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- BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken are meeting at the Ramstein Air Base in western Germany.
- ANKARA - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visits Turkey. He is to meet President Tayyip Erdogan and is also expected to visit Sanliurfa and Gaziantep in the country's southeast.
- ATHENS - Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias meets his Moldovan counterpart Nicu Popescu to discuss bilateral relations. Statements to follow – 1430 GMT.
- MANILA - Philippines' Defence Minister Delfin Lorenzana joins a panel discussion on the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the Philippines and the United States – 1300 GMT.
- ATHENS - Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias meets his Romanian counterpart Bogdan Aurescu. Statements to follow. He is also meeting Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis to discuss developments in the Mediterranean and Western Balkans' EU accession prospects – 0630 GMT.
- ISLAMABAD - Representatives from Afghanistan's neighboring countries will attend a virtual meeting hosted by Pakistan Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi. China, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will attend and are expected to review the evolving situation in Afghanistan.
- TRIPOLI - EU's head of foreign policy Josep Borell holds a joint news conference with Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush in Tripoli.
ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu hosts Rwanda Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta for talks. (Final day)
VENICE, Italy - 78th Venice International Film Festival (To Sept. 11). SEOUL - Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will pay an official visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK) to further enhance bilateral ties and cooperation. (Final day)
STOCKHOLM - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife visit Sweden at the invitation of King Carl Gustaf. (To Sept. 09) LILLE, France - EU Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas delivers a keynote speech at the International Cybersecurity Forum in Lille in which he will focus on the impact of the increasing number of sophisticated cyber-attacks on the daily lives of citizens and businesses.
GENEVA - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), gives news conference on the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic – 1400 GMT.
BERLIN - The European People's Party meets in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Other speakers during the meeting include Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of Austria, Prime Ministers Andrej Plenković (Croatia), Ingrida Šimonytė (Lithuania) and Irish Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. Also, Armin Laschet, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia and President of the CDU, and Markus Söder, Prime Minister of Bavaria and Chairman of the CSU. (To Sept. 10)
MILAN, Italy - Danish Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth Donaldson tours the Fondazione Prada during her visit to Milan Design Week – 0930 GMT.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - 53rd ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Video Conference Meeting. (To Sept. 9)
TBILISI - Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan will pay an official visit to Georgia. MOROCCO - Moroccan Chamber of Representatives Election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPT. 9
- MOSCOW - Russian president Vladimir Putin meets leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa at the 13th BRICS summit taking place via video link – 1200 GMT.
- LILLE - EU Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager participates in a fireside chat at the International Cybersecurity Forum in Lille where she will discuss cybersecurity as well as broader aspects of trust in the digital transformation and digital society, such as artificial intelligence, ethics and digital identity – 0700 GMT.
- MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid in Moscow for talks. A news conference scheduled after the meeting – 0600 GMT.
- JAKARTA - Indonesia's foreign and defence ministers to meet their Australian counterparts in Jakarta to discuss strategic "bilateral, regional, and global" issues. Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne to give a keynote speech on the sidelines – 0430 GMT.
- NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a virtual BRICS summit comprising leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
- BUDAPEST - Polish President Andrzej Duda pays an official visit to Hungary, meets President Janos Ader and Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
- NAYPYITAW - 13th CLMV Economic Ministers’ Video Conference Meeting. (To Sept. 10)
BERN – President of Romania Klaus Iohannis will be on an official visit to Switzerland.
DRESDEN, Germany - German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Dresden – 1500 GMT.
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow. A news conference scheduled after the talks – 1400 GMT.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - United States hosts high-level economic summit with Mexico.
TORONTO, Canada - Toronto International Film Festival 2021 (to Sept. 18).
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPT. 10HANOI/PHNOM PENH/SINGAPORE/SEOUL - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay official visits to Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore and the Republic of Korea (ROK). (To Sept. 15)
WEIMAR, Germany - German, Poland and French Foreign Ministers hold Weimar Triangle meeting in Weimar – 0720 GMT.
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov holds talks with Rwandan counterpart Vincent Biruta in Moscow.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - 13th Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam Economic Ministers' Meeting.
SOUTHAMPTON – Southampton International Boat Show 2021 (to Sept. 19).
KRANJ, Slovenia – EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers. (To Sept. 11)
BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.
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- PARIS - OECD Economic Surveys of the European Union and Euro Area 2021.
WARSAW - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Warsaw, where she will meet Polish President Andrzej Duda.
UNITED STATES – 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPT. 12MACAU - Chinese Legislative Council Election.
BRATISLAVA - Pope Francis visits Slovakia (to Sept. 15).
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPT. 13GENEVA - 48th regular session of the Human Rights Council (to Oct. 8). NORWAY - Norwegian Parliament Election.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPT. 14
- PARIS - OECD Economic Surveys: Australia 2021
- BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives Kosovo president Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu – 1300 GMT.
TIRANA – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Albania.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15STRASBOURG, France - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen makes her annual "state of the union" address to the European Parliament – 0700 GMT.
GLOBAL - International day of Democracy. GUATEMALA – 200th anniversary of Independence. EL SALVADOR – 200th anniversary of Independence. COSTA RICA – 200th anniversary of Independence. HONDURAS – 200th anniversary of Independence. NICARAGUA – 200th anniversary of Independence.
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- BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid, Latvian President Egils Levits and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda at Bellevue Castle in Berlin – 1000 GMT.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPT. 19RUSSIA - Russia hold parliament election
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPT. 20WELLINGTON - APEC 2021 Woman in Economy Forum.
