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-------------------------------------------------------------------- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events-------------------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY, OCTOBER 9
** COLOMBO - Malaysian Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir undertakes official visit to Sri Lanka. (To Oct 12)
** ROME / PARIS - Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh on official visit to Italy and France. (To Oct 12)
** HONG KONG/ BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN/ KUALA LUMPUR/ SINGAPORE - Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to Pay Official Visits to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and the Republic of Singapore. (To Oct 12)
** BAKU - Foreign Minister of Pakistan Jalil Abbas Jilani will undertake an official visit to Azerbaijan to attend the 27th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). (TO Oct 10)
** NEW DELHI - Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan will pay a state visit to India. (To Oct 11)
** NEW YORK/BOSTON - Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies of Singapore Heng Swee Keat will make a working visit to New York and Boston (To Oct 13)
** BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - Japan Foreign Minister Kamikawa in Brunei on an official visit.
** COPENHAGEN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the NATO Parliamentary Assembly plenary session in Copenhagen via video link - 0700 GMT.
** MADRID - Spain´s energy minister Teresa Ribera meets with European Commissioner-designate for Climate Action Wopke Hoekstra - 1500 GMT.
** PARIS - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne meets South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo in Paris - 1700 GMT.
WASHINGTON DC - Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will visit Arizona, New York and Washington DC. (To Oct. 15) PRAGUE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some of his ministers visit Prague for a joint session with the Czech government. (To Oct. 10) MARRAKESH, Morocco - British finance minister Jeremy Hunt is due to travel to the IMF summit in Marrakesh. (To Oct 13) 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.
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** BRUSSELS - The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell is convening an emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers to discuss the situation in Israel.
** HANOI - Japan Foreign Minister Kamikawa is in Hanoi, meeting her counterpart Bui Thanh Son and other Vietnamese leaders.
** LISBON - Portugal's Finance Minister Fernando Medina to submit 2024 budget draft to parliament.
** MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani for talks in Moscow - 1000 GMT. 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.
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** COLOMBO - Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry holds a news conference after hosting counterparts from member nations of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) including the UAE, Oman and Yemen, along with its dialogue partners, such as Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the U.S.
** COPENHAGEN - South Korean prime minister Han Duck-soo visits Denmark. BRUSSELS - Defence ministers from NATO countries attend a two-day meeting in Brussels (To Oct. 12). BERLIN - German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck holds a news conference about the autumn economic forecasts in Berlin – 1215 GMT
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** BEIJING - EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson gives speech at EU-China Energy Cooperation Platform event and holds press conference in Beijing to discuss outcome of the EU-China Energy Dialogue.
** PARIS - French Emmanuel President Macron meets Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
** BEIJING - EU Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell to visit China. (To Oct 14) BERLIN - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck gives a keynote at the Foreign Trade Days event at the Economy Ministry in Berlin. – 1300 GMT BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Berlin.
WASHINGTON DC - Finland's foreign minister Elina Valtonen to visit Washington DC. BISHKEK - Russian President Vladimir Putin will make an official visit to Kyrgyzstan.
BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Berlin – 0700 GMT.
GIBRALTAR - Gibraltar Parliamentary election.
GLOBAL - World Sight Day.
BALI – 21st anniversary of Bali bombings.
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** MARRAKECH, MORROCO - IMF's Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, European Central bank's President Christine Lagarde, World Trade Organisation's Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Morocco's finance minister Nadia Fettah are among speakers at an IMF's debate about the global economy - 1300 GMT.
** BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives Peruvian President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra with military honors in Berlin - 1200 GMT.
KUALA 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.
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** BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives Jordan's King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein in Berlin - 1500 GMT. BEIJING - Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin visits China. (To Oct. 19)
GLOBAL - World food day.
LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup Meeting
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** OTTOWA - Canadian President Justin Trudeau will co-chair alongside the chair of the Caribbean's regional CARICOM bloc, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, a summit intended to strengthen ties. Talks should cover climate change, SIDS financing and the crisis in Haiti (To Oct. 19)
GLOBAL - 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.
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** COPENHAGEN - The Spanish King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano visit Denmark accompanied by the Spanish minister for foreign affairs (To Nov. 8) MUNICH, 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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