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----------------------------------------------------------- This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ----------------------------------------------------------- TUESDAY, APRIL 16 ** MOSCOW – Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon visits Russia (to April 17) ** TOKYO – Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos pays a working visit to Japan (Final Day). ** SOFIA – Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze pays official visit to Bulgaria. ** ANKARA – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will pay an official visit to Turkey . ** DAMASCUS - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visits Damascus, Syria .
** STRASBOURG, France - EU Council President Donald Tusk and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker discuss the outcome of the latest European Summit on Brexit with EU lawmakers - 0700 GMT. ** MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets foreign ministers of Arab League in Moscow. The meeting will be followed by a news conference by Lavrov, Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad - 0800 GMT. ** ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and they hold a joint news conference - 1200 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 (Final Day).
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/ TASHKENT - South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (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 ** WASHINGTON D.C, - Japan Economy Minister Hiroshige Seko and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will continue their trade talks on the second day in Washington D.C. ** ANKARA - Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visits Turkey for talks likely to include policy on Syrian conflict and Tehran's energy exports to Ankara
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 ** TEHRAN – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay an official visit to Iran (to April 22).
** 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 GLOBAL - Earth Day.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 23 INDIA - Indian People's Assembly election. GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 ** VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok. 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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