DIARY-Political and General News Events from April 25

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THURSDAY, APRIL 25 ** BANGKOK - Saleumxay Kommasith, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR pays a working visit to Thailand (Final day)

** JOHANNESBURG - Namibia hosts international energy conference. (Final day) ** BRATISLAVA - EU commissioner Vera Jourova holds a news conference during visit to Slovakia – 1600 GMT.

** STOCKHOLM - Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and his Latvian counterpart Evika Silina hold press conference in Stockholm following a meeting – 1135 GMT. ** KUWAIT CITY - Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis meets his Kuwaiti counterpart in Kuwait City. ABU DHABI – South Africa Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile is undertaking a working visit to Dubai and Abu-Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (Final day) JAKARTA - Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan to make working visit to Indonesia (to April 26) ASTANA - Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs of the UK David Cameron will visit Kazakhstan.(Final day)

ANKARA - New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters is set to visit Turkey (to April 28). 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. (Final day)

BEIJING - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan will pay an official visit to China(Final day). BEIJING - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit China. (To Apr. 27)

BANGKOK - Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina to pay official visit to Thailand (to April 29) BAKU - President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov will pay a state visit to Azerbaijan (Final day)

STOCKHOLM - Finland's President Alexander Stubb on state visit to Sweden (Final day) GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2024 (to April 30). LAAGE, Germany - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg visits the northern German air base Laage, holds a joint news conference with German air chief Ingo Gerhartz – 1130 GMT. BERLIN - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius presents NATO Secretary-General with Eric. M. Warburg prize, honouring him for his engagement for the trans-Atlantic partnership – 1600 GMT.

STOCKHOLM - Prime Minister of Latvia Evika Silina will pay her first bilateral visit to Sweden (to April 26). ISURAVA, Papua New Guinea - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will commemorate ANZAC Day alongside Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister at a dawn service ceremony on the Kokoda Track. NEW YORK - UN Security Council meeting on Syria - 1400 GMT

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

** MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosts Bolivian counterpart Celinda Sosa Lunda for talks in Moscow – 0900 GMT. GENEVA - WTO dispute settlement body meets in Geneva. STOCKHOLM - Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen hold a news conference after they visit defense materials company BAE Systems Hagglunds in Ornskoldsvik in northern Sweden – 1330 GMT. ANKARA - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. ANKARA - New Zealand's Foreign Minister Mark Peters to have press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. PARIS - French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu hosts his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, for bilateral talks and a joint news conference. INDIA - Second phase of India's general elections. BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will receive Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and give a news conference after their talks in Berlin - 0915 GMT BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosts NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Berlin for a meeting in preparation for the defence alliance's 75th anniversary. - 1330 GMT

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

** RIYADH - Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif to visit Saudi Arabia.(to April 30) ** BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz receives Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo in Berlin – 1700 GMT. NAIROBI - Kenya's President William Ruto and World Bank's head Ajay Banga will host African heads of state for a summit in the Kenyan capital. (To Apr. 29) BEIRUT - French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne is scheduled to arrive in Lebanon.

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

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** BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz receives Montenegro's Prime Minister Milojko Spajic with military honors, followed by a news conference in Berlin – 1000 GMT. ** HELSINKI - Norway's Minister for Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide will meet Finland's President Alexander Stubb and Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen in Helsinki. BANGKOK - Brunei leader Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is scheduled to meet Thai Prime Minsiter Srettha Thavisin, followed by joint statements during his visit to Thailand. PRAGUE - Czech President Petr Pavel welcomes German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Prague Castle in Prague. Both presidents will speak at conference marking the 20th anniversary of the Czech Republic in the European Union.

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

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VATICAN CITY – 13th anniversary of beatification ceremony of late Pope John Paul II. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, MAY 2 ** PARIS - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, Javier González-Olaechea to visit Paris for OECD meeting.(May 3) PARIS - OECD Ministerial Council Meeting 2024. (to May 3)

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 ** OSLO - Moldova President Maia Sandu in Norway for state visit. BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Becirovic with military honors in Berlin – 0830 GMT.

STOCKHOLM - Denmark's King Frederik and Queen Mary visit Sweden on their first official overseas visit since Frederik X ascended the throne in January. (To May 7) CHAD - Chadian Presidency Election.

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KATOWICE, Poland - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speak at the European Economic Congress. INDIA - Third phase of India general election.

BAKU - President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev is slated to pay a visit to Azerbaijan (to May 8). BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) Meeting.

GLOBAL - World Asthma Day. MALMÖ ARENA, SWEDEN - 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. (To May 11)

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NORTH MACEDONIA - North Macedonian Assembly Election. GLOBAL - World Red Cross Red and Crescent Day.

- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MAY 9 LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia - 42nd ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings (to May 11)

WASHINGTON - Türkiye's President Tayyip Erdogan will visit the United States. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, MAY 12 LITHUANIA - Lithuanian Presidency Election.

LITHUANIA – Referendum Election. GLOBAL - International Nurse's Day

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INDIA - Fourth phase of India's general election. ANKARA - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Turkey

Brussels - Eurogroup Meeting. - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, MAY 14 BEIJING – Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif will make an official visit to the People's Republic of China.

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. - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, MAY 20 INDIA - Fifth phase of India's general 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. - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, MAY 25 INDIA - Sixth phase of India's general election. - - - - - - - - -

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 INDIA - Seventh and last phase of India's general election.

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. - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, JUNE 10 CAIRO - Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic travels to Egypt. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, JUNE 13 BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy - Italy hosts G7 summit of world leaders. (To June 15) - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, JUNE 18 LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion). - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 20 LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup meeting

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LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council. - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, JUNE 22

Mauritania - Mauritanian Presidency election. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JUNE 24 LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council.

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LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 27 Brussels - European Council meeting (to June 28). - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JUNE 28

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