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-------------------------------------------------------------------- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events-------------------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5
** WASHINGTON DC - Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will visit Arizona, New York and Washington DC. (To Oct. 15)
** ANKARA - Iraq's Defence Minister Thabet al-Abbasi will visit Turkey to meet Turkish counterpart Yasar Guler.
** TIRANA - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock travels to Albania for talks with her counterparts from the Western Balkans, including the foreign ministers of Kosovo and Serbia.
** ABU DHABI - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will be on an official visit to the United Arab Emirates. (To Oct. 6)
** WASHINGTON DC - Hudson Institute think tank hosts new Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara to discuss security challenges in the Indo-Pacific and Japan’s alliance with the United States. – 1300 GMT
** LONDON - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends the European Political Community summit in Granada, Spain – 1500 GMT
NEW DELHI - The Vice President of The Dominican Republic, Raquel Pea Rodrguez, will visit India. (Final Day)
NYINGCHI, China - Foreign Minister of Pakistan Jalil Abbas Jilani visits China to participate in the 3rd Trans-Himalaya Forum for International Cooperation, being held in Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region. (Final Day) LONDON - Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek holds investor meetings in London. (Final Day) ANKARA - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin will visit Türkiye.
PABNA, Bangladesh - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will attend via video link, are scheduled to e-inaugurate the South Asian country's first nuclear powerplant in Rooppur town.
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will hold talks with his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa on the sidelines of the launch of the Border Management Authority in the Limpopo province. – 0900 GMT
MEXICO CITY - New York Mayor Eric Adams visits Mexico City to discuss migration and attend North Capital Forum.
FRANKFURT - German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock attend Hesse state election campaign in Frankfurt. - 1700 GMT GRANADA, Spain - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan holds a one-day visit to the Spain's Granada for the third summit of the European Political Committee (EPC).
GLOBAL - World Teachers' Day.
SAN FRANCISCO – 12th death anniversary of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
MEXICO CITY - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Mexico to discuss security and arms trafficking.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6** GRANADA, Spain - EU Informal meeting of heads of state or government.
** TIRANA - EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi travels to Albania for Western Balkan talks.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7MOSCOW - 17th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8PRAGUE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some of his ministers visit Prague for a joint session with the Czech government. (To Oct. 10)
LUXEMBOURG - Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies Election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCTOBER 9
** HAMBURG, Germany - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosts French President Emmanuel Macron and his cabinet for a two-day government meeting in Hamburg (To Oct 10)
MARRAKESH, Morocco - Annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, Fall meetings. (To Oct. 15)
GLOBAL - World Post Day.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10
** MOSCOW - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani will travel to Moscow for a two-day visit to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (To Oct. 11) BERLIN - Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko and Ukraine's ambassador to Germany, Oleksii Makeiev, speak at "Reshape Europe" conference in Berlin. – 0800 GMT
MONROVIA - Liberian Senate election.
GLOBAL - World mental health day.
GLOBAL - World Day against death penalty.
FIJI – 53rd anniversary of independence.
MONROVIA - Liberian House of Representatives Election.
MONROVIA - Liberian President Election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12BISHKEK - Russian President Vladimir Putin will make an official visit to Kyrgyzstan.
BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim ibn Hamad Al Thani in Berlin – 0700 GMT.
GIBRALTAR - Gibraltar Parliamentary election.
BRUSSELS - Defence ministers from NATO countries attend a two-day meeting in Brussels (To Oct. 13).
GLOBAL - World Sight Day.
BALI – 21st anniversary of Bali bombings.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will present his government's 2024 budget in parliament.
GLOBAL - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction.
SAN JOSE, Chile – 13th anniversary of rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed Andean mine.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14AUSTRALIA – Australia Referendum Election.
WELLINGTON - New Zealand House of Representatives Election.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15BISHKEK - Presidents of Belarus and Russia, Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin, will meet in Kyrgyzstan.
ECUADOR - Ecuadorian Presidency Election.
WARSAW - Polish Referendum Election.
GLOBAL - United Nation's world hand-washing day.
GLOBAL - International day of rural women.
WARSAW - Polish Senate Election.
WARSAW - Polish Parliamentary Election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCTOBER 16BEIJING - Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin visits China. (To Oct. 19)
GLOBAL - World food day.
LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup Meeting
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17GLOBAL - International day for the eradication of poverty.
LUXEMBOURG - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council Meeting.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18RIYADH - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Saudi Arabia (To Oct. 19)
JERUSALEM – 12th anniversary of release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after more than five years of being held incommunicado by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19VALENCIA, Spain - EU Informal meeting of trade ministers. (To Oct. 20)
LUXEMBOURG - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To Oct 20)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Charles Michel, president of European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, president of European Commission, at White House.
WASHINGTON DC – EU-U.S. summit.
TRIPOLI – 12th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22SWITZERLAND - Swiss National Council Election.
BERN - Swiss Council of States Election.
BUENOS AIRES - Argentinian Presidency Election.
BUENOS AIRES - Argentinian Senate Election.
BUENOS AIRES - Argentinian Chamber of Deputies Election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCTOBER 23WASHINGTON DC - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to the United States. (To Oct 26)
GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Trade Organization (WTO) holds a meeting with ministers and deputy ministers.
LIBYA – 11th anniversary of declaration of Libya's Liberation.
VAN, Turkey – 11th anniversary of earthquake that killed more than 600 people and injured more than 4,000 others.
LUXEMBOURG - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24STOCKHOLM - First day of French President Emanuel Macron's two-day state visit to Sweden. (To Oct. 25)
LUXEMBOURG - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25PARIS - OECD Economic Surveys: Spain 2023.
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Anthony Albanese, prime minister of Australia, for a visit, which will include state dinner.
LUXEMBOURG - EU Tripartite Social Summit.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26BRUSSELS - European Council meeting. (To Oct. 27)
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4TEHRAN – 44th anniversary of U.S. embassy takeover. In 1979, Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and captured 90 hostages; 52 were held captive for 444 days.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6MUNICH, Germany - Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit will pay an official visit to Germany. (To Nov. 9)
GLOBAL – International day for preventing the exploitation of the environment in war and armed conflict.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9MADAGASCAR - Malagasy Presidency Election.
BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Budget) meeting.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12SAN FRANCISCO, United States - US hosts APEC leaders' meeting (to November 18) GLOBAL - World Pneumonia Day.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13YANGON, Myanmar – 12th anniversary of release of Myanmar's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, from house arrest.
BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14GLOBAL – World Diabetes Day.
BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15GENEVA - State visit of French President Emmanuel Macron in Switzerland (to November 16). GLOBAL – World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day.
BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) Meeting. GLOBAL - International day for tolerance.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17GLOBAL - World Prematurity Day.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18VUKOVAR, Croatia – 32nd anniversary of the Vukovar massacre. On Nov. 18, 1991, Serb militia and Yugoslav army troops who refused to accept Croatia's independence captured the once prosperous, ethnically mixed town on the banks of the Danube, after reducing it to a rubble in a brutal three-month siege.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19GLOBAL - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic victims.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20MARSHALL ISLANDS - Marshallese Parliament Election.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22NETHERLANDS - Dutch Second Chamber Election.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25GLOBAL – International day for elimination of violence against women.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26MUMBAI, India - 15th anniversary of a series of devastating attacks on the Indian city by militants. The attacks, which began on Nov. 26, 2008, lasted nearly three days, and left 174 people dead, including nine gunmen.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TEHRAN, Iran – 12th anniversary of an attack on the British Embassy by dozens of Iranian students and protesters angry over Britain's unilateral sanctions.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting.
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