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- STOCKHOLM - European Council President Charles Michel holds a joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson during his visit to Stockholm – 1045 GMT
- JERUSALEM - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu holds talks with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid in Jerusalem – 0800 GMT
- BERLIN - German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, Housing Minister Klara Geywitz and Justice Minister Marco Buschmann meet and give news conference on how renters can manage living costs, with rising rents and energy prices – 1015 GMT
- MADRID - Britain's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles meet in Madrid.
- DAVOS, Switzerland - Gita Gopinath, first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, speaks on the outlook for global growth – 0645 GMT
- BUCHAREST - Prince Charles will pay a visit to Romania; the high representative of the British Crown will be received by President Klaus Iohannis at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, and by the Crown Custodian, Her Majesty Margareta, at Elisabeta Palace.
TOKYO - Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong will make a working visit to Tokyo. (To May 27)
HANOI - President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou landed in Hanoi, starting her four-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc. (final day)
TOKYO - The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will undertake an Official Working Visit to Japan. (To May 28)
NUR-SULTAN - Malaysian Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar will undertake working visits to Kazakhstan (final day)
DAKAR, Senegal - German Chancellor Scholz travels to Senegal (final day)
TOKYO - Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi visits Japan for Quad Leaders' Summit (final day)
BEIJING - The U.N. Human Rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, will visit China (To May 28)
KRISTIANSAND, Norway - The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) will hold its first ministerial meeting since 2013 in the Norwegian town of Kristiansand, and will be attended by foreign ministers and high-level representatives from ten of the member states and the EU (final day)
JERUSALEM/ RAMALLAH - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu begins a two-day visit in Israel and the Palestinian Territories (final day)
HELSINKI - Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin and President of the European Council Charles Michel will meet in Helsinki.
STOCKHOLM - Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson meets her Estonian counterpart, Kaja Kallas, for talks in Stockholm – 1200 GMT
DAVOS, Switzerland - IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva and European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis speak in a panel on "An Economic Iron Curtain: Scenarios and Their Implications" at the World Economic Forum – 1530 GMT
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets foreign ministers from African nations represented in Russia to mark Africa Day – 1300 GMT
LONDON - James Cleverly Minister of State of the United Kingdom for Europe and North America opens general debate in parliament on Ukraine.
DAVOS, Switzerland - Ireland Prime minister Micheál Martin, President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Mesola, address a Davos forum on the European Union's unity in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine – 0800 GMT
DAVOS, Switzerland - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, takes part in a panel discussion 'Ukraine and the EU: Win-win" on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum – 0940 GMT
DAVOS, Switzerland - Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, takes part digitally in a panel discussion on the rebuilding of Ukraine on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum – 1430 GMT
DAVOS, Switzerland - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba gives news conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos – 1720 GMT
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg meets the Chair of the Presidency in Bosnia, Sefik Džaferović. They will give a joint news conference at NATO headquarters – 1230 GMT
KRISTIANSAND, Norway - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is in Norway for the two-day Council of the Baltic Sea States (To May 26)
WASHINGTON DC - UN Security Council holds annual debate, likely to include a strong focus on Ukraine, though also in other places such as Ethiopia, Yemen, and Myanmar.
DAVOS - The Estonian Prime Minister and the prime ministers of Moldova and Georgia take part in a Davos panel, titled "Rethinking the EU's Partnership with its Neighbourhood". - 0715 GMT
DAVOS - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses the World Economic Forum. - 0930 GMT
DAVOS - Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer addresses the World Economic Forum - 0945 GMT
DAVOS - Latin American leaders discuss how structural weaknesses can be addressed to ensure long-term prosperity in the region. - 1200 GMT
DAVOS - Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto and Swedish Finance Minister Mikael Damberg discuss their countries' NATO membership applications. - 1215 GMT
DAVOS - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba addresses the World Economic Forum. - 1300 GMT
DAVOS - Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses the World Economic Forum. - 1300 GMT
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MAY 26
- SUVA - Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia Penny Wong is heading to Fiji on her first standalone visit as foreign minister.
