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—————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events —————————————————————– TUESDAY, FEB. 15 ** ABU DHABI – President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta will begin a three-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), focused on strengthening trade ties between Kenya and the Gulf state. (To Feb. 17) ** WASHINGTON D.C – Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama will meet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his 4-day visit to the U.S. ** VILNIUS/ WARSAW/ BRUSSELS – U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin departs for a trip to Lithuania, Poland, and Belgium. ** TOKYO – Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi holds online talks with Russian Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov as co-chairs of the Japan-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Issues.

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** STRASBOURG, France – European Parliament debates EU’s “Beating Cancer Plan,” including resolution pointing to link between cancer and alcohol – 0740 GMT

** MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau, who holds the rotating chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). – 0800 GMT

** KYIV – Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio visits Kyiv – 1520 GMT

** WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at National Association of Counties 2022 Legislative Conference. – 1800 GMT

PRAGUE/ VIENNA/ WARSAW – Deputy Foreign Minister of Malaysia Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar will undertake working visits to the Czech Republic, Austria and Poland. (To Feb. 21) BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Prime Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will undertake his first official visit to Bandar Seri Begawan. (final day) BERLIN – 72nd Berlin International Film Festival (to Feb. 20). VENICE, Italy – Venice Carnival 2022 (to Mar. 1). MANILA – Minister of External Affairs of India, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Philippines. (final day) MOSCOW – Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil, to visit Russia (to Feb.17) ABU DHABI – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits the United Arab Emirates as part of efforts to boost cooperation between the two countries, mending ties strained by years of animosity. (final day).

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MADRID – Spain’s Foreign affairs minister Jose Manuel Albares and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock hold a news conference in Spain – 1230 GMT. STRASBOURG, France – European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks in European Parliament about EU relations with Africa, ahead of a summit starting on Thursday between EU and African Union leaders – 1400 GMT. STRASBOURG, France – Iván Duque Márquez, President of Colombia appears in European Parliament.

HELSINKI – Greece’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias visits Finland to meet Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto to discuss among other things the security situation in Europe. A joint press conference will be held – 1445 GMT. BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a news conference ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels – 1200 GMT RIGA – German President Steinmeier holds press conference in Latvia – 1700 GMT NEW YORK CITY – U.N. Security Council to meet on Yemen – 2000 GMT MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will hold talks in Moscow. RIGA, Latvia – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender travel to Latvia to meet with President Egils Levits and his wife Andra Levite in Riga. MOSCOW – Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Zbigniew Rau will hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16

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** MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov holds talks with Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio in Moscow.

STRASBOURG, France – European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell appears in European Parliament to give a statement on EU-Russia relations, European security and Russia’s military threat against Ukraine – 0800 GMT. BRUSSELS – EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at EU-Africa Business forum alongside European and African business leaders – 0830 GMT. MOSCOW – The Russian and Brazilian foreign and defense ministers are to meet in Moscow in the 2+2 format. TOULOUSE, France – Informal meeting of European ministers responsible for space. RIGA – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier holds a speech at a conference in Riga – 0830 GMT SIEM REAP, Cambodia – Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet to discuss humanitarian aid for Myanmar. (To Feb 17). BRUSSELS – Defence ministers from the NATO alliance meet in Brussels for a two-day summit chaired by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. (To Feb 17). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, FEB. 17 ** BUDAPEST – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visits Budapest, meets President Janos Ader and then Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Bolsonaro and Orban due to make statement after their meeting.

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PHNOM PENH – Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn holds a news conference after meeting his ASEAN counterparts – 0630 GMT. PHNOM PENH – Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) hold a delayed get-together, the first under Cambodia’s chairmanship. JAKARTA – Finance Ministers and Central Bank governors from G20 countries meeting in Indonesia (to Feb. 18) PRISTINA – 14th anniversary of Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia. BRUSSELS – Brussels hosts the European Union – African Union summit. (To Feb. 18) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, FEB. 18 ** MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov holds talks with Greece’s counterpart Nikos Dendias in Moscow.

MOSCOW – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Nikos Dendias will visit Moscow. SINGAPORE – Singapore’s finance minister Lawrence Wong to deliver the 2022 fiscal year budget – 0600 GMT – – – – – – – – –

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SATURDAY, FEB. 19

BRUSSELS – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell participates in the Munich security Conference 2022. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, FEB. 20 DAKAR – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier travels to Senegal – (To Feb. 23). – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, FEB. 21 BRUSSELS – A meeting of EU-U.K. Joint Committee in Brussels will be attended by British foreign minister Liz Truss and the EU Commissioner in charge of Brexit negotiations Maros Sefcovic, along with representatives of member states. MADRID – Spain´s energy minister Teresa Ribera to speak at Nueva Economia forum – 0800 GMT DAKAR – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier holds talks with Senegal’s President Macky Sall. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, FEB. 22 ** PARIS – OECD Economic Surveys: Norway NEW YORK CITY – U.N. Security Council to meet on Central African Republic – 1500 GMT BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23 ** GENEVA – WTO’s General Council meets in Geneva (to Feb. 24)

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COPENHAGEN – Britain’s Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, visits Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II and Crown Princess Mary in Copenhagen – 1030 GMT NEW YORK CITY – U.N. General Assembly to hold annual meeting on Ukraine – 1500 GMT NEW YORK CITY – U.N. Security Council to meet on Israel and the Palestinians – 1500 GMT CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will present the 2022 budget in parliament. – 1200 GMT – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, FEB. 25 PARIS – Eurogroup meeting. PARIS – EU Informal meeting of ministers for the economy and finance (to Feb. 26). RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio Carnival 2022. (to Mar. 5). – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, FEB.27 BELARUS – Referendum election. MALI – Mali Presidential Election. MALI – Malian National Assembly election. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, FEB.28 GENEVA – 49th regular session of the Human Rights Council (to April 1). – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MARCH 1 WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address to Congress. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 VIENNA – 26th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial meeting via videoconference. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MARCH 3 ARLES, France – EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council (to March 4) BRUSSELS – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To Mar. 4) – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 SOUTH KOREA – South Korea holds Presidential election. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MARCH 13 COLOMBIA – Colombian Senate election. COLOMBIA – Colombian House of Representatives election. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MARCH 14 BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers meet on fiscal stance for 2023, banking union – 1400 GMT BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MARCH 15 BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 AMSTERDAM – The Netherlands holds municipal elections. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, MARCH 19 DILI, Timor-Leste – Presidential election. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MARCH 21 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MARCH 22 BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MARCH 24 BRUSSELS – Brussels hosts summit of European Union leaders (To Mar 25) BRUSSELS – European Council meeting (to March 25). – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, APRIL 2 VALLETTA – Pope Francis to visit Malta (to April 3) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, APRIL 4

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BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers meet on G20, banking union – 1300 GMT LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, APRIL 5 LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, APRIL 10 PARIS, France – Presidential election (First round) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY APRIL 11 LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, APRIL 12 LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, APRIL 24 LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – Slovenian National Assembly election. PARIS, France – Presidential election (Second round) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, APRIL 25 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 Apr. 28) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event.

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