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TUESDAY, FEB. 23
** KABUL - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov will pay a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
** COLOMBO - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will embark on a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka (to Feb. 24).
** KYIV - Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis will pay a working visit to Ukraine (to Feb. 24).
** PARIS - Macedonia foreign minister Bujar Osmani visit France. ** ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets his Turkmenistan counterpart Rashid Meredov and holds a news conference. They then hold a trilateral meeting with Azeri counterpart Ceyhun Bayramov and a joint news conference - 1100 GMT. ** BERLIN - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer speak at a summit to review Germany's housing and construction policies - 1215 GMT. ** BRUSSELS - Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Europe fit for the digital age Margrethe Vestager discusses the EU Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act with European lawmakers - 0830 GMT. ** BRUSSELS - EU Industry Days with speeches by Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament - 0900 GMT. ** PARIS - French President Macron will speak by videoconference during a debate organized by the United Nations Security Council on the links between climate change and threats to international peace and security - 1500 GMT.
MEXICO CITY - Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez visits Mexico (to Feb. 24) WELLINGTON - Deputy finance ministers of Asia-Pacific countries meet in preparation for APEC Summit in New Zealand. (to March 07)
COLOMBO - Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan holds bilateral meetings with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa during a two-day visit to Sri Lanka. (to Feb. 24) MADRID - Spain's economy minister Nadia Calvino speaks at plenary session in Senate - 1500 GMT. BRUSSELS - European Council, the Conference on the Future of Europe and the EU-UK relations will be on the agenda of the Informal video conference of European affairs ministers - 1000 GMT. WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden conducts his first bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, highlighting strong and deep partnership between two neighbours.
COLOMBO - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka
BRUSSELS – EU Informal video conference of European affairs ministers.
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24
** BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president and digital commissioner Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on the EU Roaming Regulation. ** BRUSSELS - EU Industry Days with Frans Timmermans, European Commission Executive Vice-President, and Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank - 0900 GMT.
** BRUSSELS - NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoană will meet with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, Pekka Haavisto, at NATO Headquarters.
MADRID - Spain's economy minister Nadia Calvino chairs a meeting to work on the recovery, transformation and resilience plan - 1600 GMT. MOSCOW - New President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov visits Moscow, meets Russian President Vladimir Putin (to Feb. 25) CAPE TOWN - South Africa's finance minister Tito Mboweni to present the April 2021-March 2022 fiscal year budget to parliament. - 1200 GMT
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador meets Argentina counterpart, Alberto Fernandez. AMLO invited Fernandez to attend Mexico's 200 Independence anniversary celebrations.
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THURSDAY, FEB. 25
MADRID - Spain's economy affairs minister Nadia Calvino appears in the European Union parliament-senate combined committe - 1500 GMT.
BRUSSELS - European Commissioner for humanitarian aid Janez Lenarcic debates the bloc's humanitarian response during COVID-19 with European lawmakers – 1300 GMT.
BRUSSELS - Video conference of the members of the European Council. (To Feb. 26)
BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet to discuss macroeconomic developments and policy prospects in the euro zone - 1400 GMT. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, FEB. 26
BRUSSELS - EU leaders hold video conference on on security and defence and on the EU's Southern (NYSE:SO) Neighborhood. - 0800 GMT.
ROME - G20 Meetings of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, videoconference (to Feb. 27). - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, FEB. 28
EL SALVADOR - Salvadorian Legislative Assembly election.
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MONDAY, MAR. 1
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's President Alberto Fernández addresses the Parliament at the opening of the annual sessions.
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TUESDAY, MAR. 02
LISBON - Informal meeting of defence ministers (to Mar. 3)
MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia election.
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WEDNESDAY, MAR. 03
BRUNEI - ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Task Force Meeting via videoconference (to Mar. 4).
BANGKOK - Thailand Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith speaks at a business seminar - 0530 GMT.
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THURSDAY, MAR. 4
DHAKA - Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Dhaka to do the groundwork for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to Bangladesh towards the end of the month. LISBON - Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich (to Mar. 5). VIENNA - The 14th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting via videoconference. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, MAR. 5
NICOSIA - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will visit Cyprus (to March 06). - - - - - - - - -
SATURDAY, MAR. 6
IVORY COAST - Ivory Coast holds legislative elections. SINGAPORE - First Finance and Central Bank Deputies' Meeting.
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SUNDAY, MAR. 7
BOLIVIA - Local elections in Bolivia
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TUESDAY, MAR. 09
BRUSSELS - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security, Josep Borrell, speaks on EU's humanitarian aid in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on "Europe's Digital Decade: 2030 Digital Targets." - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MAR. 11
BRUSSELS - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (to Mar. 12) - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, MAR. 14
STUTTGART, Germany - Baden Wuerttemberg state elections. MAINZ, Germany - The German state of Rhineland Palatinate (Rheinland Pfalz) holds state elections.
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MONDAY, MAR. 15
BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet - 1400 GMT.
BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.
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TUESDAY, MAR. 16
BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.
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WEDNESDAY, MAR. 17
BRUSSELS - European Commission Pice-president Maros Sefcovic speaks to press regarding better regulation in the EU – 1100 GMT. BRUSSELS - European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on "Updating the new industrial strategy for Europe". NETHERLANDS - Dutch Second Chamber election. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MAR. 18
BRUSSELS – EU Environment Council
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MONDAY, MAR. 22
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, MAR. 23
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset election. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MAR. 25
BRUNEI - ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting via videoconference. BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to Mar. 26). - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, MAR. 26
DHAKA – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Bangladesh.
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TUESDAY, MAR. 30
BRUNEI - 25th ASEAN Finance Ministers' Meeting via videoconference.
BRUNEI - 7th ASEAN Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting via videoconference. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 31
BRUSSELS - European Commission Pice-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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SUNDAY, APR. 4
SOFIA - Bulgarians vote in a parliamentary election - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, APR. 6
GREENLAND - Greenland holds general election. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APR. 9 SAMOA - Samoan Legislative Assembly election.
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SUNDAY, APR. 11
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. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, APR. 15
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APR. 16
BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers. (To Apr. 17)
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MONDAY, APR. 19
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, APR. 20
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, APR. 23
BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of environment ministers. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, APR. 25
ALBANIA - Parliament of Albania election. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APR. 30
BENIN - Benin holds presidential elections.
CHAD - Chad holds presidential elections.
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