News: DIARY-Political and General News Events from Sept 21

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    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 
    

    ** HELSINKI - EU Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira will visit Finland (to Sept 22).

    ** WASHINGTON DC - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House.

    ** OTTAWA - Japan industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura visits Canada for talks on battery supply chain and industrial technology (to Sept 22).

    ** NEW YORK CITY, United States - The United Nations Security Council convenes an emergency meeting called by Armenia and France on the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. MOSCOW - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Russia for security talks. (final day)

    WASHINGTON D.C. - Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will leave for official visit to the United States (final day)

    MUNICH, Germany - 188th Munich Oktoberfest. (To Oct. 3) WASHINGTON D.C. - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit the United States to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. (final day) NEW YORK CITY - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will visit New York to attend the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (to Sept 22) NEW YORK CITY - World leaders gather for the 78th annual United Nations General Assembly. (To Sept. 26)

    PARIS - King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit France. (To Sept. 22) BEIJING - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will visit China from Thursday for a bilateral summit with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing. NEW YORK CITY, United States - Pakistani Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Huq Kakar speaks to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. - 1545 GMT WASHINGTON DC - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends meeting for all members of the U.S. Senate during a visit to Washington where he will also attend meetings at the White House - 1400 GMT NEW YORK CITY, United States - Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, to address the Economic Club of New York - 1700 GMT BERLIN - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck speaks at the Deutsche Bahn state railway's sustainability forum – 1230 GMT.

    BERLIN - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck gives a speech and holds a Q&A session at the GesamtMetall employer association's M+E Industry Day – 1400 GMT. NEW YORK CITY - Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly. The theme of the General Debate of the 78th UNGA has been chosen as "Rebuilding Trust and Reigniting Global Solidarity: Accelerating Action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards Peace, Prosperity, Progress and Sustainability for All".

    NEW YORK CITY, United States - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. - 1245 GMT ZAGREB - OECD Economic Surveys: Croatia 2023.

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    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 
    

    OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivers a speech to the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa BERLIN - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck speaks at Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics – 1200 GMT.

    BEIJING - Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will embark on an official visit to China.

    BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the United Nations General Assembly. MARSEILLE, France - Pope Francis departs Rome for two-day trip to Marseille. (To Sept. 23)

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    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 
    

    ** BEIJING - Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is scheduled to embark on an official visit to the People's Republic of China (to Sept 30). MARSEILLE, France - Pope Francis meets French President Emmanuel Macron after the Mediterranean meetings, at the Pharo Palace - 0800 GMT.

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    SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 
    

    BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau marks 50th anniversary of Independence from Portugal.

    BERLIN – BMW Berlin Marathon.

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    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 
    

    ** WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a summit with Pacific Island nation leaders at the White House. BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives Latvia's President Edgars Rinkevics with military honours in Berlin - 0800 GMT VIENNA - IAEA 67th General Conference. (To Sept. 29)

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    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 
    

    ** BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi - 0800 GMT NEW YORK CITY, United States - Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speaks to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. - 1845 GMT

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    WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 
    

    LIMA - OECD Economic Surveys: Peru 2023.

    MURCIA, Spain - EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council meeting (To Sept 28)

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    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 
    

    BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Council President Charles Michel are among those who will take part in the Berlin Global Dialogue, which will bring together 300 global policy and business leaders to discuss the future of the global economy.

    BRUSSELS - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting.

    GLOBAL - World Rabies Day.

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    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 
    

    ** BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives President of Kazakhstan Kassim-Schomart Tokajew, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedow and Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev - 0645 GMT LUSAKA - Zambia's Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane will on Friday present the 2024 national budget to parliament. - 1200 GMT ESWATINI - Eswatini holds parliamentary elections

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    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 
    

    SLOVAKIA - Slovakian National Council Election.

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    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1	  
    

    GLOBAL - International day of older persons.

    ABUJA - Nigeria to celebrate its 63rd year of independence.

    CHINA – 74th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

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    MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 
    

    PARIS - The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Forum on Green Finance and Investment (To Oct 3).

    JAKARTA - Second ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting and Related Meetings. (To Oct. 4)

    GUINEA – 65th anniversary of independence from France.

    GLOBAL - International Day of Non-violence.

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    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 
    

    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.

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    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 
    

    MOSCOW - 17th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

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    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 
    

    PRAGUE - 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.

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    MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 
    

    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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    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 
    

    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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    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 
    

    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.

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    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 
    

    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.

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    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 
    

    AUSTRALIA – Australia Referendum Election.

    WELLINGTON - New Zealand House of Representatives Election.

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    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 
    

    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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    MONDAY, OCTOBER 16 
    

    GLOBAL - World food day.

    LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup Meeting

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    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17 
    

    GLOBAL - International day for the eradication of poverty.

    LUXEMBOURG - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council Meeting.

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    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 
    

    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.

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    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 
    

    LUXEMBOURG - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To Oct 20)

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    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 
    

    TRIPOLI – 12th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 
    

    SWITZERLAND - 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.

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    MONDAY, OCTOBER 23 
    

    WASHINGTON 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.

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    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24 
    

    LUXEMBOURG - EU General Affairs Council meeting.

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    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 
    

    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.

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    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 
    

    BRUSSELS - European Council meeting. (To Oct. 27)

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    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 
    

    TEHRAN – 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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    MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 
    

    GLOBAL – International day for preventing the exploitation of the environment in war and armed conflict.

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    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 
    

    BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

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    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 
    

    MADAGASCAR - Malagasy Presidency Election.

    BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.

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    FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Budget) meeting.

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    SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 
    

    SAN FRANCISCO, United States - US hosts APEC leaders' meeting (to November 18) GLOBAL - World Pneumonia Day.

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    MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13 
    

    YANGON, Myanmar – 12th anniversary of release of Myanmar's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, from house arrest.

    BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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    TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 
    

    GLOBAL – World Diabetes Day.

    BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting.

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    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 
    

    GENEVA - 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.

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    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16 
    

    BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) Meeting. GLOBAL - International day for tolerance.

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    FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17 
    

    GLOBAL - World Prematurity Day.

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    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 
    

    VUKOVAR, 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.

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    SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 
    

    GLOBAL - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic victims.

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    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 
    

    NETHERLANDS - Dutch Second Chamber Election.

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    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 
    

    GLOBAL – International day for elimination of violence against women.

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    SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26 
    

    MUMBAI, 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.

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    MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27 
    

    BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting.

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    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 
    

    TEHRAN, Iran – 12th anniversary of an attack on the British Embassy by dozens of Iranian students and protesters angry over Britain's unilateral sanctions.

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    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30 
    

    BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting.

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