- HONIARA/ TARAWA/ APIA/ SUVA/ NUKU'ALOFA/ PORT VILA/ PORT MORESBY/ DILI - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and East Timor. (To June 4)
LONDON - Britain's Europe minister James Cleverly speaks on Northern Ireland Protocol – 0800 GMT
DAVOS, Switzerland - Iranian Foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks at an event at the World Economic Forum – 1000 GMT
BISHKEK - Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks via video link at the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) forum held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
DAVOS - The President of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, gives his closing remarks as the World Economic Forum in Davos comes to an end. - 0945 GMT
DAVOS - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to give a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. During his visit, Scholz will also meet with industry representatives. - 1100 GMT
BERLIN - Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck and Environment Minister Steffi Lemke to host their G7 colleagues in Berlin (To May 27)
BISHKEK - President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Kyrgyzstan.
BISHKEK - President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will make official visit to Kyrgyzstan.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MAY 27
- PRAGUE - British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will meet Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky in Prague and hold a news conference - 1150 GMT
PRAGUE - Slovak President Zuzana Caputova visits Prague to meet her Czech counterpart Milos Zeman.
BISHKEK - Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks via video link at Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting on the second day of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) forum held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MAY 29BOGOTA, Colombia - Presidential election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MAY 30
- MADRID - Jens Stoltenberg Secretary General of NATO in Madrid to join Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and King Felipe in an event commemorating Spain's accession to the alliance in 1982.
BRUSSELS - EU special meeting of the European Council (to May 31)
GENEVA, Switzerland - Human Rights Council - Organizational meeting on the 50th session.
BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MAY 31GLOBAL - World No Tobacco Day.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
- RIGA - Greece's President Katerina Sakellaropoulou attends welcome ceremony; meets with President of Latvia Egils Levits and attend news conference – 1100 GMT
CAIRO - Minister of Finance and Treasury of Turkey Nureddin Nebati i will visit Egypt.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Referendum Election.
KATHMANDU - 21st anniversary of the massacre of Nepal's royal family, in which King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and eight other members of the royal family were assassinated.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 2
- AMMAN - Jordan-EU Association Council.
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina Economy minister Martin Guzman speaks to business leaders on the country's economic plan.
LUXEMBOURG - EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting.
VIENNA - 29th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting via videoconference.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JUNE 3BRUSSELS - EU trade ministers meet in Brussels.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, JUNE 4CHILE – 11th anniversary of Chile's Puyehue volcano eruption, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia.
HONG KONG - Tens of thousands attend a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, JUNE 5GLOBAL - World Environment Day.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JUNE 6SEOUL - South Korea marks the 67th anniversary of Memorial Day.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, JUNE 7KINSHASA - Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will take an official visit to Democratic Republic of Congo, leading a delegation that will also include Belgium's prime minister and other officials (to June 13).
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8MADRID - Spain´s economy minister Nadia Calviño participates in a two-day forum organized by Expansion paper (To June 9)
SYDNEY - Sydney Film Festival 2020 (to June 19)
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 9PARIS - OECD 2022 Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) (To June 10)
LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To June 10)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JUNE 10SHANGHAI - Shanghai International Film Festival 2020 (to June 19)
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, JUNE 12GENEVA, Switzerland - Opening of WTO's 164 member states Ministerial Conference in Geneva (To June 15)
PARIS, France - Election for National Assembly of France.
GLOBAL - World Day against Child Labour (ILO)
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JUNE 13GENEVA, Switzerland - 50th regular session of the Human Rights Council (to July 8)
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, JUNE 14KAMPALA - Uganda's Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija, presents the 2022/23 (July-June) budget speech to parliament.
DODOMA - Tanzania's finance minister, Mwigulu Nchemba, presents the 2022/23 (July-June) fiscal budget to parliament – 1300 GMT
GLOBAL - World Blood Donor Day.
