DIARY-Political and General News Events from April 15

(To Apr. 16) NEW YORK - UN Security Council to meet on Yemen - 1400 GMT MEXICO CITY - Mexican Finance Minister Rogelio Ramirez de la O speaks with the Atlantic Council at an event to kick off IMF-World Bank Week - 1530 GMT. WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to the White House to coordinate on common priorities and reinforce the strong bilateral partnership between the United States and Iraq.

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MONDAY, APRIL 15 ** YEREVAN - President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay a one-day official visit to Armenia

** ROME - The NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoană, will travel to Italy (to April 16). ** BEIJING - Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic Sylvie Baipo-Temon will pay an official visit to China (to April 16).

** SINGAPORE - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is in Singapore on an official visit (to April 16). ** PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron closes a humanitarian conference for Sudan and neighbouring countries – 1330 GMT.

** ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to meet the European Commission's vice-president Vera Jourova in Athens – 0600 GMT. ** WARSAW - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen meets with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw – 1500 GMT.

** COPENHAGEN - Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen meets Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó in Copenhagen – 1330 GMT. ** HELSINKI - Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles travels to Finland to meet Antti Häkkänen, the Defence Minister of Finland – 1230 GMT.

** MADRID - Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares meets the El Salvadorean Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco in the Foreign Ministry – 1000 GMT. ** ISLAMABAD - Saudi Foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, will arrive in Pakistan for a two-day visit. (To Apr. 16) BEIJING - President of the Republic of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi will pay a state visit to China (to April 17).

SAHARA DESERT, Morocco - Desert Marathon Des sables (to April 22). MANILA - Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan visits Manila (to April 17).

LONDON - Swedish Foreign Minister, Tobias Billström, will visit London for a working lunch with the UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron in London.– 1230 GMT. MADRID - Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro to visit Spain and meet Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez – 1450 GMT. PARIS - Stephane Sejourne, France's minister of foreign affairs, will host a conference co-chaired by Germany's Annalena Baerbock and top EU officials Josep Borrell and Janez Lenarcic to rally humanitarian support for Sudan and neighbour countries of the war-torn African nation. BEIJING - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will travel to China with a business delegation. (To Apr. 16) NEW YORK - UN Security Council to meet on Yemen - 1400 GMT MEXICO CITY - Mexican Finance Minister Rogelio Ramirez de la O speaks with the Atlantic Council at an event to kick off IMF-World Bank Week - 1530 GMT.

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to the White House to coordinate on common priorities and reinforce the strong bilateral partnership between the United States and Iraq. WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden welcome Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala to the White House to further strengthen the U.S.-Czech relationship. BOSTON - 2024 Boston Marathon. BELFAST/NEW YORK – 111th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of energy ministers. (To April 16) - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, APRIL 16 ** BEIJING - Tanja Fajon, deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Slovenia, will pay an official visit to China (to April 21).

** BEIJING - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz holds a news conference following his meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang in Beijing – 1100 GMT. ** LJUBLJANA - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits Slovenia.

** BEIJING - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang in Beijing – 0230 GMT. ** BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock meets with her Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi – 1040 GMT.

** VILNIUS - Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen meets Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis in Vilnius to discuss the war in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East among other topics. ** BRUSSELS - EU foreign ministers meet online to discuss Iran's attacks against Israel. COPENHAGEN - Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen will hold a press conference with Argentina's President Javier Milei and Defence Minister Luis Alfonso Petri over Denmark's sale of F-16 fighter jets to the South American country. BRUSSELS - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will give keynote speech at a conference titled 'National Conservatism' in Brussels. MANILA - Singapore foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan meets with his Filipino counterpart Enrique Manalo during an official visit to the Philippines. BANGKOK - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is scheduled to make an official visit to Thailand (to April 18).

NEW YORK CITY, United states - 2024 Columbia Global Energy Summit. BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives Estonian President Alar Karis – 1200 GMT. NEW YORK - UN Security Council to meet on Libya - 1400 GMT

OTTAWA - Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will present the 2024-25 budget to parliament - 2000 GMT. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17

** TUNIS - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is visiting Tunisia. BANGKOK - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to meet with Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin in Bangkok followed by joint statements. BOGOTA - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit Bogota with his foreign minister Mauro Vieira to meet with Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

ASTANA - President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan WASHINGTON DC - IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings 2024. (To Apr. 20) CROATIA - Croatian Assembly Election.

SOLOMON ISLANDS - Solomon Islander National Parliament Election. AMSTERDAM - Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI of Spain will make a state visit to the Netherlands at the invitation of the King of the Netherlands. (To April 18) ROME - G7 foreign ministers meet on Italian island of Capri. (To April 19) BRUSSELS - Special European Council. (To April 18) - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, APRIL 18 NEW YORK - UN Security Council to meet on Middle East at ministerial level - 1400 GMT.

