DIARY-Political and General News Events from October 15

** MOSCOW - Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa visits Russia to meet counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation, regional, international developments. ** BISHKEK – Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev will pay an official visit to the Republic of Slovenia at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon (To Oct 16).

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 ** PRISTINA - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visits Kosovo, meets President Vjosa Osmani and caretaker Prime Minister Albin Kurti.

** SKOPJE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visits North Macedonia, meets President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski and President of the Assembly Afrim Gashi. ** BRUSSELS - ECB Vice President de Guindos and supervisory chief Claudia Buch speak at the 10th Anniversary Conference of the Single Resolution Mechanism in Brussels, Belgium - 0740 GMT

** BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's Economy Minister, Luis Caputo, has been summoned to appear before the Chamber of Deputies to address concerns over his economic policies - 1500 GMT. ** MOSCOW - Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa visits Russia to meet counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation, regional, international developments.

** BISHKEK – Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev will pay an official visit to the Republic of Slovenia at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon (To Oct 16). ** NEW DELHI - Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin is visiting India to review bilateral trade and investment ties, and to further strengthen the multifaceted Strategic Partnership between the two countries, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has announced. (To Oct 16). NEW DELHI - President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa on October 13 arrived in India for a four-day state visit marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (To Oct. 16) DELHI - Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi of the Taliban government is set to visit India (To Oct. 16). REYKJAVÍK - Japanese Princess Hisako of Takamado will make an unofficial visit to Iceland. (To Oct. 19).

BEIJING - Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares visits China from October 14 to 15. Last month, China imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 62.4% on imports of EU pork products, of which Spain is the top exporter (Final day). WASHINGTON DC - The Institute of International Finance holds its annual meeting as financial leaders gather in Washington D.C. for the IMF-World Bank annual meeting. (To Oct. 17) BELGRADE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visits Serbia, meets President Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Minister Duro Macut. ANKARA - Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel visits Turkey. WASHIGTON - Germany's Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil gives statement in Washington - 1430 GMT GLOBAL - United Nation's world hand-washing day.

GLOBAL - International day of rural women. BRUSSELS - Defence ministers from NATO countries will gather at NATO Headquarters in Brussels for an annual meeting chaired by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to discuss alliance security priorities. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16

** MOSCOW - Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov hosts Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita in Moscow - 0930 GMT. ** JOHANNESBURG - G20 finance ministers and central bank governors co-chairs will host a press conference at the conclusion of their two-day meetings on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington. - 1600 GMT

** NEW DELHI - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya to visit India from October 16 to 18, marking her first official visit to meet Indian political leaders to discuss bilateral issues of mutual interest (To Oct 18). ** REYKJAVÍK - Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit Reykjavik on 16-17 October and attend the Arctic Circle Assembly (To Oct 17). BEIJING - Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard will visit China (to Oct 17). BEIJING - Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand will visit China at the invitation of China's foreign minister (to Oct 17). VIENTIANE - Prime Minister of Thailand Anutin Charnvirakul will pay an official visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) at the invitation of Sonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister of the Laos.

KUALA LUMPUR - Energy ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) holds a series of meetings on regional energy cooperation on the second day of the ASEAN Energy Ministers meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. GLOBAL - World food day. ROME - Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi to visit Europe for meetings with Pope Leo XIV, European leaders and EU officials. - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 WASHINGTON DC, United States - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, where the two would discuss Ukraine's air defence and long-range strike capabilities. GLOBAL - International day for the eradication of poverty. - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 JERUSALEM – 14th anniversary of release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after more than five years of being held incommunicado by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 BOLIVIA - Bolivian Presidency election NORTHERN CYPRUS - Northern Cypriot Presidency election. - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20 TRIPOLI – 14th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. WASHINGTON DC - US President Donald Trump will meet Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Washington. LUXEMBORUG - Foreign Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21

** LONDON - UK finance minister Rachel Reeves hosts regional investment summit in Birmingham, bringing together investors and local leaders to create jobs across Britain. LJUBLJANA - French President Emmanuel Macron visits Slovenia as part of Med9 summit.

