DIARY-Political and General News Events from May 22

** Indicates new events ---------------------------------------------------------------- FRIDAY, MAY 22 ** ASHGABAT - Prime Minister of the Republic of ​Azerbaijan Ali Asadov visits Turkmenistan to participate in the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

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FRIDAY, MAY 22 ** ASHGABAT - Prime Minister of the Republic of ​Azerbaijan Ali Asadov visits Turkmenistan to participate in the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States. (Final day)

** JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's ​finance minister Enoch Godongwana will address lawmakers in Parliament on the National Treasury's spending priorities. - 0700 GMT ** NEW ‌DELHI - Cyprus ​President Nikos Christodoulides meets India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi during his four-day-long visit to India. - 0600 GMT

MOZAMBIQUE/NAMIBIA - Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev visits Mozambique and Namibia. (Final day) LONDON - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya visits the United Kingdom. (To May 23) BAKU - The Deputy Prime Minister of Albania, Albana Koçiu, will visit Azerbaijan to participate in the 13th session of the World Urban Forum in Baku. (Final day) Suzhou, People's Republic of China - APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting. (To May 23)

BEIJING - Moldova's ‌Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi visits China at the invitation of China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi. (To May 25) ATHENS - Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis meets his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis in Athens. - 1100 GMT HELSINGBORG, Sweden - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends NATO foreign ministers’ meeting, discusses burden sharing and defense investment; meets Arctic Seven counterparts.

HELSINGBORG, Sweden - NATO foreign ministers meet in Sweden's Helsingborg to discuss the follow-up to last year’s new defence spending commitments agreed at the summit in The Hague, as well as continued support for Ukraine. - 0600 GMT NICOSIA - Euro zone finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Cyprus. - 0700 GMT

BRUSSELS - EU trade ministers to discuss trade impact of Iran crisis and WTO impasse. - 0800 GMT MEXICO ‌CITY - EU-Mexico summit.

ASHGABAT - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit Turkmenistan to participate in a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States. GLOBAL - International Day for Biological Diversity. BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting. BRUSSELS - Foreign Affairs Council (Trade). LEFKOSIA, Cyprus - Informal meeting of EU economic and financial affairs ministers. (To May 23) - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, MAY 23 NEW ‌DELHI - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit India (To May 26) BEIJING - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visits China and holds meetings with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang for several memoranda of understanding. (To May 25)

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** BEIJING - Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan pays a working visit to China. (To May 26) BEIJING - At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic will pay a state visit to China. (To May 28) CYPRUS - Cypriot House of Representatives election. ACERRA, Italy - Pope Leo visits Acerra in southern Italy's so-called "Land of Fires," an area long plagued by illegal toxic waste dumping and burning. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MAY 26

** NEW YORK - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council. BERLIN - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil speaks to Germany's Foreign Press Association. - 0930 GMT.

BEIJING - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China (To May ⁠27). TOKYO - President of Philippines, ​Ferdinand Marcos Jr., will make a state visit to Japan. (To May 29)

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, ⁠MAY 27 ** BERN - State visit of Poland President Karol Nawrocki in Switzerland. (To May 28) GYMNICH, Germany - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers. (To May 28)

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** TORONTO - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Canada at the invitation of his Canadian counterpart. ** BERLIN - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil speaks at meeting of finance ministers in Berlin, with statements also expected by ministers from France, the Netherlands, Spain, Poland and Italy. - 1300 ⁠GMT - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, MAY 29 WARSAW - Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna and Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Katrín Gunnarsdótti after the meeting of the Council of the Baltic Sea States. - 1300 GMT - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MAY 31 GLOBAL - World No Tobacco Day. Colombia - Colombian Presidency election. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JUNE 1

KATHMANDU - 25th anniversary of the assassination of Nepal King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and eight other members of the ​royal family. SANTO DOMINGO - Suriname's President, Jennifer Geerlings-Simons will make a two-day visit to the Dominican Republic. (To June 2) GENEVA - International Labour Conference, 114th session. (To June 12) ETHIOPIA - Ethiopian House of People's Representatives Election.

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SYDNEY - Sydney Film Festival 2026 (to June 14). - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 4

CHILE – 15th anniversary of Chile's Puyehue volcano eruption, causing air ⁠traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia. LUXEMBOURG - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council. (To June 5) - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JUNE 5

TIVAT - EU-Western Balkans summit. GLOBAL - World Environment Day. - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 SEOUL - South Korea marks the 71st anniversary of Memorial Day. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, JUNE 7 ARMENIA - Armenian National Assembly Election. VIENNA – OPEC 66th JMMC Meeting. LEFKOSIA – EU Informal meeting of defence ministers. (To June 8) - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9 TALLINN - The Prime Ministers of the Baltic States and Nordic countries will meet in Estonia.

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BERLIN - International ⁠Air ​Show. (to June 14) - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 11

DODOMA - Tanzania's Finance Minister Khamis Mussa Omar presents the 2026-27 (July-June) budget to Parliament. - 1200 GMT NAIROBI - Kenya's Finance Minister John Mbadi to present the 2026-27 (July-June) fiscal budget to Parliament. - 1100 GMT LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup Meeting.

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GLOBAL - World Day against Child Labour. LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, JUNE 14

GLOBAL - World Blood Donor Day. GAZA - 19th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah.

GLOBAL - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. SWITZERLAND – Referendum Election. - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, JUNE 15 LUXEMBOURG - EU Foreign Affairs Council.

ATHENS - Greece hosts defence conference in Athens. (To June 16) EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France - G7 summit starts in Evian-les-Bains, France. (To June 17) - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, JUNE 16 LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council.

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** THE HAGUE - Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on ⁠state visit to the Netherlands. (To June 19) GLOBAL - United Nation's World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 BRUSSELS - European Council. (To June 19) - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, JUNE 20 GLOBAL - World Refugee Day. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, JUNE 21 GLOBAL - International Yoga Day. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

BRUSSELS - Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on state visit to Belgium. BERLIN - 78th anniversary of beginning of The Berlin Blockade. ⁠Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting ⁠the United States to organise a massive airlift. MACAO SAR, People's Republic of China - APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting. (To June 28) - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, JUNE 25 LOS ANGELES - 17th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson. - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, JUNE 26 GLOBAL - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JUNE 29 PYEONGTAEK - South Korea observes the 24th anniversary of an inter-Korean sea clash.

BEJING/TAIPEI - 16th Anniversary of signing of a landmark trade deal between China and Taiwan. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JULY 2 ALGERIA - Algerian National People's Assembly.

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- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JULY 24 MANILA - The ‌Philippines hosts foreign ministers from 59 countries to commemorate the ‌50th year anniversary of the signing of Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia.

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