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——————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ——————————————————————– MONDAY, MAY 23 ** HANOI – President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou landed in Hanoi, starting her four-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc. (To May 25) ** TOKYO – The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will undertake an Official Working Visit to Japan. (To May 28) ** TEHRAN – Ambassador Faruk Kaymakcı, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director for EU Affairs will pay a visit to Iran to attend the meeting of the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of Economic Cooperation (ECO) Member States on increasing the efficiency of the Organization. (To May 24) ** BRUSSELS – European Economic Area Council meeting. ** BRUSSELS – EU’s 27 member countries meet in Brussels to discuss concerns around Hungary’s democratic track record. ** CAIRO – Egypt’s finance minister and other senior officials discuss efforts to adopt and promote alternative and sustainable finance in the build up to the COP27 climate summit later this year. ** LONDON – Boris Johnson Prime Minister of the United Kingdom meets with Uruguay’s President Luis Lacalle Pou at Downing Street. ** TOKYO – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tokyo with U.S. President Joe Biden meets Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi for a bilateral meeting. ** JAKARTA – Indonesia Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati to give update on the realization of 2022’s state budget until April – 0900 GMT ** TOKYO – U.S. President Joe Biden visiting Tokyo participates in a private dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida – 1000 GMT ** MUSCAT – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits Oman as Iran moves to expand trade and diplomatic relations with Gulf Arab neighbors. ** TOKYO – U.S. President Joe Biden visiting Tokyo meets Japanese Emperor Naruhito – 0100 GMT ** DAVOS, Switzerland – Swiss President Ignazio Cassis and Founder and Executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, open Davos World Economic Forum meeting – 0845 GMT ** ISTANBUL – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chairs a cabinet meeting with NATO to discuss Sweden and Finland joining NATO set to be high on the agenda – 0900 GMT ** DAVOS, Switzerland – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the World Economic Forum – 0915 GMT ** SOCHI, Russia – Russian President Vladimir Putin meets his Belarusian counterpart Aleksandr Lukashenko in Sochi – 1000 GMT ** DAVOS, Switzerland – Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader, Saudi’s Princess Haifa bint Faisal Al Saud, Marriott International CEO Anthony Capuano and Singapore’s Minister for transport S. Iswaran panel on rethinking travel and tourism – 1130 GMT ** NIAMEY – Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hold a joint news conference in Niamey – 1315 GMT ** DAVOS, Switzerland – Britain’s COP26 president Alok Sharma addresses WEF on embracing climate adaptation action – 1600 GMT ** DAVOS, Switzerland – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy remotely addresses an event at the ‘Ukrainian house’ at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum – 1800 GMT SEOUL/TOKYO – U.S. President Joe Biden will visit South Korea and Japan and hold talks with his Korean and Japanese counterparts. (To May 24) NUR-SULTAN – Malaysian Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar will undertake working visits to Kazakhstan (To May 25) DAKAR, Senegal – German Chancellor Scholz travels to Senegal (To May 25) TOKYO – Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi visits Japan for Quad Leaders’ Summit (To May 25) BEIJING – The U.N. Human Rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, will visit China (To May 28) TOKYO – U.S. President Joe Biden visiting Tokyo will hold a bilateral meeting with his counterpart Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. 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 ** TOKYO – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida. ** DAVOS, Switzerland – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses the World Economic Forum – 0800 GMT ** DAVOS, Switzerland – A panel with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, Polish President Andrzej Duda and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, discusses effects of war in Ukraine – 0845 GMT ** BERLIN – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock meets Poland’s Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau in Berlin – 1300 GMT ** DAVOS, Switzerland – Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister Patrick Achi and the executive secretary of the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe, discuss on Africa as fastest growing continent – 1415 GMT ** DAVOS, Switzerland – NATO head Jens Stoltenberg and the Prime Minster of Belgium, Alexander De Croo, Dutch defense minister Kajsa Ollongren and the President of North Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski, address a WEF forum on the steps Europe needs to take to become a security player in the wake of Ukraine war – 1700 GMT ** JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hold a joint news conference in Johannesburg – 0830 GMT ** TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference after meeting leaders of the Quad group, including the United States, Japan, India and Australia in Tokyo. ** BERLIN – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock meets French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna – 1410 GMT DAVOS – President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, addresses the World Economic Forum – 1100 GMT DAVOS – Iraqi President Barham Salih attends World Economic Forum event. – 1145 GMT TOKYO – Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi will participate in the third Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo along with U.S. President Joe Biden and Australian Prime minister Scott Morrison. MOSCOW – Defense ministers of CSTO countries will discuss new challenges and security threats at a meeting. DAVOS, Switzerland – NATO head Jens Stoltenberg and the defense ministers of Italy and the Netherlands address a WEF forum on the steps Europe needs to take to become a security player in the wake of Ukraine war. – 1430 GMT

