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---------------------------------------------------------------- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ---------------------------------------------------------------- TUESDAY, APRIL 21 ** JOHANNESBURG – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on Tuesday evening on additional economic and social relief measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

** BRUSSELS - EU Commissioner for internal market Thierry Breton speaks to EU lawmakers on ways to tackle the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to the tourism sector - 0700 GMT. ** MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov delivers a speech by video conference - 0800 GMT.

** BRUSSELS - Eurogroup President Mario Centeno debates with EU lawmakers on the EU's economic response to the coronavirus crisis - 1500 GMT. ** WASHINGTON, D.C – Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo will meet with President Trump at the White House on Tuesday to discuss the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and budgetary heads from the APEC countries attend the APEC trade ministers' meeting in Malaysia (Final Day). RIYADH - The G20 agriculture ministers hold an extraordinary virtual meeting to discuss enhancing global cooperation during the coronavirus pandemic and ensuring the flow of critical agricultural products to safeguard global food security and nutrition – 1230 GMT.

MANILA - World Health Organization Regional Director for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai and other health officials update journalists in a video conference on the coronavirus outbreak in the region. - 0230 GMT BRUSSELS - EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan speaks to EU lawmakers on the EU's response to the impact of the pandemic on trade – 1200 GMT.

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her 94th birthday. PARIS – 59th anniversary of the first manned mission to space. BRUSSELS - EU informal meeting of environment ministers (to April 22).

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 ** ABUJA – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is to review the COVID-19 situation and various measures taken by State Governments at various stages since the virus hit Nigeria. ** ANKARA – The foreign minister of Turkey, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will hold a teleconference meeting on April 22 to discuss the developments in the Idlib province of Syria amid a fragile ceasefire between the Turkish army and Syrian regime forces.

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia chairs a virtual meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation executive committee at the level of foreign ministers to discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on public health security and the financial stability of member states. GLOBAL - Earth Day.

BRUSSELS - Video conference of EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, APRIL 23

** NEW DELHI – The Economic Advisory Council of the 15th Finance Commission (FFC) will hold a two-day virtual meeting starting Thursday to discuss the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic growth in this fiscal year and the next, and the stimulus required to shore up the economy. RIYADH - G20 employment ministers hold a virtual meeting on enhancing and coordinating labour policies to ensure stable and protected labour markets during the coronavirus pandemic.

BRUSSELS – EU leaders will follow up by video conference on the EU's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day. - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, APRIL 24 GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2020 (to April 30). BRUSSELS - EU informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers (to April 25). - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, APRIL 25

GLOBAL - World Malaria Day. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 27

BRUSSELS - EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting (to April 28). BRUSSELS - EU informal meeting of employment, social policy and health ministers on social policy (to April 28).

- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 28 ** ZAGREB - Video conference of EU ministers of energy.

** BRUSSELS - Video conference of ministers of home affairs. PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 22nd anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania. - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 BRUSSELS – Video conference of ministers of transport.

LONDON – Ninth wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of health ministers (to April 30). - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MAY 5 ZAGREB - EU-Western Balkans summit in Zagreb (to May 7).

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BRUSSELS - European Commission Vice-President Dombrovskis presents Action Plan on Anti-money Laundering. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MAY 7 ZAGREB - A summit between the EU and Western Balkan countries is held in the Croatian capital Zagreb.

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MOSCOW - The Czech President Milos Zeman visits Moscow to attend the events commemorating the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, MAY 10 POLAND - Referendum election.

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BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MAY 12

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting

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WELLINGTON - New Zealand's finance minister delivers budget that aims to tackle the long-term challenges facing the country while also preparing the economy for the future. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) meeting.

- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MAY 17 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Referendum election DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Dominican Chamber of Deputies DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Dominican Senate - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MAY 18

BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting BRUSSELS – EU Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council meeting (to May 19). - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, MAY 19 BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. MALAWI - Referendum election. - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, MAY 20 BURUNDI - Referendum election. - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, MAY 26 BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting.

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BRUSSELS - The European Commission's climate chief, Frans Timmermans, presents an assessment of the EU member states' national energy and climate plans. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 4

** LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (to June 5). - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JUNE 8

** Nur-Sultan – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade). - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10

FREDRICK COUNTY, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES - U.S. President Donald Trump hosts G7 leaders at Camp David (to June 12) - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 11

** LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup meeting. - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JUNE 12 ** LUXEMBOURG - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council LUXEMBOURG - EU finance ministers meet for monthly talks. - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, JUNE 15 LUXEMBOURG - European foreign affairs minister meet in Luxembourg. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, JUNE 16

** LUXEMBOURG - EU General Affairs Council - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 18

** BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to June 19). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event.

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