of Dakar Rally 2024. (To Jan 19) BRUSSELS - European Motor Show Brussels 2023. (To Jan. 21)
CAIRO/TUNIS/ BRASÍLIA/KINGSTON - China's foreign minister Wang Yi will visit several African countries, including Egypt, Tunisia, Brazil and Jamaica. (To Jan. 22) DAVOS, Switzerland - World Economic Forum holds 2024 annual meeting in Davos. (To Jan. 19) DAVOS - British Foreign Secretary David Cameron speaks at a Davos event on strengthening international unity for Ukraine. – 1300 GMT
DAVOS - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron attend World Economic Forum event "Ukraine: Unity of Purpose". – 1300 GMT
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pays official visit to Ivory Coast. BERLIN - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck answers lawmakers' questions during session of lower house of parliament Bundestag – 1200 GMT.
DAVOS - Argentina’s President Javier Milei addresses the World Economic Forum. – 1445 GMT
DAVOS - French President Emmanuel Macron addresses World Economic Forum. – 1615 GMT DAVOS - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks at an event on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. – 1500 GMT
DAVOS - Polish President Andrzej Duda, Hungary's President Katalin Novak, Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenovic and Leader of the Democratic Forces of Belarus, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, speak at event ‘Defending Europe's United Front' at the World Economic Forum held in Davos. – 0800 GMT
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** PARIS - Ukraine defence minister Rustem Umerov visits Paris to attend a conference on how to improve artillery deliveries to Ukraine. – 0830 GMT
** BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock gives presser with Irish counterpart Micheal Martin after talks on European and other issues. – 1530 GMT
** DAVOS - Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks at the World Economic Forum. – 0900 GMT
** DAVOS - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani speaks at the World Economic Forum. – 0930 GMT
PARIS - French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu meet with his Ukraine counterpart Rustem Umerov in Paris.
DAVOS - British finance minister Jeremy Hunt speaks at a tech event in Davos to discuss the role of artificial intelligence in today's world. – 1000 GMT
DAVOS - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and Meta President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, take part in a discussion on how AI is changing geopolitics. – 1630 GMT
ROME/VATICAN CITY - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay official visits to Italy and Vatican. (To Jan. 19)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JANUARY 19DAVOS - German Finance Minister Christian Lindner holds a media roundtable on the last day of the World Economic Forum in Davos. – 0800 GMT
STOCKHOLM - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Finland Prime Minister Petteri Orpo visit Sweden for talks hosted by Sweden Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. – 1245 GMT DAVOS - The World Economic Forum comes to an end with an address by President of the World Economic Forum, Børge Brende. – 1100 GMT LONDON - Prime Minister of Jordan Bisher Khasawneh, speaks at London School of Economics as the war in neighbouring Israel impacts wider region. DAVOS - IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, ECB President Christine Lagarde and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner speak at 'The Global Economic Outlook' event at the World Economic Forum held in Davos. – 1000 GMT
PARIS - OECD Economic Survey of Italy.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, JANUARY 21JERUSALEM - French Minister of Defense Sebastien Lecornu heads to Israel to discuss hostages, humanitarian aid and the situation in Lebanon.
VILNIUS - Poland’s President Andrzej Duda arrives in Vilnius to commemorate the 1863 Polish-Lithuanian uprising against Russian Empire rule. LIECHTENSTEIN – Liechtenstein referendum election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JANUARY 22VIENTIANE - The 27th ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting. (To Jan. 27)
VIENTIANE - ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting Plus Three (MATM+3). (To Jan. 27)
VIENTIANE – ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting Plus India. (To Jan. 27)
VIENTIANE - ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting Plus Russia. (To Jan. 27) BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of trade ministers. (To Jan. 23)
BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, JANUARY 23BRUSSELS – EU-Egypt Association Council.
HANOI - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits Vietnam.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of justice and home affairs ministers. (To Jan. 26) BANGKOK – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to visit Thailand, at the invitation of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. (To Jan 26) CAPE TOWN - World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture.
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** MADRID - Spain´s finance minister Maria Jesus Montero to speak in economy forum in Madrid. – 0800 GMT EGYPT - 13th Anniversary of beginning of Egyptian revolution, a series of mass popular protests leading to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JANUARY 26MADRID - Spain´s economy minister Carlos Cuerpo to speak in economy forum in Madrid – 0800 GMT
NEW DELHI - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit India's capital New Delhi for India's Republic Day.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, JANUARY 28FINLAND - Finland holds presidential election.
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UZHHOROD, Ukraine - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will meet Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto in Uzhhorod.
BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, JANUARY 30STOCKHOLM - France President Emmanuel Macron will visit Sweden. (To Jan 31)
BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of defence ministers (To Jan. 31)
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31BRUSSELS - EU informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers. (To Feb. 1)
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1BRUSSELS - Special European Council.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers. (To Feb. 3) GLOBAL - World Wetlands Day.
BRUSSELS - EU-Indo-Pacific Forum and EU-ASEAN ministerial meeting.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3VENICE, Italy - Venice Carnival 2024. (To Feb 13)
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4HOKKAIDO, Japan - 2024 Sapporo Snow Festival (to Feb. 11).
GLOBAL - World Cancer Day.
EL SALVADOR - Salvadoran Legislative Assembly Election.
EL SALVADOR - Salvadoran Presidency Election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5MELBOURNE, Australia - 36th ASEAN-Australia Forum. (To Feb. 6) LOS ANGELES - 66th Annual Grammy Awards.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6GLOBAL - International day of zero tolerance to female genital mutilation. GLOBAL - Safer Internet Day 2024.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7AZERBAIJAN - Azerbaijani Presidency Election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8VIENNA - VIENNA Opera Ball 2024.
PAKISTAN - Pakistani National Assembly Election.
CANBERRA - Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape visits Canberra and will address a joint sitting of Australian parliament.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Carnival 2024 (To Feb. 17)
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13NEW ORLEANS - Mardi Gras. BEIRUT - 16th anniversary of the death of Hezbollah commander Imad Moughniyah. GLOBAL - World Radio Day.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14GLOBAL - Valentine's Day. BEIRUT - 19th anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
INDONESIA - Indonesian Regional Representative Council Election.
INDONESIA - Indonesian Presidency Election.
INDONESIA - Indonesian House of Representatives Election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15BERLIN – 74th Berlin International Film Festival (To Feb. 25)
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17PRISTINA - 16th anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18LONDON - 77th British Academy Film Awards.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - G20 foreign ministers meet to prepare for November summit. (To Feb. 22)
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of EU economic and financial affairs ministers (To Feb. 24)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25GEORGETOWN - Leaders of Caribbean nations will meet in Guyanese capital Georgetown for a CARICOM summit. (To Feb. 28)
BELARUS - Belarusian Chamber of Representatives Election.
SENEGAL - Senegalese Presidency Election.
BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) (To Feb. 29)
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26ABU DHABI - World Trade Organization holds ministerial meeting in UAE.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28SAO PAULO - G20 finance ministers meet in Sao Paulo to prepare for the annual presidential summit in November in Rio de Janeiro. (To Feb. 29)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 1IRAN - Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly Election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 4BRUSSELS - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council. (To Mar. 5)
MELBOURNE, Australia - ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN-Australia Dialogue Relations. (To Mar. 6)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 8IRELAND - Referendum Election.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 10PORTUGAL - Portuguese Assembly of the Republic Election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 11BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 12BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 15RUSSIAN FEDERATION - Russian Presidency Election. (To Mar. 17)
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 18BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 19BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council.
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