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MONDAY, MARCH 29
** DUSHANBE - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visits Tajikistan for talks with Tajik officials and a ministerial meeting of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process (to Mar. 30). ** DUBLIN - Eurogroup President and Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe address European Movement Ireland group in online event - 1000 GMT. ** GENEVA - Press conference after meeting between Gerd Muller, Minister for Development Cooperation, Germany and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General to discuss COVID-19 vaccines distribution etc - 1045 GMT. ** LESBOS - EU Home Affairs Minister Ylva Johansson visits Lesbos - 1100 GMT. ** WASHINGTON DC - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres holds a briefing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada and Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica on "Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond". (Virtual/online briefing) - 1530 GMT. ** MADRID - Spain's foreign affairs minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya and economy minister Nadia Calvino attend official dinner offered to Ghana´s President, Nana Akufo-Addo - 1830 GMT.
** DUSHANBE – Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani today arrived in Tajikistan on official visit to attend the 9th Ministerial Meeting of Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process. ** DUSHANBE – Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is scheduled to visit Tajikistan (To Mar. 31). ** ABU DHABI - Greece Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met earlier on Monday with the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Greece Sulaiman Al Mazroui.
RIYADH/ANKARA/TEHRAN/ABU DHABI/MANAMA/MUSCAT - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay official visits to Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain and working visit to Oman (To Mar. 30). ATHENS - EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson will visit Greece (To Mar. 30).
TAIPEI - Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. visits Taiwan. (To Apr. 1)
TAIPEI CITY - Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr visits Taiwan.
GENEVA - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), holds a news conference on the latest developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
BRUSSELS - The European Commission hosts the fifth Brussels Conference in virtual format on "Supporting the future of Syria and the region." (To Mar. 30) - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, MARCH 30
** MADRID - Spain's economy minister Nadia Calvino attends Foreign Policy Council meeting - 0930 GMT. ** TOKYO - Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto visiting Tokyo hold 2+2 meeting with their Japanese counterparts, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi.
** CARACAS - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov will visit Venezuelan capital of Caracas.
TASHKENT - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will travel to Uzbekistan to meet President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
MILAN - Online conference on hydrogen with Italy's Energy Transition Minister Roberto Cingolani and the CEOs of Enel (MI:ENEI), Eni, Snam, Italgas, and others - 0730 GMT. BRUNEI - 25th ASEAN Finance Ministers' Meeting via videoconference.
BRUNEI - 7th ASEAN Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting via videoconference. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31
CAIRO - Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Egypt. BRUSSELS - European Commissioner for employment Nicolas Schmit speaks on the EU action plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights at online event - 1600 GMT.
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice president Frans Timmermans gives a news conference on the EU's action plan for the development of organic production: on the way to 2030. CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) – President election.
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THURSDAY, APR. 1
** GENEVA - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), and European Council President Charles Michel to give news conference on the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic and proposal for an international treaty.
GENEVA - French Economy Minister Bruno Lemaire meets with WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - 0900 GMT. BRUSSELS - Keynote speech of EU commission head Ursula von der Leyen at the German Symposium - 1100 GMT.
VIENNA - 15th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting via videoconference. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APR. 2
GLOBAL - World Autism Awareness Day.
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina marks 39th anniversary of start of Falklands war. GENEVA - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), holds a news conference on the latest developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, APRIL 4
GLOBAL - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. SOFIA - Bulgarians vote in a parliamentary election BULGARIA - Bulgarian National Assembly Election.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 6
** ANKARA – The Presidents of the European Council Charles Michel and the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey.
TRIPOLI - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has announced that he would visit Libya (to April 7).
GREENLAND - Greenland holds general election. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7
GLOBAL - World Health Organisation observes World Health Day. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, APRIL 8
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – 10th anniversary of signing a bilateral treaty between Russia and the United States on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, START-2 (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty).
GLOBAL - International Roma Nation Day. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APRIL 9 WASHINGTON D.C. - Annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, Spring meetings (to April 11). WASHINGTON - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to meet U.S. President Joe Biden
SAMOA - Samoan Legislative Assembly election.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 10
SMOLENSK, Russia/CRACOW, Poland - 11th Anniversary of the Smolensk Tragedy to be held in Smolensk, Russia, as well as in Poland.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 11
FRANCE – 10th Anniversary of the French law banning the burqa and niqab.
ABIDJAN – 10th anniversary of the arrest of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo by supporters of president-elect Alassane Ouattara with the help of French forces, thereby ending the 2010-2011 Ivorian crisis and civil war.
CHILE - Local and constitutional convention elections in Chile.
ECUADOR - Ecuador holds second round of presidential elections for 2021-2025 term. PERU - Peru holds presidential elections. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, APRIL 12
GLOBAL - International Day of Human Space Flight. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14
ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in Turkey. BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Commissioner for Budget Johannes Hahn give a press conference on Next Generation EU funding strategy.
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas gives a press conference on the "EU Agenda to tackle organized crime (2021-2025)" and on a new "EU strategy towards the eradication of trafficking in human beings." - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, APRIL 15
BELFAST/NEW YORK – 108th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APRIL 16
VATICAN CITY – 94th birthday of Pope Benedict. BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.
BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers. (To Apr. 17)
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SUNDAY, APRIL 18
CAPE VERDE - Cape Verde holds legislative election. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, APRIL 19
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, APRIL 20
UNITED STATES - 11th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her 95th birthday.
PARIS – 60th anniversary of the first manned mission to space. BRUSSELS - European Commission vice president Valdis Dombrovskis gives a press conference on a communication on a climate change mitigation and adaptation taxonomy. BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis gives a news conference on the review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive. BRUSSELS - European Commission digital chief Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on artificial intelligence and on "A trusted and secure European e-ID." - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, APRIL 22
GLOBAL - Earth Day. PORTUGAL - Informal meeting of energy ministers - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day. BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of environment ministers. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, APRIL 25
GLOBAL - World Malaria Day. ALBANIA - Parliament of Albania election. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, APRIL 26
GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2021 (to May 2). NEW DELHI - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be visiting India. It will be his first visit abroad since the UK left the European Union. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, APRIL 27
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic speaks to press regarding better regulation in the EU – 1000 GMT. BRUSSELS - European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Commissioner for Budget Johannes Hahn give a press conference on Next Generation EU funding strategy. BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on "Updating the new industrial strategy for Europe." - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28
PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 23rd anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, APRIL 29
LONDON – 10th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APRIL 30
Djibouti - President election.
BENIN - Benin holds presidential elections.
CHAD - Chad holds presidential elections.
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TUESDAY, MAY 4 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MAY 6
SCOTLAND (PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM)- Scottish Parliament election. WALES - National Assembly for Wales Election.
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MONDAY, MAY 10
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, MAY 11
BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, MAY 17
BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet - 1300 GMT
WELLINGTON - Trade ministers of Asia-Pacific countries meet ahead of the APEC Summit in New Zealand (to May 30)
BRUSSELS - EU Informal General Affairs Council meeting.
BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MAY 18
LUCERNE, Switzerland - World Economic Forum holds annual meeting (to May. 21).
BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MAY 20
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, MAY 23
CYPRUS - Cypriot House of Representatives election. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26
CAYMAN ISLANDS - Cayman Legislative Assembly election.
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