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——————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ——————————————————————– THURSDAY, APRIL 21 ** WASHINGTON DC – Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, World Bank President David Malpass and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva host a ministerial roundtable to discuss support to the country and people of Ukraine – 1830 GMT ** KYIV – Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who are in Kyiv, are currently meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. ** BRUSSELS – Wendy Sherman, United States Deputy Secretary of State, speaks at Brussels think-tank event – 1300 GMT ** ANKARA – Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, minister of foreign affairs of Indonesia, will pay a working visit to Turkey. (To Apr. 23) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Minister for Finance of Singapore Lawrence Wong will make a 10-day visit to the United States. (To April 25) NEW DELHI – At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius, accompanied by his spouse Kobita Jugnauth and a high-level delegation, will visit India. (To April 24) NEW DELHI – Mika Lintila Minister of Economic Affairs of Finland and Under-Secretary of State Petri Peltonen will travel to India (final day) WASHINGTON DC – Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube gives an interview on the sidelines of the IMF Spring Meetings to discuss the risks to the country’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic – 1600 GMT VATICAN CITY – Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán will pay an official visit to the Vatican where he will be received by Pope Francis for a private audience. TOKYO – Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda hold joint news conference after G20 financial leaders’ meeting – 0130 GMT WASHINGTON DC – Zambia’s finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane is interviewed by the director of the IMF’s Africa Department, Abebe Aemro Selassie, on the theme of, “A New Dawn for Zambia – Charting a Path to a Better Economic Reality” – 1200 GMT TALLINN – German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock in Estonia for bilateral talks – 0955 GMT KATHMANDU – World Health Organisation director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is set to visit Nepal. (To April 23) WASHINGTON DC – Kristalina Georgieva Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and European Central Bank Christine Lagarde hold talks during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington – 1700 GMT WASHINGTON DC – Kristalina Georgieva Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund holds the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) concluding news conference at the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings – 1715 GMT TOKYO – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to begin a four-day trip to Tokyo (to April 24) NEW DELHI – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson starts a two-day visit to India (to April 22) LONDON – Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her 96th birthday. PARIS – 61th anniversary of the first manned mission to space. BRUSSELS – EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager speaks on artificial intelligence at a Politico event – 0700 GMT. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, APRIL 22 RIGA – Arturs Krisjanis Karins Prime Ministers of Latvia, Kaja Kallas Prime Minister of Estonia and Ingrida Simonyte Prime Minister of Lithuania meet in Riga to discuss strengthening Baltic Security after Russian aggression in Ukraine – 0930 GMT VILNIUS – German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock in Lithuania for bilateral talks – 0805 GMT WASHINGTON DC – Kristalina Georgieva Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund holds “looking ahead” discussion at the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings – 1700 GMT GLOBAL – Earth Day. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, APRIL 23 ** NEW DELHI – Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau pays a two-day visit to India (To April 24) GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, APRIL 24 WASHINGTON DC – World Bank/IMF holds Fiscal Forum meeting during Spring Meetings – 1200 GMT. NEW DELHI – President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen will be on an official visit to India. (To April 25) LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – Slovenian National Assembly election. PARIS, France – Presidential election (Second round) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, APRIL 25 NEW DELHI – Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt will visit India to take part in the Raisina Dialogue, in addition to holding bilateral talks. (To Apr. 27) GLOBAL – World Malaria Day. 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) – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, APRIL 26 ** ABUJA – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to visit Nigeria, where he will meet President Muhammadu Buhari (To April 28) – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 TOKYO – German chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Japan (To April 29). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, APRIL 28 PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 24th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, APRIL 29 LONDON – 11th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 1 VATICAN CITY – 11th anniversary of beatification ceremony of late Pope John Paul II. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 2 ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – The day marks the 11th year since al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. special forces raid, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 3 JAKARTA – ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting via Videoconference. BRUSSELS – Video conference of the Eurogroup meeting. GLOBAL – World Asthma Day. GLOBAL – World Press Freedom Day. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MAY 5 VIENNA – 28th OPEC and non-OPEC ministerial meeting via videoconference. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 8 GLOBAL – World Red Cross Red Crescent Day. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 9 MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Senate election. MANILA, Philippines – Philippine House of Representatives election. MANILA, Philippines – Presidential election. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 TURIN, Italy, – 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (To May 14). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MAY 12 WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden will host leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit in Washington (to May 13) GLOBAL – International Nurse’s Day. WEISSENHAUS, Germany – G7 Foreign Minister meeting in Weissenhaus,Schleswig-Holstein (To May 14) – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, MAY 14 BERLIN – Germany hosts an informal meeting for NATO foreign ministers in Berlin to discuss strengthening the alliance in the light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (To May 15). – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 15 BERN, Switzerland – Referendum Election. PARIS – EU Commission Vice-Presidents Valdis Dombrovskis and Margrethe Vestager meet their U.S. counterparts in the Paris suburb of Saclay to discuss transatlantic issues and how to counter China’s dominance in key technologies (To May 16). GLOBAL – U.N. International Day of Families. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 16 LISBON – 10th Anniversary of 78 billion euro bail-out of Portugal by eurozone leaders. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 17 GLOBAL – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 WASHINGTON, D.C – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu revealed his plans to visit the United States to meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. BONN, Germany – Germany hosts the finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of 7 (G7) (to May 20) GLOBAL – International Museum Day. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, MAY 20 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) meeting – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, MAY 21 BANGKOK – APEC holds Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting. (To May 22) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 22 TOKYO – U.S. President Joe Biden to pay an official visit to Japan. GLOBAL – International Day for Biological Diversity. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 23 BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers meet on fiscal rules reform, banking union – 1300 GMT BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 24 ** JERUSALEM – Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Israel. BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MAY 26 BISHKEK – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will make official visit to Kyrgyzstan. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 29 BOGOTA, Colombia – Presidential election. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 30 BRUSSELS – EU special meeting of the European Council (to May 31) GENEVA, Switzerland – Human Rights Council – Organizational meeting on the 50th session. BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 31 GLOBAL – World No Tobacco Day. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 KATHMANDU – 21st anniversary of the massacre of Nepal’s royal family, in which King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and eight other members of the royal family were assassinated – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 3 BRUSSELS – EU trade ministers meet in Brussels. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JUNE 4 CHILE – 11th anniversary of Chile’s Puyehue volcano eruption, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia. HONG KONG – Tens of thousands attend a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 5 GLOBAL – World Environment Day. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 6 SEOUL – South Korea marks the 67th anniversary of Memorial Day. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 MADRID – Spain´s economy minister Nadia Calviño participates in a two-day forum organized by Expansion paper. SYDNEY – Sydney Film Festival 2020 (to June 19) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 9 LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To June 10) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 10 SHANGHAI – Shanghai International Film Festival 2020 (to June 19) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 12 GLOBAL – World Day against Child Labour (ILO) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 13 GENEVA, Switzerland – 50th regular session of the Human Rights Council (to July 8) – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JUNE 14 GLOBAL – World Blood Donor Day. GAZA – 15th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah. GLOBAL – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 16 LUXEMBOURG – Euro zone finance ministers meet on ERM2, digital euro, fiscal rules reform, banking union – 1300 GMT LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 17 LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council. GLOBAL – United Nation’s World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 20 GLOBAL – World Refugee Day. LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JUNE 21 PHNOM PENH – 16th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting. (To June 22) LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 BERLIN – International Air Show (to June 25). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 23 BRUSSELS – European Council (to June 24). – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JUNE 24 BERLIN – 74th 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 organize a massive airlift. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JUNE 25 VIENNA – IAEA International Symposium on Uranium Raw Material for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Exploration, Mining, Production, Supply and Demand, Economics and Environmental Issues (to June 29). LOS ANGELES – 13th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 26 GLOBAL – International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. BERLIN – G7 summit, Schloss Elmau (to June 28) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 30 FRANCE – Election for National Assembly of France. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event.
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