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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6
** HELSINKI - Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde and Norwegian counterpart Ine Eriksen Soreide will visit Finland (to Feb. 6)
** UNITED NATIONS - The United States, France and the United Kingdom called for a Security Council meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation in Syria's northwestern region of Idlib, where violence has accelerated in recent months despite several ceasefire efforts (to Feb. 7) KUALA LUMPUR – Tajikistan Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin is on a four-day official visit to Malaysia - (To Feb 08).
MINSK – Concluding day of the working visit to Belarus by Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius
BERLIN - European Police Congress (final day)
AZERBAIJAN - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visits Baku for an extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers of the Turkic Council, which brings together Turkic-speaking states.
CANBERRA - British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab visits Australia on his first overseas trip since Britain left the European Union and will hold meetings with his counterpart Marise Payne to discuss a free trade deal. VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis meets Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic at the Vatican - 0900 GMT.
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta for talks and trade negotiations are expected to be announced at the meeting. PRETORIA, South Africa - German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits South Africa on an official visit where she will hold talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa and give a joint news conference - 0700 GMT. BRUSSELS - The President of the European Council Charles Michel meets the prime ministers of Czech Republic, Finland, Denmark and Bulgaria in Brussels - 0800 GMT. BARCELONA, Spain - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to meet with Catalan separatist regional leader Quim Torra in Barcelona - 1100 GMT. WASHINGTON DC - Kenyan President H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta addresses business leaders at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce - 2000 GMT.
Ethiopia, Senegal, Germany – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Ethiopia, Senegal and Germany. In Ethiopia, he will also meet with world leaders attending the 33rd African Union Summit, and "participate in side events focused on deepening our relationships with African countries," the office said in a statement. (to Feb 14) MEXICO CITY - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visits Mexican government officials in Mexico City. BRUSSELS - EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan gives a speech at DigitalEurope conference - 1000 GMT.
GLOBAL - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation 2020.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7
** ROME - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to visit Italy.
** ATHENS - European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni meets Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and speaks at an event hosted by Greece's Commercial and Industrial Chamber of Athens - 2200 GMT.
LUANDA - Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, is due to meet Angola's President Joao Lourenco in the city of Luanda to open a bilateral business event and sign cooperation agreements.
MOSCOW – Russian president Vladimir Putin meets Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko
CARACAS - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov heads to Venezuela at the tail end of a three-day trip to Latin America to hold talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. NEW DELHI - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will visit India (to Feb. 11).
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** CANBERRA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo is scheduled to embark on a state visit to Australia (to Feb.10). ** VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Vatican - 0900 GMT.
TOKYO - British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab is scheduled to arrive in Japan on Saturday and meet his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi to strengthen trade and economic relations in a post-Brexit trade drive.
Ireland - Irish House of Representatives election. VENICE, Italy - Venice Carnival (NYSE:CCL) 2020 (to Feb. 25).
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 ** ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres plans to attend the African Union summit. During his visit, he plans to hold a press briefing and hold bilateral meetings with member states. - 0830 GMT - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10 ** BERLIN, Germany - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to issue statements before meeting at the chancellery in Berlin. - 1500 GMT ** ROME, Italy - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko to hold a news conference in Rome. - 1530 GMT.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 MOMBASA, Kenya - Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon to visit Kenya. He will be accompanied by the country's ministers of international development and regional development and digitalisation.
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds news conference ahead a meeting of the military alliance's defence ministers - 1000 GMT.
KYIV - European Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi to visit Ukraine (to Feb. 12) GLOBAL - Safer Internet Day 2020 - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 12
BRUSSELS - NATO Defence ministers holds a two-day meeting at the military alliance's headquarters in Brussels (to Feb 13).
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13
** BERLIN/DAKAR/LUANDA/ADDIS ABABA/RIYADH/MUSCAT - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Germany, Senegal, Angola, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and Oman (to Feb. 22).
GLOBAL - World Radio Day.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 15 ** ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to make his first visit to Africa, aimed at strengthening security and economic ties. He will travel to Senegal, Angola and Ethiopia, where he is expected to address the African Union and meet with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14
DUBLIN - OECD Economic Surveys: Ireland 2020.
GLOBAL - Valentine's Day.
BEIRUT - 15th anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
LONDON - London Fashion Week February 2020 (to Feb. 18).
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 PRISTINA - 12th anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia.
BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
LONDON - The BRIT Awards 2020
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20
** BRUSSELS - The 27 EU countries will meet to discuss the 2021-2027 budget.
BERLIN – 70th Berlin International Film Festival (to Mar. 1).
VIENNA - VIENNA Opera Ball 2020 - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21
RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Carnival 2020 (to Feb. 26). - - - - - - - - -
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22
RIYADH - G20 finance ministers, central bank governors meeting in Riyadh (to Feb. 23).
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24
GENEVA – 43rd Session of the Human Rights Council (to Mar 20).
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25
NEW ORLEANS - Mardi Gras 2020 BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - South Africa's Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will unveil 2020 budget - 1200 GMT
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28
HAMBURG, Germany - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to hold speeches at the Matthiae Mahl event in Hamburg, a festive dinner first held in the year 1356.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 3
GLOBAL - International Day for Ear and Hearing. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
HANOI - Vietnam to host ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) in Da Nang (to Mar. 7).
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THURSDAY, MARCH 5 BRUSSELS - European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen gives speech at BusinessEurope conference in Brussels - 0830 GMT.
BRUSSELS - European Commission executive vice-president Frans Timmermans speaks at conference on "Implementing the Green Deal in partnership with industry" - 1315 GMT.
BRUSSELS - European commissioner for economy Paolo Gentiloni speaks at conference on "Delivering the reforms needed to strengthen the Economic and Monetary Union" - 1415 GMT.
BRUSSELS - European Commission executive vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis speaks at conference in Brussels - 1515 GMT.
BRUSSELS - European Council president Charles Michel speaks at conference in Brussels - 1530 GMT.
MOSCOW – 67th death anniversary of Soviet leader Josef Stalin.
GENEVA – 90th Geneva International Motor Show (to Mar. 15)
ZAGREB - EU foreign ministers to hold informal meeting in Zagreb.
LUXEMBOURG - EU environment ministers will meet in Brussels for talks.
VIENNA - 178th (Extraordinary) Meeting of the OPEC Conference.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 6
VIENNA - 8th OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 8
GLOBAL - International Women's Day. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, MARCH 10
TIBET – 61st anniversary of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, fleeing into exile after a failed uprising. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11
SENDAI, Japan – 9th anniversary of Sendai earthquake and tsunami. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MARCH 12
BRUSSELS - European foreign affairs ministers meet for talks in Brussels. BRUSSELS - European justice and home affairs ministers meet in Brussels (to Mar. 13)
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FRIDAY, MARCH 13
DUBLIN, Ireland - St. Patrick's Festival (to Mar. 17). - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 15
GLOBAL - World Day of Action against Seal Hunting.
DAMASCUS - Syria marks the 9th anniversary of an increasingly bloody uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, MARCH 16
HALABJA, Iraq – 32nd anniversary of 5,000 civilian Kurds being killed in Iraqi chemical weapons attack.
BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 17
DHAKA – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bangladesh to bolster ties.
BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting
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THURSDAY, MARCH 19
EGYPT – 9th anniversary of Egyptian referendum on constitutional reforms.
KUALA LUMPUR - Finance ministers, central bank governors and heads of other institutions will meet to discuss current economic trends and crisis-related issues during the APEC-Finance and Central Banks Deputies' Meeting in Malaysia
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SUNDAY, MARCH 22
GLOBAL - World Water Day. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, MARCH 23
GLOBAL - World Meteorological Day. BRUSSELS - European foreign affairs minister meet in Brussels - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 24
BRUSSELS - The vice-president of the European Commission in charge of digital Margrethe Vestager speaks on "a new rulebook for the digital economy".
GLOBAL - World Tuberculosis Day. QUANG NINH, Vietnam - Vietnam hosts 24th ASEAN Finance Ministers(AFMM) Meeting (to Mar. 27).
BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 BRUSSELS - Vice-President of the European Commission and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy presents the Eastern Partnership post-2020.
BRUSSELS - European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis presents Action Plan on Anti-money Laundering.
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BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to Mar. 27).
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FRIDAY, MARCH 27
TAJIKISTAN - Referendum Election. - - - - - - - - -
SATURDAY, MARCH 28
DUBAI - HORSE RACING - 2020 Dubai World Cup. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, MARCH 29
MALI - National Assembly Election.
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STRASBOURG, France - European Commission Vice-President Dubravka Suica presents a report on the "Impact of Demographic Change" during the European Parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg.
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