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** ANKARA - Foreign Minister of South Korea Park Jin will pay an official visit to Turkey. (To July 30)
** BUDAPEST - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will hold a joint news conference with his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto after their talks in Budapest - 1300 GMT.
** MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin and African leaders attend the second Russia-Africa summit and economic forum in St. Petersburg - 0630 GMT. NUKU'ALOF/ WELLINGTON/ CANBERRA - Antony Blinken, United States secretary of state, to visit Tonga, New Zealand, Australia. (To July 29)
BAYREUTH, Germany - Annual Bayreuth festival 2023 (Final day)
MOSCOW - Saint Petersburg hosts the second summit and economic forum Russia-Africa. (To July 29)
NEW DELHI - Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi arrives in India for a two-day visit to attend the Japan-India strategic dialogue and the Japan-India forum as part of a six-nation swing through South Asia and Africa (Final day) BEIJING - Indonesia President Joko Widodo will visit China on July 27 and 28 where China President Xi Jinping will hold several bilateral events. (Final day)
LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, Spain – EU Informal meeting of health ministers. (Final day) MANILA - Philippines' Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno holds weekly press conference - 0800 GMT. LIMA - Peru's President Dina Boluarte delivers her address to the nation at the Legislative Palace. SYDNEY - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin travel to Brisbane for annual ministerial consultations with their Australian counterparts, Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles. (To Jul. 29)
COLOMBO - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi visits Sri Lanka with a 24 member delegation. (To Jul. 29)
ISTANBUL - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on a state visit to Turkey amid improving relations after a decade of strains.
PORT MORESBY - French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Papua New Guinea.
GENEVA - World Trade Organization's dispute settlement body holds a meeting.
GLOBAL - World Hepatitis Day.
GLOBAL – 109th anniversary of the beginning of World War 1.
PERU – 202nd anniversary of independence.
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** ANKARA - Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan meets South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin and they hold a joint news conference - 0930 GMT.
** BEIJING - French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and his Chinese counterpart Liu Kun will meet at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse for the 9th Economic and Financial Dialogue, a bilateral trade and investment summit which both countries usually use to announce major new deals in their respective markets. MALE - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on an official visit to Maldives. (To July 30)
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, JULY 30BOSTON, MA - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) holds its annual convention in Boston, Massachusetts.
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** MANILA - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to visit Philippines. (To Aug 1)
** TOKYO - Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman Al-Saud meets Japan Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada in Tokyo - 0430 GMT ACCRA - Ghana's finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta will present the mid-term budget review in parliament - 1000 GMT. ANKARA - Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov will visit Turkey. JOHANNESBURG - Japan foreign affairs minister Yoshimasa Hayashi arrives in South Africa for an official visit - 0800 GMT. GENEVA - The World Health Organization publishes a report on the global tobacco epidemic - 1030 GMT.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 1GLOBAL – World Breastfeeding Week (To Aug 7)
WARSAW – Poland marks 79th anniversary of its war-time Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi occupation.
CHINA – 96th founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2LISBON - Pope Francis departs for a visit to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023.
LISBON - Pope Francis meets Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for a courtesy visit – 0845 GMT
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** FLENSBURG, GERMANY - German economy minister Robert Habeck participates in the event "Zeitenwende on tour" organized by the Munich Security Conference on Germany's change in security policy ("Zeitenwende"). - 1600 GMT SEATTLE, WA - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack hosts APEC ministers to discuss food security.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 4EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 (To Aug 28)
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 6HIROSHIMA - Hiroshima Commemorations 78th Anniversary of 1945 nuclear attacks.
SEATTLE, United States - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra hosts APEC health ministers in Seattle.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 8BELEM, Brazil - Brazil hosts a two-day summit of the eight countries in the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) to discuss protection of the Amazon rainforest. (To Aug. 9)
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Commemorations 78th Anniversary of 1945 nuclear attacks.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 12GLOBAL - International Youth Day.
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh International Book Festival (to Aug 28)
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 13ARGENTINA - Argentinian Presidency Election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 14ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – 76th Anniversary of Pakistan independence from British rule.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 15SEATTLE, WA - U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm hosts meeting of APEC energy ministers in Seattle.
NEW DELHI, India – 76th Anniversary of Indian Independence from British rule.
TOKYO, Japan – 78th Anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two.
LIECHTENSTEIN – 217th Anniversary of Independence.