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PRETORIA – President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to host Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany His Excellency Olaf Scholz on an Official Visit to Pretoria. KRISTIANSAND, Norway – The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) will hold its first ministerial meeting since 2013 in the Norwegian town of Kristiansand, and will be attended by foreign ministers and high-level representatives from ten of the member states and the EU (To May 25) TOKYO – Leaders from Japan, U.S., Australia, and India meets in Tokyo for a Quad meeting. JERUSALEM – Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Israel. BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 ** LONDON – James Cleverly Minister of State of the United Kingdom for Europe and North America opens general debate in parliament on Ukraine. ** DAVOS, Switzerland – Ireland Prime minister Micheál Martin, President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Mesola, address a Davos forum on the European Union’s unity in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – 0800 GMT ** DAVOS, Switzerland – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, takes part in a panel discussion ‘Ukraine and the EU: Win-win” on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum – 0940 GMT ** DAVOS, Switzerland – Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, takes part digitally in a panel discussion on the rebuilding of Ukraine on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum – 1430 GMT ** DAVOS, Switzerland – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba gives news conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos – 1720 GMT ** BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg meets the Chair of the Presidency in Bosnia, Sefik Džaferović. They will give a joint news conference at NATO headquarters – 1230 GMT ** KRISTIANSAND, Norway – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is in Norway for the two-day Council of the Baltic Sea States (To May 26) ** WASHINGTON DC – UN Security Council holds annual debate, likely to include a strong focus on Ukraine, though also in other places such as Ethiopia, Yemen, and Myanmar. DAVOS – The Estonian Prime Minister and the prime ministers of Moldova and Georgia take part in a Davos panel, titled “Rethinking the EU’s Partnership with its Neighbourhood.” – 0715 GMT DAVOS – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses the World Economic Forum. – 0930 GMT DAVOS – Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer addresses the World Economic Forum – 0945 GMT DAVOS – Latin American leaders discuss how structural weaknesses can be addressed to ensure long-term prosperity in the region. – 1200 GMT DAVOS – Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto and Swedish Finance Minister Mikael Damberg discuss their countries’ NATO membership applications. – 1215 GMT DAVOS – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba addresses the World Economic Forum. – 1300 GMT DAVOS – Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses the World Economic Forum. – 1300 GMT – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MAY 26 ** DAVOS, Switzerland – Iranian Foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks at an event at the World Economic Forum – 0815 GMT ** BISHKEK – Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks via video link at the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) forum held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. DAVOS – The President of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, gives his closing remarks as the World Economic Forum in Davos comes to an end. – 0945 GMT DAVOS – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to give a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. During his visit, Scholz will also meet with industry representatives. – 1100 GMT BERLIN – Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck and Environment Minister Steffi Lemke to host their G7 colleagues in Berlin (To May 27) BISHKEK – President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Kyrgyzstan. BISHKEK – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will make official visit to Kyrgyzstan. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, MAY 27 ** BISHKEK – Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks via video link at Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting on the second day of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) forum held in Bishkek, 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 CAIRO – Minister of Finance and Treasury of Turkey Nureddin Nebati i will visit Egypt. COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Referendum Election. 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. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 2 ** BUENOS AIRES – Argentina Economy minister Martin Guzman speaks to business leaders on the country’s economic plan. LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting. VIENNA – 29th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting via videoconference. – – – – – – – – – 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. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JUNE 7 KINSHASA – Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilde will take an official visit to Democratic Republic of Congo, leading a delegation that will also include Belgium’s prime minister and other officials (to June 13). – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 MADRID – Spain´s economy minister Nadia Calviño participates in a two-day forum organized by Expansion paper (To June 9) SYDNEY – Sydney Film Festival 2020 (to June 19) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 9 ** PARIS – OECD 2022 Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) (To June 10) 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 ** GENEVA, Switzerland – Opening of WTO’s 164 member states Ministerial Conference in Geneva (To June 15) PARIS, France – Election for National Assembly of France. 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. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JUNE 19 PARIS, France – Election for National Assembly of France. – – – – – – – – –

