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----------------------------------------------------------- This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ----------------------------------------------------------- FRIDAY, MARCH 22
** BEIRUT - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on a Middle East visit, arrives in Lebanon. ** LISBON - Eurogroup Chairman and Portugal Finance Minister Mario Centeno, head of euro zone's ESM rescue fund, Klaus Regling, speaks at a conference about the future of Europe - 0930 GMT.
BUENOS AIRES - Second high-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation in Buenos Aires (Final Day)
BUENOS AIRES - Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah makes a five-day working visit to Argentina (Final Day)
BRUSSELS - British Prime Minister Theresa May goes to Brussels for a summit of EU leaders (Final Day)
BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (Final Day).
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad will visit Pakistan (to Mar. 23)
BUENOS AIRES/MONTEVIDEO - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Davit Zalkaliani pays an official visit to Argentina and Uruguay (to Mar. 23)
NGERULMUD/YAREN/MAJURO - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visits the island's diplomatic allies of Palau, Nauru and the Marshall Islands during an eight-day trip (to Mar. 28)
SANTIAGO - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on an official visit to Chile, meets local counterpart Sebastian Pinera at La Moneda government house in Santiago (to Mar. 23). ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters and OIC Secretary General Yousef Al Othaimeen hold joint news conference after a meeting in Istanbul - 0900 GMT.
WARSAW - Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland visits Poland, where he will meet Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz. KIELCE, Poland - Hungarian President Janos Ader meets Polish President Andrzej Duda in the southern Polish town of Kielce for a series of events marking Poland-Hungary Friendship Day. ISTANBUL, Turkey - Organization of Islamic Cooperation ministers and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters to meet in Istanbul.
ROME - Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet Italian President Sergio Mattarella and will be the guest of honour at a state dinner - 0900 GMT.
BERLIN - Catalonia Foreign Minister Alfred Bosch visits Berlin - 0930 GMT.
SANTIAGO - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has proposed a new grouping of Latin leaders, named Prosur, to take over the previous grouping, named Unasur. Presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Guyana and Suriname invited to its first sitting on March 22.
GLOBAL - World Water Day. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, MARCH 23
GRENADA - Prince Charles of the United Kingdom and the Duchess of Cornwall to visit Grenada as part of a 12 day tour of the Caribbean and Cuba.
PALMERO, Italy - Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the Sicilian capital Palermo with the Italian government eager to sign major trade deals to bolster the country's flagging economy.
GLOBAL - World Meteorological Day. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, MARCH 24
** HANOI - German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier to visit Vietnam (to Mar. 26) WASHINGTON DC - The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) holds its annual conference in Washington (to Mar. 25).
MONACO - Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Monaco, meets Prince Albert. HAVANA - Britain Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will become the first members of the royal family to make an official visit to Communist-run Cuba in a trip intended to underscore a growing bilateral relationship.
GLOBAL - World Tuberculosis Day.
OUAGADOUGOU - Referendum election.
MORONI - Presidential election. BANGKOK - Thailand House of Representatives election. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, MARCH 25
** PARIS - Chinese President Xi Jinping to pay a 3-day state visit to France (to Mar. 27) ** ULAANBAATAR - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon will visit Mongolia (to Mar. 27) MOSCOW - Lebanese President Michel Aoun will visit Moscow. WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for two days of talks at the White House (to Mar. 26)
HAVANA - Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall to visit Cuba as part of a 12 day tour of the Caribbean and Cuba.
LONDON - OMFIF-World Trade Organization seminar.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 26
WASHINGTON DC - The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) holds its annual conference in Washington.
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WEDNESDAY MARCH 27
** HAWAII, US - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to visit Hawaii on her way back from a 8-day trip to Pacific allies. ** HAINAN, China - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon will visit China's tropical island of Hainan.
WARSAW - Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom visits Warsaw, where she will take part in a debate with Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz. CORDOBA, Argentina - Spain King Felipe VI and Argentina President Mauricio Macri inaugurate the VIII International Congress on Spanish Language. BOAO, China - Italian Economy Minister Giovanni Tria speaks at the annual Boao Forum - 0600 GMT.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 28
** BISHEK - Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to Kyrgyzstan. Beijing - An American delegation led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will visit Beijing (to Mar. 29)
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia - Indian President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Bolivia for two days to meet with Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales in Santa Cruz, Bolivia (to Mar. 29).