WASHINGTON DC - G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting. - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, APRIL 19 ** BOGOTÁ - Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino will visit Colombia

INDIA - Indian People's Assembly Election. WASHINGTON DC - Annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, Spring meetings. (To April 21) - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, APRIL 20 UNITED STATES - 14th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 21

HANOVER, Germany - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store open the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair in Hanover – 1600 GMT. MALDIVES - Maldivian People's Council Election. LONDON - 2024 London Marathon. PARIS – 63rd anniversary of the first manned mission to space.

ECUADOR – Ecuador Referendum Election. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 22

BRDO, Slovenia - President of Slovenia Natasa Pirc Musar, Austria Alexander Van der Bellen, Hungary Tamás Sulyok, Croatia Zoran Milanović and Italy Sergio Mattarella will meet in Brdo Slovenia. NEW YORK - UN Security Council to meet on Haiti - 1900 GMT

GLOBAL - Earth Day. LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council.

NEW YORK, United states - Economic and Social Council, Annual Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development follow-up, including the special high-level meeting of the Council with the World Bank, IMF, WTO and UNCTAD. (To April 25) - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, APRIL 23 PARIS - OECD to release study on French economy

BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of health ministers. (To April 24) STOCKHOLM - Finnish President Alexander Stubb visits Sweden on his first state trip since taking office on March 1 (To Apr. 25)

GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24

BAKU - President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov will pay a state visit to Azerbaijan (to April 25) STOCKHOLM - Finland's President Alexander Stubb on state visit to Sweden (to April 25)

NORTH MACEDONIA - North Macedonian Presidency Election. GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2024 (to April 30). - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, APRIL 25 NEW YORK - UN Security Council meeting on Syria - 1400 GMT

GLOBAL - World Malaria Day. - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, APRIL 26

BANGKOK - Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina to meet her counterpart Srettha Thavisin during her visit to Thailand, followed by joint statement. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 28

PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 26th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania. VENICE, Italy - Pope Francis visits Venice.

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BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council. (To April 30) LONDON – 13th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 VATICAN CITY – 13th anniversary of beatification ceremony of late Pope John Paul II.

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ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – The day marks the 13th year since Al-Qaeda Chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. special forces raid, ending a near decade-long worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, MAY 3 GLOBAL - World Press Freedom Day.

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PANAMA - Panamanian Presidency Election. PANAMA - Panamanian National Assembly Election.

- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MAY 6 CHAD - Chadian Presidency Election.

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BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) Meeting. GLOBAL - World Asthma Day.

MALMÖ ARENA, SWEDEN - 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. (To May 11) - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 NORTH MACEDONIA - North Macedonian Assembly Election.

GLOBAL - World Red Cross Red and Crescent Day. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, MAY 9 WASHINGTON - Türkiye's President Tayyip Erdogan will visit the United States.

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LITHUANIA - Lithuanian Presidency Election. LITHUANIA – Referendum Election.

GLOBAL - International Nurse's Day - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, MAY 13 Brussels - Eurogroup Meeting.

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BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15

GLOBAL - U.N. International Day of Families. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, MAY 16 LISBON – 12th Anniversary of 78 billion euro bail-out of Portugal by eurozone leaders.

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AREQUIPA, Peru - APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting. (To May 18) GLOBAL - World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

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GLOBAL - International Museum Day - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, MAY 19 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Dominican Senate Election.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Dominican Chamber of Deputies Election. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Dominican Presidency Election. - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, MAY 21 ** SEOUL - South Korea, Britain to host a summit on artificial intelligence in Seoul. (To May 22) BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 GLOBAL - International Day for Biological Diversity.

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STRESA, ITALY - G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meet in Stresa, Italy, to debate global economic developments. (To May 25) WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Kenyan President William Ruto for state visit to mark 60th anniversary of U.S.-Kenya diplomatic relations. - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, MAY 27 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council. - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, MAY 28 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence). - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 VANUATU - Referendum Election.

MADAGASCAR - Malagasy National Assembly Election. SOUTH AFRICA - South African National Assembly Election. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, MAY 30 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade). PRAGUE - NATO Foreign Affairs ministers hold an informal meeting in Prague (To May 31)

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GLOBAL - World No Tobacco Day. - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, JUNE 1 ICELAND - Icelandic Presidency Election. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, JUNE 2 MEXICO - Mexican Senate Election.

MEXICO – Mexican Chamber of Deputies Election. MEXICO - Mexican Presidency Election. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, JUNE 6 EUROPEAN UNION - European Parliament Election. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, JUNE 9 BELGIUM - Belgian Chamber of Representatives Election.

BULGARIA - Bulgarian National Assembly Election. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 13

BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy - Italy hosts G7 summit of world leaders. (To June 15) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event. For Technical Issues Please Contact Thomson Reuters Customer Support (TRCS) at https://customers.reuters.com/kccontactus/telephone.aspx

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