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MONDAY, JUNE 20 YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia to have G20 health ministers meeting (to June 21). GLOBAL – World Refugee Day. LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JUNE 21 ZURICH – Switzerland and Singapore host fintech confereence. The Forum will be opened by Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer and Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister, Heng Swee Keat (to June 23). 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 meeting (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) – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 MADRID – NATO Summit is be held in Madrid (to June 30) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JULY 1 CHINA – 101st founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China. SONKAJARVI – Wife-Carrying World Championship 2020 (to July 2) – – – – – – – – –

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SATURDAY, JULY 2 GLOBAL – World UFO day on anniversary of the Roswell incident. SIENA – July annual horse race “Palio di Siena.” – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, JULY 3 KINSHASA – Pope Francis visits Congo (To July 4) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JULY 4 UNITED STATES – Independence Day. GLOBAL – International Day of Cooperatives. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JULY 5 JUBA – Pope Francis visits South Sudan, where violence and hunger stalk world’s youngest nation (to Jul. 6). – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JULY 7 KATHMANDU – 75th birthday of Nepal’s deposed King Gyanendra. LONDON – 17th anniversary of the attacks on London’s transport network, killing more than 50 and injuring 700. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JULY 9 TEHRAN – 22nd anniversary of attack on Tehran University dormitory in 1999. JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH – Palestine marks 17th anniversary of a World Court ruling that Israel’s walls and fences in the West Bank were illegal. SOUTH SUDAN – 11th Anniversary of South Sudan becoming an Independent State. – – – – – – – – –

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MONDAY, JULY 11 GLOBAL – United Nations World Population Day. MUMBAI – 15th anniversary of deadly bomb attacks on Mumbai’s commuter rail network. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JULY 14 PARIS – Bastille Day. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JULY 17 GLOBAL – World Day for International Justice, which commemorates the adoption of the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court, the Rome Statute, on July 17. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JULY 18 HAMPSHIRE – Farnborough International Airshow 2022 (to Jul 22) GLOBAL – Nelson Mandela International Day. – – – – – – – – –

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 CYPRUS – Cyprus marks the anniversary of the Turkish invasion in 1974. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, JULY 21 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fl – 22nd anniversary of conclusion of NASA’s space shuttle program after successful completion of mission STS-135. GLOBAL – International Yoga Day. – – – – – – – – –

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FRIDAY, JULY 22 OSLO – 11th Anniversary of Norway bombing and mass shooting at youth summer camp on the nearby Utoya Island where 77 people killed. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JULY 24 OTTAWA – Pope Francis to visit Canada (to July 30) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JULY 28 GLOBAL – World Hepatitis Day. GLOBAL – 108th anniversary of the beginning of World War 1. PERU – 201st Anniversary of Independence. – – – – – – – – –

FRIDAY, JULY 29 BAYREUTH, Germany – Annual Bayreuth festival 2022 (to Aug. 9)

SUNDAY, JULY 31 KINSHASA, Congo – Election for Congolese National Assembly DAKAR, Senegal – Election for Senegalese National Assembly – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event.

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