DIARY-Political and General News Events from June 18

Leaders from various countries, including South Korea, Myanmar, Albania, Singapore, and Russia, are attending key summits and diplomatic visits across Europe and Asia.

For other diaries, please see: Political and General News Top Economic Events Emerging Markets Economic Events Government Debt Auctions U.S. Federal Reserve Today in Washington ---------------------------------------------------------------- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ---------------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY, JUNE ​18

EVIAN, FRANCE – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will embark on a European tour to attend the G7 summit. (Final day) BEIJING - Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing visits China, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. (To June 19) BISHKEK - Albania's President Bajram Begaj will pay an official visit Kyrgyztan (to June 19). KAZAN, Russian - ‌Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is set to visit the Russian city of Kazan. Wong will attend the Asean-Russia Commemorative Summit to mark the 35th anniversary of dialogue relations between Moscow and Asean. (To June 19) MOSCOW - ASEAN-Russia summit (Final day) THE HAGUE - Japanese Emperor Naruhito and ‌Empress Masako on state visit to the Netherlands. (To June 19) BRUSSELS - NATO defence ministers meet at the alliance headquarters in Brussels.

BRUSSELS - European Council (To June 19) - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, JUNE 20

GLOBAL - World Refugee Day - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, JUNE 21

GLOBAL - International Yoga Day - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JUNE 22

- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 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)

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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

ATHENS - Greece hosts defence conference in Athens (To June 30) PYEONGTAEK - South Korea observes the 24th anniversary of an inter-Korean sea clash

BEIJING/TAIPEI - 16th Anniversary of signing of a landmark trade deal between China and Taiwan - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, JULY 1

CHINA – ⁠105th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JULY 2

GLOBAL - World UFO Day on the anniversary of the Roswell incident. SIENA - July annual horse race "Palio di Siena". ALGERIA - Algerian National People's Assembly Election - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, JULY 3 SEOUL - Thailand’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow will visit Seoul. - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, JULY 4

SLOVAKIA – Slovakia Referendum ​Election. UNITED STATES - Independence Day. GLOBAL - International Day of Cooperatives.

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VIENNA - The seven OPEC+ countries will hold monthly meetings to review market conditions. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, JULY 7

KATHMANDU - 79th birthday of Nepal's Gyanendra, the last king of the Himalayan nation, who was deposed in ⁠2008 LONDON – 21st anniversary of the attacks on London's transport network, in which more than 50 people were killed and 700 injured. ANKARA - Turkey hosts NATO summit (To July 8)

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BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. TEHRAN - 26th anniversary of attack on Tehran University dormitory in 1999. JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH - Palestine marks 21st anniversary of a World Court ruling that Israel's walls and fences in the ⁠West ​Bank were illegal.

SOUTH SUDAN – 15th Anniversary of South Sudan becoming an Independent State. - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, JULY 10 BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council. - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, JULY 11 GLOBAL - United Nations World Population Day.

MUMBAI - 19th anniversary of the deadly bomb attacks on Mumbai's commuter rail network. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JULY 13

SEOUL - Member of the British royal family, Princess Anne and her husband, Sir Tim Laurence, will make a three-day trip to South Korea. (To July 15) BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, JULY 14

PARIS - Bastille Day. - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, JULY 17 GLOBAL - World Day for International Justice, which commemorates the adoption of the ⁠founding treaty of the International Criminal Court, the Rome Statute

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GLOBAL - Nelson Mandela International Day. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, JULY 19

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE - Sao Tomean Presidency Election. - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, JULY 20 MANILA - ASEAN foreign ministers hold an annual meeting.

CYPRUS - Cyprus marks the anniversary of the Turkish invasion ⁠in 1974. - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, JULY 21 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fl – 26th anniversary of conclusion of ⁠NASA's space shuttle program after successful completion of mission STS-135.

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OSLO – 15th anniversary of Norway bombing and mass shooting at youth summer camp on the nearby Utoya Island, where 77 people were killed. - - - - - - - - - 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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GLOBAL - World Hepatitis Day. GLOBAL – ‌112th anniversary of the beginning of World War ‌1.

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