DIARY-Political and General News Events from May 2
PRAGUE - NATO Foreign Affairs ministers hold an informal meeting in Prague (To May 31) - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MAY 31 GLOBAL - World No Tobacco Day. - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, JUNE 1 INDIA - Seventh and last phase of India's general election.
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THURSDAY, MAY 2 ANKARA - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Retno Marsudi, will pay a visit to Türkiye (To May 3)
ROME - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and King of Jordan Abdullah II meet at Palazzo Chigi. - 0930 GMT PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron meets Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Elysee Palace. – 1120 GMT VATICAN CITY - King of Jordan Abdullah II meets Pope Francis at the Vatican. – 1200 GMT BEIRUT - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides visit Beirut and will meet Prime Minister of Lebanon Najib Azmi Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. 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 ** FRANKFURT - German Finance Minister Christian Lindner presents the annual customs report during a news conference at airport in Frankfurt. – 0815 GMT
** JOHHANESBURG - Zimbabwe finance minister Mthuli Ncube addresses the Zimbabwe Investment Summit where the southern African country is seeking the elusive foreign direct investment (FDI). – 0900 GMT ** TBILISI - Japan's finance minister Shunichi Suzuki to hold press conference on sidelines of ADB meeting. – 1345 GMT
** GAMBIA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Gambia. (To May 04) BRASILIA - Brazil president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva welcomes Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during an official visit in Brasilia.
SANTIAGO – Chile's President Gabriel Boric and UN Secretary General António Guterres meet and hold news conference. – 2230 GMT ROME - Swiss President Viola Amherd will travel to Rome this week to meet Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
COPENHAGEN - African and Nordic foreign ministers hold press conference in Copenhagen – 1030 GMT. GLOBAL - World Press Freedom Day. - - - - - - - - -
SATURDAY, MAY 4 ** WELLINGTON - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will make an official visit to New Zealand.
** BRASILIA - Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a news conference in Sao Paulo. COLOMBO - Japanese Foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa to visit Sri Lanka. (To May 05) - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MAY 5
** KATHMANDU - Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko visits Nepal. PARIS/BELGRADE/BUDAPEST - Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary (To May 10)
PANAMA - Panamanian Presidency Election. PANAMA - Panamanian National Assembly Election.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MAY 6 MADRID - Spain's Economy minister Carlos Cuerpo to speak at an event about White Paper on Cross-Border e-Business. – 1000 GMT 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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GUATEMALA CITY - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo, as part of Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection, in Guatemala City. 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) - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 BERLIN - Finland's President Alexander Stubb visits Germany to meet German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
BUDAPEST - Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hungary (to May 10). 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.
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LITHUANIA - Lithuanian Presidency Election. LITHUANIA – Referendum Election.
GLOBAL - International Nurse's Day - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, MAY 13 INDIA - Fourth phase of India's general election.
ANKARA - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Turkey Brussels - Eurogroup Meeting.
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OSLO - Denmark's King Frederik and Queen Mary visit Norway at the invitation of Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja. (To May 15) 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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VERONA, ITALY - Pope Francis pays a visit to Verona. GLOBAL - International Museum Day
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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.
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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. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MAY 23 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.
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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.
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BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade). PRAGUE - NATO Foreign Affairs ministers hold an informal meeting in Prague (To May 31) - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, MAY 31 GLOBAL - World No Tobacco Day.
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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 - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, JUNE 21 LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, JUNE 22 Mauritania - Mauritanian Presidency election. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JUNE 24
LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, JUNE 25 LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 27
Brussels - European Council meeting (to June 28). - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JUNE 28 Mongolia - Mongolian State Great Hural election.
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