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----------------------------------------------------------- This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ----------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY, APRIL 8 ** NAYPYIDAW – Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah will visit Myanmar (final day). ** RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's energy minister Khalid al-Falih speaks at Gulf Intelligence energy forum in Riyadh with other industry officials. ** LJUBLJANA - Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell Fontelles will visit Slovenia. ** MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speak at a news conference after bilateral talks and a signing ceremony - 1400 GMT. ** DUBLIN - The European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier will meet Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to discuss Brexit ahead of Wednesday's meeting of EU leaders - 1430 GMT. BEIJING - Thai princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visits China (to April 10). KIGALI - Governor General of Canada Julie Payette will undertake a visit to Rwanda (to April 9) SAHARA DESERT, Morocco - Desert Marathon Des sables (to April 15).
ASTANA - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Chairperson-in-Office and Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak is to pay a working visit to Kazakhstan (final day) BRUSSELS/ZAGREB - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will travel to Europe for the 21st China-EU leaders' meeting in Brussels, the eighth such meeting of China and Central and Eastern European countries in Croatia, and an official visit to the country. MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan are due to meet in Moscow - 1000 GMT
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 April 9). - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 9 ** HANOI - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will visit Vietnam. ** PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to hold joint news conference with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in Putrajaya, Malaysia - 0400 GMT. ** BERLIN - German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier and Foreign Minister Heiko Maas are due to speak at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue - 0720 GMT. ** LUXEMBOURG CITY - EU Negotiator Michel Barnier speaks to Ministers of EU Affairs meeting in Luxembourg a day before the EU leaders' summit in Brussels to decide on Brexit delay for Britain - 0800 GMT. ** OSLO - Norwegian Finance Minister Siv Jensen holds speech at Ocean Pioneers conference - 0800 GMT. ** BERLIN - British Prime Minister Theresa May discusses Brexit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Berlin - 1000 GMT. ** BRUSSELS - Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang arrives at European Council to meet European Institution leaders for trade-focused one-day summit - 1100 GMT. ** BRUSSELS - Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, EU Council president Donald Tusk and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker give a joint news conference after a one-day summit - 1415 GMT. ** PARIS - British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee palace one day before crucial an EU summit over Brexit - 1600 GMT. ** MEXICO CITY - United Nation High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet holds a news conference - 1800 GMT. BEIRUT - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev visits Lebanon (to April 10). HANOI - Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte will pay an official visit to Vietnam.
PARIS - Launch of OECD Economic Surveys: France BRUSSELS - European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will co-host the 21st EU-China summit. LUXEMBOURG CITY - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hold talks at the White House. ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset election. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 ** LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street to attend question time - 1000 GMT. ** BRUSSELS - European Union (EU) leaders meet for extraordinary summit to discuss Brexit - 1400 GMT. BRUSSELS - EU 27 leaders will meet to discuss the latest developments on Brexit - 1600 GMT. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet in Washington. SMOLENSK, Russia/CRACOW, WARSAW - 9th Anniversary of the Smolensk Tragedy to be held in Smolensk, Russia, as well as in Poland.
BELIZE – Referendum election. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, APRIL 11 PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic will pay a visit to Prague and meet with Czech President Milos Zeman. Grabar-Kitarovic and Zeman will give press statements after their meeting.
WASHINGTON DC - IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks to media at start of 2019 Spring Meetings - 1330 GMT WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in hold talks at the White House. INDIA - Seven-phase general elections begin. 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.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, APRIL 12 LONDON - Deadline set by European Union for Britain to leave the bloc if Prime Minister Theresa May fails to convince MPs to back her Brexit deal with Brussels.
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). - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, APRIL 13 JAKARTA - Indonesian presidential debate on economic issues – 1300 GMT.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 14 FINLAND - Finnish Parliament election. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 15 TOKYO - Launch of OECD Economic Surveys: Japan
BELFAST/NEW YORK – 106th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. BOSTON - 2019 Boston Marathon. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 16 ** MOSCOW - Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi will visit Russia. Bratislava - Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman will pay a working visit to Slovakia. BEIJING - Launch of OECD Economic Surveys: China
VATICAN CITY – 92st birthday of Pope Benedict. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 INDONESIA – President election. INDONESIA - Indonesian Regional Representative Council election. INDONESIA - Indonesian House of Representatives election. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, APRIL 18
INDIA - Indian People's Assembly election. MOSCOW - Estonia's President Kersti Kaljulaid will visit Moscow. VIENNA - OPEC and non-OPEC oil ministers' meet in Vienna. ALGERIA – President election.
- - - - - - - - - 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. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 22 GLOBAL - Earth Day.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 23 INDIA - Indian People's Assembly election. GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 JAKARTA, Indonesia - 2nd APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Meeting.
GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2019 (to Apr. 30). - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, APRIL 25 GLOBAL - World Malaria Day.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 28 SEOUL - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera will make a state visit to South Korea (to April 29).
PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania - 21th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania. LONDON - 2019 London Marathon. BENIN - Beninese National Assembly election. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 29
INDIA - Indian People's Assembly election. LONDON – 8th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MAY 5
PANAMA - President election. PANAMA - Panamanian National Assembly election. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, MAY 6 INDIA - Indian People's Assembly election. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 SOUTH AFRICA - South African National Assembly election. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MAY 9
SIBIU, Romania - The informal European Council will bring together EU heads of state or government in Sibiu. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MAY 12
LITHUANIA – President election. INDIA - Indian People's Assembly election. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, MAY 13 PHILIPPINES - Philippine Senate election.
PHILIPPINES - Philippine House of Representatives election. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MAY 16 BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, MAY 19 SWITZERLAND - Referendum election.
INDIA - Indian People's Assembly election. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MAY 21 BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting. MALAWI – President election.
MALAWI - Malawian National Assembly election. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MAY 23
EUROPEAN UNION - European Parliament election. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MAY 26
BELGIUM - Belgian Chamber of Representatives election. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MAY 27
NETHERLANDS - Dutch Second Chamber election. MADAGASCAR - Malagasy National Assembly election. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, MAY 28 RIGA - Launch of OECD Economic Surveys: Latvia
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