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-------------------------------------------------------------------- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events-------------------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY, JANUARY 23** JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's foreign minister Naledi Pandor will host her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov for bilateral talks on Monday in Pretoria.
** SWEDEN - Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson talks about investment for growth - 0900 GMT.
** WARSAW - Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda visits Poland to meet Polish president Andrzej Duda - 1230 GMT.
** FRANKFURT - German financial watchdog BaFin holds its annual news conference, at which BaFin president Mark Branson will present the regulator's report on 2023 risks - 1300 GMT.
** SOFIA - Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer will visit Bulgaria.
** BRUSSELS - Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will travel to Brussels to hold meetings with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, top EU diplomat Josep Borrell and other senior officials. (To Jan 25)
** TASHKENT - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will pay an official visit to Tashkent. To attend the 26th meeting of Council of Ministers (COM) of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). The theme of the conference is "Year of Strengthening Connectivity". (To Jan 24)
** RIYADH - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Ali Sabry to visit Saudi Arabia on an invitation from Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. (To Jan 27) FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA, Italy - 2023 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (To Jan. 28). LUSAKA - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets Zambia's president Hakainde Hichilema and finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane after touring a community health centre and meeting business leaders. ELHOVO, Bulgaria - Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer will visit Bulgaria's southern city of Elhovo and inspect the Balkan country's protection of its border with Turkey along with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev. PRETORIA - South Africa's foreign minister Naledi Pandor will host her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov for bilateral talks in Pretoria – 0600 GMT GENEVA, Switzerland - Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo speaks at an event in Geneva – 1400 GMT BRUSSELS - EU foreign affairs ministers will hold an informal exchange of views with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh in Brussels - 0900 GMT. MADRID - Spain's Economy Minister Nadia Calvino speaks at Forum Europa in Madrid to present the President of the European Banking Authority José Manuel Campa - 0800 GMT. BUENOS AIRES - Brazil's President Lula da Silva meets with his Argentine counterpart Alberto Fernandez during his first official trip abroad since he became head of the state for the third time. BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, JANUARY 24** PRAGUE - Polish President Andrzej Duda will travel to Nachod, Czech Republic for a meeting with outgoing President Miloš Zeman - 1700 GMT.
** BERLIN - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Germany's new Defence Minister Boris Pistorius speak to reporters, possibly on Berlin's decision whether or not to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine - 0800 GMT.
** NEW DELHI - President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, will pay a State visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will also be the Chief Guest on India's 74th Republic Day. (To Jan 26) STRASBOURG, FRANCE - Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock addresses the Parliamentary Assembly of the 46-nation Council of Europe as part of the assembly's winter plenary session in Strasbourg — 1100 GMT. BUENOS AIRES - Argentina hosts the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Heads of State and Government Summit. Alberto Fernández President of the Argentine Republic delivers a speech at the opening ceremony. BERLIN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier receives Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova - 1130 GMT. CAPE TOWN - World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture. BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25** RIGA - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, will welcome a working visit from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Pekka Haavisto - 0905 GMT.
** BERLIN - German Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Actions Robert Habeck presents the German government's 2023 annual economic report in Berlin - 1315 GMT.
** BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir hold a joint news conference in Berlin - 1515 GMT. BUENOS AIRES - Brazil's President Lula da Silva meets with his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou. BUENOS AIRES - Brazil's President Lula da Silva ends three-day official visit to Argentina. STOCKHOLM - EU justice ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union (To Jan. 27). EGYPT - 12th Anniversary of beginning of Egyptian revolution, a series of mass popular protests leading to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JANUARY 26JOHANNESBURG - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meets South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa and finance minister Enoch Godongwana, followed by meetings with the U.S. ambassador to South Africa and business leaders as well as a visit to a Ford plant and a speech on U.S.-Africa economic ties.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JANUARY 27BRASILIA - Brazil's President Lula da Silva will meet with governors of the 26 states.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, JANUARY 29** SEOUL - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to visit South Korea and meet South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin, National Defence Minister Lee Jong-Sup and other senior officials. (To Jan 30)
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JANUARY 30** TOKYO - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to visit Japan and meet with the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida. (To Feb 1) GENEVA - World Health Organization executive board meets in Geneva to determine the global health agenda for the year.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, JANUARY 31KINSHASA - Pope Francis makes first papal visit to Democratic Republic of Congo in 37 years. (To Feb. 3)
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2** KINSHASA - Pope Francis addresses young people at a Kinshasa stadium during the first papal visit to Democratic Republic of Congo in over 37 years - 0930 GMT. STOCKHOLM - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck heads to Stockholm, where he will hold bilateral talks with counterparts on economic, energy and trade policy, as well as meet with the business community. GLOBAL - World Wetlands Day.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3HELSINKI - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck meets with his Finnish counterparts to discuss economic, energy and trade policy issues as well as meet with the business community. LISBON - Antonio Costa Silva, Portugal's economy minister, to hold a news conference with the country's foreign press association AIEP - 1000 GMT. JUBA - Pope Francis will visit South Sudan. (To Feb. 5) BRUSSELS - EU-Ukraine summit.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4VENICE, Italy - Venice Carnival 2023 (To Feb. 21) GLOBAL - World Cancer Day.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5BEIJING - Antony Blinken, United States secretary of state, meet with Qin Gang, foreign minister of the People's Republic of China. (To Feb. 6) QUITO – Ecuador Referendum Election. MONACO - Monacan National Council Election. NICOSIA - Presidency of Cyprus Election. LOS ANGELES - 65th Annual Grammy Awards.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting. GLOBAL - International day of zero tolerance to female genital mutilation.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7GLOBAL - Safer Internet Day 2023 with all proceedings and celebrations to be based around the theme "Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online".
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9BRUSSELS - Special European Council meeting (To Feb 10). BERLIN - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck will give a speech at an energy dialogue organized by the BEE association for renewable energy - 1500 GMT. BRUSSELS - EU leaders to meet on migration, competitiveness vs U.S. and China. (To Feb. 10) NEW YORK CITY – Men's New York Fashion Week 2023 (To Feb. 12)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10WASHINGTON D.C. - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden in Washington, D.C.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11VENICE, Italy - Venice Carnival 2023 (To Feb. 21).
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13BEIRUT - 15th anniversary of the death of Hezbollah commander Imad Moughniyah. GLOBAL - World Radio Day. GENEVA, Switzerland - Human Rights Council - Organizational meeting on the 52nd session. BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14GLOBAL - Valentine's Day. BEIRUT - 18th anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. NEW YORK CITY – Women's New York Fashion Week 2023 (To Feb. 17) BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council Meeting.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16BERLIN - 73rd Berlin International Film Festival (To Feb. 22)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17PRISTINA - 15th anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia. RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Carnival 2023 (To Feb. 25)
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19LONDON - 76th British Academy Film Awards.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21STOCKHOLM - EU energy ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union. (To Feb. 22) NEW ORLEANS - Mardi Gras. BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24NEW YORK CITY - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit New York to address the high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly. KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim presents the nation's budget for 2023.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25ABUJA - Nigerian House of Representatives Election. ABUJA - Nigerian Presidential Election. ABUJA - Nigerian Senate election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27GENEVA,Switzerland - Human Rights Council meeting (To March 31)
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1** LONDON – The Norway Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit to visit United Kingdom. (To March 2) NEW DELHI - The G20 foreign ministers will meet in New Delhi, India (To March 2) STOCKHOLM - EU defence ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 2STOCKHOLM - EU defence and foreign ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 3STOCKHOLM - EU foreign ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 5TALLINN - Estonian Parliament Election.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 7PALIKIR - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia Election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 9BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of trade ministers. (To Mar. 10) BRUSSELS – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To Mar. 10)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 10PARIS - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will visit France for British-French summit.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 13BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 14BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15LONDON - British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt presents the UK government's budget and has commissioned the Office for Budget Responsibility to prepare an economic and fiscal forecast to go with it.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 17VIENNA - The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) foreign ministers will meet in Vienna, Austria.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 20BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 21BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 23BRUSSELS - European Council meeting. (To Mar. 24)
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