VIENNA - IAEA 65th General Conference (to Sept. 24).
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPT. 21PARIS - The OECD will update its forecasts for major economies in its interim outlook.
BRUNEI - The 4th ASEAN Inclusive Business Summit via Video Conference (to Sept. 22). NEW YORK – United Nations General Assembly, General debate, seventy-sixth session (to Sept. 27).
KRANJ, Slovenia - Informal meeting of EU transport and energy ministers (to Sept. 23)
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPT. 23ISLE OF MAN - Isle of Man House of Keys Election.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPT. 24BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau marks 48th anniversary of Independence from Portugal.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPT. 25ICELAND - Icelandic Parliament Election.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPT. 26BERLIN - Berlin holds state elections PORTUGAL - Portugal holds local elections.
PORT AU PRINCE - Haiti to hold first round of presidential elections.
GERMANY - German Federal Diet Election. BERLIN –BMW Berlin Marathon.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPT. 28BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting with the UN Secretary-General and the President of the 76th UNGA (AUMM). (To Sept. 29)
GLOBAL - World Rabies Day.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 29BRUNEI - ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting with the UN Secretary-General and the President of the 76th UNGA (AUMM)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCT. 1GLOBAL - International day of older persons. ABUJA - Nigeria to celebrate its 61st year of independence. CHINA – 72nd founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCT. 2QATAR - Qatari Advisory Council Election.
GUINEA – 63rd anniversary of independence from France. GLOBAL - International day of non-violence.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCT. 4LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup meeting.
KRANJ, Slovenia - Informal meeting of EU health ministers (to Oct. 5)
BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers to discuss EU recovery plans, G20 and IMF meetings, banking union, fiscal policy – 1300 GMT.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCT. 5PARIS - Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level (MCM) "Shared Values: Building a Green and Inclusive Future" – Virtual meeting ( to Oct. 6).
GLOBAL - World Teachers' Day. SAN FRANCISCO – 10th death anniversary of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
LUXEMBOURG - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6LJUBLJANA - EU-Western Balkans summit.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCT. 7LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting (to Oct. 8). MOSCOW - 15th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCT. 8CZECHIA - Czech Chamber of Deputies Election.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCT. 9GLOBAL - World Post Day.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCT. 10IRAQ - Election for Iraqi Council of Representatives
GLOBAL - World mental health day. GLOBAL - World day against death penalty. FIJI – 51st anniversary of independence.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCT. 12BALI - 19th anniversary of Bali bombings.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCT. 13GLOBAL - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. SAN JOSE, Chile – 11th anniversary of rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed Andean mine.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCT. 14GLOBAL - World sight day.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCT. 15MARRAKESH, Morocco - Annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, Fall meetings. (To Oct. 17)
Washington, D.C – G20 Finance ministers and central bank governors meeting (to Oct. 16).
GLOBAL - United Nation's world hand-washing day. GLOBAL - International day of rural women.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCT. 16GLOBAL - World food day.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCT. 17GLOBAL - International day for the eradication of poverty.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCT. 18JERUSALEM – 10th anniversary of release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after more than five years of being held incommunicado by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
LUXEMBOURG - EU Foreign Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCT. 19BRUNEI - ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Deputies Meeting (AFCDM + 3) via Video Conference (to Oct. 21). LUXEMBOURG - EU General Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20TRIPOLI – 10th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCT. 21BRUSSELS - European Council (to Oct. 22)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCT. 22WELLINGTON - APEC 2021 Finance Ministers Meeting
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCT. 23LIBYA – 10th anniversary of declaration of Libya's Liberation. VAN, Turkey – 10th anniversary of earthquake that killed more than 600 people and injured more than 4,000 others.
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- BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ABIS). (To Oct. 25)
Uzbekistan - Uzbekistan presidential elections
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa holds local government elections.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCT. 30ROME - Italy hosts major G20 summit in Rome (to October 31).
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, NOV. 4TEHRAN – 42nd 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.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, NOV. 6GLOBAL – International day for preventing the exploitation of the environment in war and armed conflict.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, NOV. 7
- MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Presidential election.
- MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Nicaraguan National Assembly election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, NOV. 8
- BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.
WELLINGTON - Ministers of Asia-Pacific countries meet at the APEC Summit in New Zealand. (To Nov. 14)
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, NOV. 9
- BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, NOV. 11
- BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, NOV. 12
- BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Budget) meeting.
- - - - - - - - - BRUSSELS - World Pneumonia Day.- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, NOV. 13YANGON, Myanmar – 10th anniversary of release of Myanmar's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, from house arrest.
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- BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentinian Senate election.
- BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentinian Chamber of Deputies election.
- - - - - - - - - GLOBAL – World Diabetes Day.- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, NOV. 16GLOBAL - International day for tolerance.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17GLOBAL – World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day.
GLOBAL - World Prematurity Day.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, NOV. 18VUKOVAR, Croatia – 30th anniversary of 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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- SANTIAGO, Chile – Presidential election.
- SANTIAGO, Chile – Chilean Chamber of Deputies election.
- SANTIAGO, Chile – Chilean Senate election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, NOV. 25GLOBAL – International day for the elimination of violence against women.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, NOV. 26MUMBAI, India - 13th 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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- TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduran National Congress election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, NOV. 29TEHRAN, Iran – 10th 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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