SEATTLE, Washington - APEC Energy Ministers Meeting. (To Aug. 16)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TRALEE, Ireland - 2023 Rose of Tralee International Festival (To Aug 22)
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 19GLOBAL - World Humanitarian Day.
MOSCOW – 31st Anniversary of the failed Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev which accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 20GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala Presidency election.
ECUADOR - Ecuador Referendum Election.
ECUADOR - Ecuadorian National Congress Election.
ECUADOR - Ecuadorian Presidency Election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 21DAMASCUS, Syria - 10th Anniversary of nerve gas attack which killed hundreds of people in rebel-held neighborhoods on the edge of Damascus.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 22JOHANNESBURG - South Africa to host 15th BRICS summit. (To Aug. 24)
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23BALTIC WAY - 34th anniversary of the Baltic Way, a human chain of people in 1989 stretching from Vilnius to Tallinn to mark solidarity in the struggle for independence from the Soviet Union.
COLOGNE, Germany - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck attends opening of gamescom 2023.
ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwean Presidency Election.
ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwean National Assembly Election.
BALI, Indonesia - 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting and Related Meetings. (To Aug. 24)
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 24WARSAW, Poland - Poland marks the 34th anniversary of the creation of the first post-Communist government in 1989.
KYIV, Ukraine – 32nd Anniversary of Independence.
WASHINGTON DC – 211th Anniversary of the Burning of Washington, including the White House and the US Capitol building, by the British troops during the War of 1812.
JAIPUR, INDIA - Trade and investment ministers from Group of 20 major economies will meet in the western Indian city of Jaipur for a two day meet (To Aug. 25).
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 25URUGUAY - Uruguay's Independence Day.
PARIS – 79th Anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation in the Second World War.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 26GABON - Gabonese national assembly election.
GABON - Gabonese presidency election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 28GENEVA - Human Rights Council - Organizational meeting on the 54th session.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 29TOLEDO, Spain - EU Informal meeting of defence ministers. (To Aug. 30)
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30TOLEDO, Spain - EU foreign ministers gather for informal talks in Toledo in Spain – 0800 GMT
VENICE, Italy – 80th Venice International Film Festival (To Sept 9)
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 31MANILA - Philippine energy officials led by Secretary Energy Raphael Lotilla speak at a forum on energy transition organized by the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines - 0100 GMT.
TOLEDO, Spain - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers - Gymnich.
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** ULAANBAATAR - Pope Francis arrives at Chinggis Khaan international Airport to begin his trip in Mongolia.
NORTH OSSETIA, Russia - 19th Anniversary of the terrorist attack at Beslan School.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3NEW DELHI - G20 finance and central bank deputies meet + G20 sherpa meet (To Sept 6).
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5MUNICH, Germany – 51st anniversary of the attack on Israeli Olympic team by Palestinian gunmen, killing 11 Israelis.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6INDIA/BANGLADESH – 12th anniversary of a pact to end a 40-year border demarcation dispute between India and Bangladesh.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TORONTO, Canada - Toronto International Film Festival 2023. (To Sept. 17)
NEW DELHI - G20 finance and energy ministers meet (To Sept 8).
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8BOGOTA - Mexican President Lopez Obrador to visit Colombia, where he will meet with Gustavo Petro President of Colombia (To Sept 9).
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9MALE - Maldivian Presidency Election.
NEW DELHI - G20 leaders' summit in New Delhi (To Sept 10).
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10MOSCOW - Russia holds VIII Eastern Economic Forum.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11UNITED STATES – 22nd anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12DUBLIN - UK to host Northern Ireland investment summit (To Sept 13)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15GLOBAL - International Day of Democracy.
GUATEMALA – 202nd anniversary of Independence.
EL SALVADOR – 202nd anniversary of Independence.
COSTA RICA – 202nd anniversary of Independence.
HONDURAS – 202nd anniversary of Independence.
NICARAGUA – 202nd anniversary of Independence.
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain - EU informal minister economic and financial affairs meeting (To Sept 16).
HAVANA - Heads of state and government of G77+China group gather in Havana for summit.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16MUNICH, Germany - 188th Munich Oktoberfest. (To Oct. 3)
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council Meeting.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau marks 50th anniversary of Independence from Portugal.
BERLIN – BMW Berlin Marathon.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25VIENNA - IAEA 67th General Conference. (To Sept. 29)
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27MURCIA, Spain - EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council meeting (To Sept 28)
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28BRUSSELS - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting.
GLOBAL - World Rabies Day.
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