INCHEON, Republic of Korea – APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) (to Oct. 22). - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22

** MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov will host his Kazakh counterpart Yermek Kosherbayev in Moscow. SAUDI ARABIA – 14th death anniversary of Saudi Arabia's Crown. BRUSSELS - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to meet EU's Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa in first ever EU-Egypt summit docusing on bilateral relations, the situation in Middle East, Ukraine, trade and migration. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23

LIBYA – 13th anniversary of declaration of Libya's Liberation. VAN, Turkey – 13th anniversary of earthquake that killed more than 600 people and injured more than 4,000 others. BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to Oct. 24). - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 IRELAND - Irish Presidency election. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 KUALA LUMPUR - Leaders from ASEAN and its dialogue partners convene in Kuala Lumpur for a series of high-level summits. (to October 28). ARGENTINA - Argentinian Chamber of Deputies election.

ARGENTINA - Argentinian Senate election. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCTOBER 27 TOKYO - US President Donald Trump to visit Japan (to Oct 29)

- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 BERLIN - German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche gives a speech and takes part in the opening panel at the Foreign Trade Day event focused on opportunities for German foreign trade amid geopolitical tensions - 0830 GMT. RIGA - Denmark's King Frederik and Queen Mary begin their state visit to Latvia (To Oct. 29) - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 ZANZIBAR - Zanzibar House of Representatives election. ZANZIBAR - Zanzibar Presidency election. United Republic of Tanzania - Tanzanian Presidency election.

Netherlands - Dutch Second Chamber election. United Republic of Tanzania - Tanzanian National Assembly election.

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GYEONGJU, South Korea - South Korea hosts the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit. (To Nov. 1) - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 GYEONGJU, South Korea - Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit South Korea to attend the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit in Gyeongju (to November 1).

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** LONDON - OPEC+ ministers from eight nations that have been gradually raising oil output will meet online on Sunday to decide whether to continue with output hikes for December or pause. - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 TEHRAN – 46th 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. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6 GLOBAL - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. BELEM, Brazil - Brazil hosts the United Nations climate summit, COP30 in Belem (to November 7).

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 IRAQ - Iraqi Council of Representatives election.

SWITZERLAND - Referendum election. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12

BRUSSELS - World Pneumonia Day. BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 YANGON, Myanmar – 15th Anniversary of release of Myanmar's detained opposition Leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, From House Arrest. BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14 GLOBAL - World Diabetes Day. GLOBAL - World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day. BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Budget) meeting. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16 ST. JOHN, Antigua and Barbuda - International Day for Tolerance. CHILE - Chilean Chamber of Deputies election.

CHILE - Chilean Senate election. CHILE - Chilean Presidency election. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17 GLOBAL - World Prematurity Day. BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council election.

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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is hosting the G20 for the first time. Why does its presidency matter and the implications of the USA disengaging. Leaders in Johannesburg will tackle slowing global economic growth, rising geopolitical tensions, reform of the global financial system and urgent climate finance needs. BELEM, Brazil - Brazil hosts the United Nations climate summit, COP30 in Belem. VUKOVAR, Croatia – 34th Anniversary of Vukovar Massacre.

GLOBAL - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20

BRUSSELS - EU foreign affairs ministers meet in Brussels. - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22

JOHANNESBURG - Leaders gather for two-day G20 summit in South Africa (to Nov. 23). - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23

Guinea-Bissau - Bissau-Guinean Presidency election. Guinea-Bissau - Bissau-Guinean People's National Assembly election.

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BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) election. - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 ST. JOHN, Antigua and Barbuda - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26

MUMBAI, India - 17th Anniversary of a series of devastating attacks on the Indian city by militants. The attacks, which began on Nov. 26, 2008 and lasted nearly three days, left 174 people dead, including nine gunmen. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 ANKARA - Pope Leo will visit Turkey (To Nov. 30)

- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting

- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 TEHRAN, Iran – 14th Anniversary of an attack on the British Embassy by dozens of Iranian Students and Protesters angry over Britain's Unilateral Sanctions.

- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30 BEIRUT - Pope Leo will visit Lebanon (To Dec. 2)

- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, DECEMBER 1 BRUSSELS, Belgium - EU defence ministers meet in Brussels. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 WINDSOR CASTLE, UK – President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, accompanied by the First Lady of Germany, Elke Büdenbender, will be greeted by His Majesty and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle (to Dec 5).

- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, DECEMEBER 7 HONG KONG - Hong Kong Legislative Council election.

- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Central African Presidency election. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Central African National Assembly election.

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