DIARY-Political and General News Events from April 15

DIARY-Political and General News Events from April 15

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----------------------------------------------------------- This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ----------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY, APRIL 15 ** TOKYO - Angel Gurria, secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, (OECD) meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo - 0800 GMT. ** MOSCOW - Russia's deputy finance minister Anton Siluanov speaks in parliament. - 1200 GMT. ** BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi for talks in Berlin. - 1500 GMT. ** BERLIN – President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov will meet with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his trip to Germany (to April 16). SAHARA DESERT, Morocco - Desert Marathon Des sables (Final Day). BEIJING - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono will pay an official visit to China (Final Day). TASHKENT - Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will visit Uzbekistan (Final Day). BEIJING - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will meet Japan Foreign Minister Taro Kono in Beijing - 0200 GMT. BEIJING - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono in Beijing - 0315 GMT. BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi for talks in Berlin - 1500 GMT. TOKYO - OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria will hold a press conference to mark the release of the Economic Survey of Japan 2019 - 0130 GMT. 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 ** BEIJING, China (PRC) - The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) releases its latest Economic Survey of China in Beijing. The report analyses challenges facing China's economy due to slowing growth, trade frictions and high levels of debt - 0600 GMT. BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov in Berlin - 1430 GMT. ASHGABAT - South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Turkmenistan (to April 18). 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 ** PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron gives a news conference at the Elysee presidential palace after announcing his policy response to the "Great Debate". ** BEIJING, China (PRC) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets his Burkina Faso counterpart Alpha Barry in Beijing. ** STRASBOURG, France - Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins speaks in the European Parliament in Strasbourg - 0800 GMT. ** BERLIN - Germany Economy Minister Peter Altmaier presents 2019 spring outlook in Berlin - 0900 GMT. ** MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Tajikistan counterpart Emomali Rahmon in Moscow - 1300 GMT. PRAGUE - Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will meet his local counterpart Andrej Babis and also attend Czech-Vietnamese business forum in Czech Republic - 0730 GMT. VIENNA - 176th (Extraordinary) Meeting of the OPEC Conference.

MOSCOW - Saudi King Salman's son Sultan bin Salman bin Adbulaziz Al Saud will visit Moscow. INDONESIA – President election. INDONESIA - Indonesian Regional Representative Council election. INDONESIA - Indonesian House of Representatives election. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, APRIL 18 BRATISLAVA - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will meet Central European ministers in Bratislava. TASHKENT - South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Uzbekistan (to April 21). 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 TOKYO - Pakistan Foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will visit Japan (to April 24). ASTANA - South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Kazakhstan (to April 23). 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 TOKYO - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will visit Japan (to April 23). GLOBAL - Earth Day. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 23

INDIA - Indian People's Assembly election. GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24

LONDON - British Finance Minister Philip Hammond speaks to lawmakers on parliament's Treasury Committee about the Spring Statement budget update he announced in March - 1315 GMT. JAKARTA - 2nd APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Meeting. GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2019 (to Apr. 30).

- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, APRIL 25

BRATISLAVA - Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Central European prime ministers in Bratislava. BRUSSELS - EU-Japan summit. 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 - Euro zone finance ministers meet in Brussels. 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 - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, JUNE 9 ASTANA - Kazakhstan to hold early presidential election. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event.

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