GAZA - 15th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah.
GLOBAL - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD).
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 16LUXEMBOURG - Euro zone finance ministers meet on ERM2, digital euro, fiscal rules reform, banking union – 1300 GMT
LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup meeting.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JUNE 17LUXEMBOURG - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.
GLOBAL - United Nation's World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, JUNE 19PARIS, France - Election for National Assembly of France.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JUNE 20YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia to have G20 health ministers meeting (to June 21).
GLOBAL - World Refugee Day.
LUXEMBOURG - EU Foreign Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, JUNE 21ZURICH - Switzerland and Singapore host fintech confereence. The Forum will be opened by Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer and Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister, Heng Swee Keat (to June 23).
PHNOM PENH - 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting. (To June 22)
LUXEMBOURG - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22BERLIN - International Air Show (to June 25).
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 23BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to June 24).
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JUNE 24BERLIN - 74th anniversary of beginning of The Berlin Blockade. Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the United States to organise a massive airlift.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, JUNE 25VIENNA – IAEA International Symposium on Uranium Raw Material for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Exploration, Mining, Production, Supply and Demand, Economics and Environmental Issues (to June 29).
LOS ANGELES - 13th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, JUNE 26GLOBAL - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
BERLIN - G7 summit, Schloss Elmau (to June 28)
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29MADRID - NATO Summit is be held in Madrid (to June 30)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JULY 1CHINA – 101st founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China.
SONKAJARVI - Wife-Carrying World Championship 2020 (to July 2)
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, JULY 2GLOBAL - World UFO day on anniversary of the Roswell incident.
SIENA - July annual horse race "Palio di Siena".
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, JULY 3KINSHASA - Pope Francis visits Congo (To July 4)
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JULY 4UNITED STATES - Independence Day.
GLOBAL - International Day of Cooperatives.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, JULY 5JUBA - Pope Francis visits South Sudan, where violence and hunger stalk world's youngest nation (to Jul. 6).
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JULY 7KATHMANDU - 75th birthday of Nepal's deposed King Gyanendra.
LONDON - 17th anniversary of the attacks on London's transport network, killing more than 50 and injuring 700.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, JULY 9TEHRAN - 22nd anniversary of attack on Tehran University dormitory in 1999.
JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH - Palestine marks 17th anniversary of a World Court ruling that Israel's walls and fences in the West Bank were illegal.
SOUTH SUDAN – 11th Anniversary of South Sudan becoming an Independent State.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JULY 11GLOBAL - United Nations World Population Day.
MUMBAI - 15th anniversary of deadly bomb attacks on Mumbai's commuter rail network.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JULY 14PARIS - Bastille Day.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, JULY 17GLOBAL - World Day for International Justice, which commemorates the adoption of the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court, the Rome Statute, on July 17.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JULY 18HAMPSHIRE - Farnborough International Airshow 2022 (to Jul 22)
GLOBAL - Nelson Mandela International Day.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, JULY 20CYPRUS - Cyprus marks the anniversary of the Turkish invasion in 1974.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JULY 21KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fl – 22nd anniversary of conclusion of NASA's space shuttle program after successful completion of mission STS-135.
GLOBAL - International Yoga Day.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JULY 22OSLO – 11th Anniversary of Norway bombing and mass shooting at youth summer camp on the nearby Utoya Island where 77 people killed.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, JULY 24OTTAWA - Pope Francis to visit Canada (to July 30)
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JULY 28GLOBAL - World Hepatitis Day.
GLOBAL – 108th anniversary of the beginning of World War 1.
PERU - 201st Anniversary of Independence.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JULY 29BAYREUTH, Germany - Annual Bayreuth festival 2022 (to Aug. 9)
SUNDAY, JULY 31
KINSHASA, Congo - Election for Congolese National Assembly
DAKAR, Senegal - Election for Senegalese National Assembly
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