DIARY-Political and General News Events from Feb 23

** PARIS - French President Macron will speak by videoconference during a debate organized by the United Nations Security Council on the links between climate change and threats to international peace and security - 1500 GMT. MEXICO CITY - Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez visits Mexico (to Feb. 24) WELLINGTON - Deputy finance ministers of Asia-Pacific countries meet in preparation for APEC Summit in New Zealand.

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** KABUL - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov will pay a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. ** COLOMBO - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will embark on a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka (to Feb. 24).

** KYIV - Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis will pay a working visit to Ukraine (to Feb. 24). ** PARIS - Macedonia foreign minister Bujar Osmani visit France. ** ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets his Turkmenistan counterpart Rashid Meredov and holds a news conference. They then hold a trilateral meeting with Azeri counterpart Ceyhun Bayramov and a joint news conference - 1100 GMT. ** BERLIN - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer speak at a summit to review Germany's housing and construction policies - 1215 GMT. ** BRUSSELS - Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Europe fit for the digital age Margrethe Vestager discusses the EU Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act with European lawmakers - 0830 GMT. ** BRUSSELS - EU Industry Days with speeches by Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament - 0900 GMT. ** PARIS - French President Macron will speak by videoconference during a debate organized by the United Nations Security Council on the links between climate change and threats to international peace and security - 1500 GMT.

MEXICO CITY - Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez visits Mexico (to Feb. 24) WELLINGTON - Deputy finance ministers of Asia-Pacific countries meet in preparation for APEC Summit in New Zealand. (to March 07) COLOMBO - Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan holds bilateral meetings with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa during a two-day visit to Sri Lanka. (to Feb. 24) MADRID - Spain's economy minister Nadia Calvino speaks at plenary session in Senate - 1500 GMT. BRUSSELS - European Council, the Conference on the Future of Europe and the EU-UK relations will be on the agenda of the Informal video conference of European affairs ministers - 1000 GMT. WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden conducts his first bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, highlighting strong and deep partnership between two neighbours. COLOMBO - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka

BRUSSELS – EU Informal video conference of European affairs ministers. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24

** BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president and digital commissioner Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on the EU Roaming Regulation. ** BRUSSELS - EU Industry Days with Frans Timmermans, European Commission Executive Vice-President, and Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank - 0900 GMT. ** BRUSSELS - NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoană will meet with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, Pekka Haavisto, at NATO Headquarters.

MADRID - Spain's economy minister Nadia Calvino chairs a meeting to work on the recovery, transformation and resilience plan - 1600 GMT. MOSCOW - New President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov visits Moscow, meets Russian President Vladimir Putin (to Feb. 25) CAPE TOWN - South Africa's finance minister Tito Mboweni to present the April 2021-March 2022 fiscal year budget to parliament. - 1200 GMT MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador meets Argentina counterpart, Alberto Fernandez. AMLO invited Fernandez to attend Mexico's 200 Independence anniversary celebrations.

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MADRID - Spain's economy affairs minister Nadia Calvino appears in the European Union parliament-senate combined committe - 1500 GMT. BRUSSELS - European Commissioner for humanitarian aid Janez Lenarcic debates the bloc's humanitarian response during COVID-19 with European lawmakers – 1300 GMT. BRUSSELS - Video conference of the members of the European Council. (To Feb. 26)

BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet to discuss macroeconomic developments and policy prospects in the euro zone - 1400 GMT. - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, FEB. 26

BRUSSELS - EU leaders hold video conference on on security and defence and on the EU's Southern Neighborhood. - 0800 GMT. ROME - G20 Meetings of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, videoconference (to Feb. 27). - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, FEB. 28 EL SALVADOR - Salvadorian Legislative Assembly election.

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BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's President Alberto Fernández addresses the Parliament at the opening of the annual sessions. - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, MAR. 02 LISBON - Informal meeting of defence ministers (to Mar. 3)

MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia election. - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, MAR. 03 BRUNEI - ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Task Force Meeting via videoconference (to Mar. 4).

BANGKOK - Thailand Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith speaks at a business seminar - 0530 GMT. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, MAR. 4 DHAKA - Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Dhaka to do the groundwork for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Bangladesh towards the end of the month. LISBON - Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich (to Mar. 5). VIENNA - The 14th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting via videoconference. - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MAR. 5

NICOSIA - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will visit Cyprus (to March 06). - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, MAR. 6

IVORY COAST - Ivory Coast holds legislative elections. SINGAPORE - First Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, MAR. 7 BOLIVIA - Local elections in Bolivia - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, MAR. 09 BRUSSELS - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security, Josep Borrell, speaks on EU's humanitarian aid in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on "Europe’s Digital Decade: 2030 Digital Targets." - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MAR. 11

BRUSSELS - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (to Mar. 12) - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MAR. 14

STUTTGART, Germany - Baden Wuerttemberg state elections. MAINZ, Germany - The German state of Rhineland Palatinate (Rheinland Pfalz) holds state elections. - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, MAR. 15 BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet - 1400 GMT. BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

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WEDNESDAY, MAR. 17 BRUSSELS - European Commission Pice-president Maros Sefcovic speaks to press regarding better regulation in the EU – 1100 GMT. BRUSSELS - European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on "Updating the new industrial strategy for Europe". NETHERLANDS - Dutch Second Chamber election. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, MAR. 18 BRUSSELS – EU Environment Council

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BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MAR. 23

BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset election. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MAR. 25

BRUNEI - ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting via videoconference. BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to Mar. 26). - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MAR. 26

DHAKA – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Bangladesh. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MAR. 30

BRUNEI - 25th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ Meeting via videoconference. BRUNEI - 7th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting via videoconference. - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, MAR. 31 BRUSSELS - European Commission Pice-president Frans Timmermans gives a news conference on the EU's action plan for the development of organic production: on the way to 2030. CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) – President election.

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SOFIA - Bulgarians vote in a parliamentary election - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APR. 6

GREENLAND - Greenland holds general election. - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, APR. 9 SAMOA - Samoan Legislative Assembly election.

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CHILE - Local and constitutional convention elections in Chile. ECUADOR - Ecuador holds second round of presidential elections for 2021-2025 term. PERU - Peru holds presidential elections. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, APR. 15 BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting. - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, APR. 16 BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers. (To Apr. 17)

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BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APR. 20 BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, APR. 23

BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of environment ministers. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APR. 25

ALBANIA - Parliament of Albania election. - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, APR. 30 BENIN - Benin holds presidential elections.

CHAD - Chad holds presidential elections. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event.

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