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FRIDAY, MARCH 29
LONDON - Britain due to leave the European Union under the terms of its triggering of Article 50 of the bloc's constitution. TUNIS - Arab foreign ministers gather for a preparatory meeting ahead of the Arab summit in the Tunisian capital.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 30 JAKARTA - Indonesia hosts a fourth presidential debate on state ideology, governance, security and international relations.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 31 JERUSALEM - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will visit Israel (to Apr. 3). KIEV - Presidential election. BAGHDAD - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Iraq. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, APRIL 1
IRAN - Independence Day.
IRAN - Independence Day.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 2
** ADDIS ABABA - Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan will visit Ethiopia.
THAILAND - 23nd ASEAN Finance Ministers' Meeting (to April 6) GLOBAL - World Autism Awareness Day. BUENOS AIRES - Argentina marks 37th anniversary of start of Falklands war. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 WASHINGTON D.C. - NATO foreign ministers to hold their regular April meeting in Washington, rather than Brussels, as they celebrate the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-led military alliance (to Apr.4) SOLOMON ISLANDS - Solomon Islander National Parliament election. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, APRIL 4 GLOBAL - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 5 SAHARA DESERT, Morocco - Desert Marathon Des sables (to April 15).
PARIS - Foreign affairs and interior ministers of G7 nations to meet in French Brittany sea resort of Dinard (to Apr. 6) BUCHAREST - European Union finance ministers and central bank governors to hold an informal two-day meeting (to Apr. 6) - - - - - - - - -
SATURDAY, APRIL 6 MALDIVES - Maldivian People's Council election. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, APRIL 7
** KIGALI - Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan will visit Rwanda
GLOBAL - World Health Organization observes World Health Day. ANDORRA - Andorran General Council - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, APRIL 8 WASHINGTON/MOSCOW - 8th anniversary of signing a bilateral treaty between the Russia and United States on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, START-2 (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty). GLOBAL - International Roma Nation Day.
LUXEMBOURG CITY - EU Foreign Affairs Ministers to meet to discuss foreign affairs matters. DUBAI - 27th Annual Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference will be hosted by Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) and will feature speeches by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum (Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman & Chief Executive of Emirates Group), as well as the Omani Minister of Oil and Gas and other energy industry leaders (to Apr. 9) - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, APRIL 9 ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset election. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 SMOLENSK, Russia/CRACOW, Poland - 9th Anniversary of the Smolensk Tragedy to be held in Smolensk, Russia, as well as in Poland.
BELIZE – Referendum election.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 11 AUGUSTA, United States - U.S. Masters Golf 2019 (to Apr 14) FRANCE – 8th Anniversary of the French law banning the burqa and niqab. ABIDJAN – 8th 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.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 12
GLOBAL - International Day of Human Space Flight. WASHINGTON, D.C. - 2019 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group (to Apr 14).
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SUNDAY, APRIL 14 FINLAND - Finnish Parliament election. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, APRIL 15 BELFAST/NEW YORK – 106th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. BOSTON - 2019 Boston Marathon. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, APRIL 16 VATICAN CITY – 92st birthday of Pope Benedict.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 INDONESIA – President election. INDONESIA - Indonesian Regional Representative Council election. INDONESIA - Indonesian House of Representatives election. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, APRIL 18
VIENNA - OPEC and non-OPEC oil ministers' meet in Vienna.
ALGERIA – President election.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 20
UNITED STATES - 9th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, APRIL 21
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her 93nd birthday. PARIS – 58th anniversary of the first manned mission to space. MACEDONIA – President election. COMOROS – President election.
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MONDAY, APRIL 22 GLOBAL - Earth Day.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 23
GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2019 (to April 30).
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THURSDAY, APRIL 25
GLOBAL - World Malaria Day.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 28
PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania - 21th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania. LONDON - 2019 London Marathon. BENIN - Beninese National Assembly election.
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MONDAY, APRIL 29
LONDON – 8th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
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