Political and General News Events from March 28

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—————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events —————————————————————– MONDAY, MARCH 28 ** WASHINGTON D.C. – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to visit the United States of America (to April 2) ** MALE/COLOMBO – Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday embarked on a five-day visit to the Maldives and Sri Lanka (to March 30). ** DOHA – Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrived for a three-day official visit to the state of Qatar. ** ZAGREB – Slovenia Prime Minister Janez Janša will meet his Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenković in Zagreb. ** CAIRO – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire visits Cairo as part of a push to bolster economic cooperation between France and Egypt.

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** CAIRO – Qatar’s foreign minister visits Cairo to meet with Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry

** CAIRO – Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias visits Cairo, where he will meet his Egyptian counterpart. Statements to the press expected in the evening.

** BERLIN – EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides and German health minister Karl Lauterbach visit a refugee center at former Berlin airport Tegel. – 1115 GMT

** MADRID – Spain´s prime minister Pedro Sánchez meets president of Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado – 1500 GMT

** BRUSSELS – EU foreign policy Chief Josep Borrell will address European Parliament committees on the bloc’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the consequences of the war for Europe’s security – 1545 GMT

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GENEVA – 49th regular session of the Human Rights Council (To April 1). JERUSALEM/ RABAT/ALGIERS – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel, Morocco and Algeria. (To Mar. 30)

BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will hold a joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson after holding discussions. – 1300 GMT

WASHINGTON DC, United States – U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a special summit with ASEAN leaders. The bloc is made up of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, Thailand and Singapore (to March 29).

BRUSSELS – EU Extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council. – – – – – – – – –

TUESDAY, MARCH 29 ** TASHKENT – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan (to March 31). ** WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong confer at the White House.

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** BRUSSELS – European Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson speaks to a European Parliament committee on the situation of women refugees fleeing Ukraine.

** BRUSSELS – EU health ministers meet to discuss health challenges arising from war in Ukraine as well as how EU can meet health needs of refugees – 0800 GMT

** WASHINGTON DC – Estonian President Alar Karis, Latvian President Egils Levits, and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda discuss the current situation in Ukraine in an online event with the Atlantic Council. – 1230 GMT

COLOMBO – Foreign ministers from South and Southeast Asia meet in Sri Lanka capital

OSLO – UK defense minister Ben Wallace visits his Norwegian counterpart in Arctic Norway (to March 30).

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GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations Human Rights Council holds regular debate on the situation in Ukraine. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30

** MADRID – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte gives lecture in Madrid, ‘European response to a new reality’, hosted by Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez at Madrid’s Prado Museum. – 1630 GMT – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, MARCH 31 ** BEIJING – At the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin, and Myanmar’s Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin will pay visits to China separately (to April 3). ** NEW DELHI – UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss will pay an official visit to India on March 31 to hold talks with External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar on regional and global issues of mutual interest.

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TUNXI, China (PRC) – Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov takes part in a conference on Afghanistan in Chinese city of Tunxi

BERLIN – German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer – 0800 GMT

BANGKOK – Thai finance minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith gives a speech on property market outlook – 0600 GMT VIENNA – 27th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting via videoconference. – – – – – – – – –

FRIDAY, APRIL 1 NEW DELHI – Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba is all set to embark on a three-day official visit to India. (To Apr. 3) BRUSSELS – The leaders of European institutions Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel hold a virtual summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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IRAN – Independence Day. ASHGABAT/ AMSTERDAM – State Visit of the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, to the Republic of Turkmenistan and Kingdom of the Netherlands. (To Apr. 7)

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SATURDAY, APRIL 2 VALLETTA – Pope Francis meets Maltese President George Vella, Prime Minister Robert Abela and diplomatic corps in the “Ambassadors’ Chamber” of the Grand Master’s Palace in Valletta. – 0830 GMT

GLOBAL – World Autism Awareness Day.

BUENOS AIRES – Argentina marks 40th anniversary of start of Falklands war. NEW DELHI – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett expressed delight over his first scheduled official visit to India. VALLETTA – Pope Francis to visit Malta (to April 3) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY , APRIL 3 SERBIA – Serbia holds presidential and parliamentary elections

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NEW DELHI – At the invitation of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Naftali Bennett, Prime Minister of the State of Israel, will pay a visit to India. (To April 5) BUDAPEST, Hungary – Referendum Election. COSTA RICA – President election. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, APRIL 4 ** BEIJING – Panamanian Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes will visit China. GLOBAL – International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. 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. – – – – – – – – –

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6

DUBLIN – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address joint sitting of both Irish houses of parliament – 0900 GMT.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 7 ** ATHENS – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to address Greek parliament via teleconference. – 0900 GMT

GLOBAL – World Health Organisation observes World Health Day. NAIROBI – Kenya’s Finance Minister Ukur Yatani is scheduled to present the government’s spending plan for the 2022/23 (July-June) fiscal year to parliament – 1100 GMT – – – – – – – – –

FRIDAY, APRIL 8

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – 11th anniversary of signing a bilateral treaty between Russia and the United States on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, START-2 (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty).

GLOBAL – International Roma Nation Day. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, APRIL 10 SMOLENSK, Russia/CRACOW, Poland – 12th Anniversary of the Smolensk Tragedy to be held in Smolensk, Russia, as well as in Poland. PARIS, France – Presidential election (First round) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY APRIL 11 FRANCE – 11th Anniversary of the French law banning the burqa and niqab.

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ABIDJAN – 11th anniversary of the arrest of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo by supporters of president-elect Alassane Ouattara with the help of French forces, thereby ending the 2010-2011 Ivorian crisis and civil war.

LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, APRIL 12 GLOBAL – International Day of Human Space Flight. LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – –

FRIDAY, APRIL 15

BELFAST/NEW YORK – 109th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 16

VATICAN CITY – 95th birthday of Pope Benedict. – – – – – – – – –

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20

UNITED STATES – 12th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, APRIL 21 LONDON – Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her 96th birthday.

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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

GLOBAL – Earth Day.

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GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, APRIL 24 LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – Slovenian National Assembly election. PARIS, France – Presidential election (Second round) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, APRIL 25 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) – – – – – – – – –

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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 GLOBAL – World Asthma Day. GLOBAL – World Press Freedom Day. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 8 GLOBAL – World Red Cross Red Crescent Day. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 9 MANILA, Philippines – Presidential election. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 TURIN, Italy, – 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (To May 14). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MAY 12 GLOBAL – International Nurse’s Day. WEISSENHAUS, Germany – EU Foreign Minister meeting in Weissenhaus,Schleswig-Holstein (To May 14) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MAY 15 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 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

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BANGKOK – APEC holds Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting. (To May 22) – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, MAY 22 GLOBAL – International Day for Biological Diversity. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 23 BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers meet on fiscal rules reform, banking union – 1300 GMT BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 24 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 General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MAY 31 GLOBAL – World No Tobacco Day. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event.

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