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Thursday, August 18 ** Buenos Aires – Sergio, Minister of Economy, Argentina Massa addresses businessmen at the Council of America Summit in Buenos Aires. ANKARA – The King of Malaysia, Sultan Abdullah Riyatudin Al Mustafa Bilah Shah, has arrived in Ankara on an official visit at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (until August 21). Edinburgh, Scotland – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022 (until 29th August).

Edinburgh, Scotland – Edinburgh International Book Festival (until August 29)

Bangkok – 11th APEC Tourism Ministers' Meeting and 60th APEC Tourism Working Group meeting (until August 20).

Wellington – New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta on his four-day trip to Niue and Tonga (until August 19).

RIYADH – Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will make an official visit to Saudi Arabia (last day). Bogotá – Colombian economic officials, including Finance Minister José Antonio Ocampo, other ministers and possibly President Gustao Petro, are set to speak at a banking conference in the city of Cartagena (until August 19).

Lviv, Ukraine – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Lviv, Ukraine, to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and UN Secretary-General António Guterres. PRAGUE – Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavski meets with Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu in Prague. BRUSSELS – Serbian President Aleksandr Vučić and Kosovar Prime Minister Alvin Kurti meet in Brussels to discuss rising tensions between neighboring Western Balkans.

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Friday 19 August

Odessa, Ukraine – UN Secretary-General António Guterres visit the port. Tralee, Ireland – 2022 Roses of Tralee International Festival (until August 23rd).

GLOBAL – World Humanitarian Day.

MOSCOW – His 30th anniversary from the failed Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev that accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union. – – – – – – – – – Saturday, 20 August

Istanbul – UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited the Ukrainian Grain Export Coordination Center in Istanbul. – – – – – – – – –

Sunday, August 21

Ottawa – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to Canada. (until August 23) Sunday – His ninth anniversary of a nerve gas attack that killed hundreds in rebel-controlled areas on the edge of Damascus. – – – – – – – – – Tuesday, August 23 ** Bogotá – Spanish President Pedro Sánchez arrives in Colombia to meet President Gustavo Petro during his two-day official visit to the South American country . BALTIC WAY – In 1989 his 33rd anniversary of the Baltic Way, a human chain that stretched from Vilnius to Tallinn. – – – – – – – – – Wednesday, August 24

** Baku – President of Kazakhstan Qasim Jomart Tokayev makes an official visit to Azerbaijan. Luanda, Angola – Angola General Elections. Poland – Poland marked his 33rd anniversary in 1989 after the birth of its first post-communist government.

Ukraine – 31st anniversary of independence.

Washington – His 210th anniversary of the burning of Washington, including the White House and the United States Capitol, by British forces during the War of 1812. – – – – – – – – – Thursday, 25 August

PARIS – OECD South Africa Economic Survey. URUGUAY - Independence Day of Uruguay.

PARIS – His 78th anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation in World War II. – – – – – – – – –

Sunday, August 28, Aquila, Italy – Pope Francis visited the Italian town of Aquila, where the 2009 earthquake hit, and met the families of victims. Mass after – 0600 Greenwich Mean Time. – – – – – – – – – Monday 29 August, Prague – Informal meeting of the EU Defense Ministers. (until 30 August) – – – – – – – – – Tuesday, 30 August Geneva – Human Rights Council – Organizing meeting of its fifty-first session. Prague – EU Foreign Ministers meet in Prague (until 31 August). – – – – – – – – – Wednesday, 31 August

Jakarta – G20 Environment and Climate Ministerial Meeting. Venice, Italy – 79th Venice International Film Festival (until September 10). Prague – Informal meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers. – – – – – – – – – Thursday 1 September

North Ossetia, Russia – His 18th anniversary from the terrorist attack on the Beslan school. MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador gives his four state speech. Lisbon – President of the European Parliament Roberta Mezzola visits Portugal (until 2 September)

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Lisbon – President of the European Parliament Roberta Mezzola Estoril Conference under the theme "The World ahead" at 1130 GMT. – – – – – – – – – Monday, September 5

MUNICH, GERMANY – Attack on Israeli Olympic team by Palestinian gunmen kills his 11 Israelis since his 50th anniversary. Vladivostok, Russia – Russia will host the 7th Eastern Economic Forum (until September 8).

Phnom Penh – 14th CLMV Economic Ministers' Meeting. (until September 11) Phnom Penh – 54th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting and related meetings. (until 11 September) – – – – – – – – –

Tuesday 6 September

PRAGUE – His EU Health Ministers informal meeting in Prague (7 September) until the day). India/Bangladesh – His 11th anniversary of the deal ending the 40-year border demarcation dispute between India and Bangladesh. – – – – – – – – –

Thursday, September 8

Toronto, Canada – Toronto International Film Festival 2022 (until September 18). PRAGUE – An informal meeting of his EU Economy and Finance Ministers in Prague. (until 10 September) – – – – – – – – – Friday 9 September – Prague – Informal meeting of the EU Economy and Finance Ministers. (until 9/10) – – – – – – – – –

9/11 (Sun)

United States – from 9/11 His 21st Anniversary Trade Center and Pentagon. Sweden - Swedish parliamentary elections. – – – – – – – – – Monday 12 September Geneva – 51st Ordinary Session of the Human Rights Council (until 7 October) – – – – – – – – –

13 September SUN TUESDAY NUR-Sultan – Pope Francis will make an official visit to Kazakhstan at the invitation of the President of Kazakhstan Kassim Jomart Tokayev. (until September 15)

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Wednesday September 14

Astana – Pope Francis attends Kazakhstan Religious Assembly – 0400 GMT.

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Thursday, September 15

Samarkand, Uzbekistan – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan A summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, where the president sits on the sidelines. GLOBAL – International Day of Democracy. Guatemala – 201st anniversary of independence. El Salvador – 201st anniversary of independence. Costa Rica – 201st anniversary of independence. Honduras – 201st anniversary of independence. Nicaragua - 201st anniversary of independence. – – – – – – – – –

Friday 16th September, London – London Boat Show 2022 (until 25th September). – – – – – – – – –

Saturday 17 September Munich – 187th Munich Oktoberfest (until 3 October). – – – – – – – – – Tuesday, September 20

New York City – UN General Assembly High-Level Debate (until 26 September) Brussels – EU Governors Council. – – – – – – – – –

Wednesday 21 September

Brazzaville – The Intergovernmental Commission between Russia and the Republic of the Congo will meet in Brazzaville, Congo's capital (9 until the 23rd of March).) – – – – – – – – –

Saturday, September 24, Bissau – Guinea-Bissau will mark the 49th anniversary of its independence from Portugal. – – – – – – – – –

Sunday 25 September

Berlin - BMW Berlin Marathon. Sao Tome and Principe – Sao Tome National Assembly elections. – – – – – – – – –

Monday 26 September, Vienna – IAEA 66th Session (until 30 September). – – – – – – – – –

Wednesday 28 September, Global – World Rabies Day.

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Latvia, Saturday 1 October – Latvian parliamentary elections.

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Sunday 2 October, Brazil – Brazilian presidential elections. BRAZIL – Brazilian Federal Senate elections. BRAZIL – Brazilian parliamentary elections. Bosnia and Herzegovina – Bosnia and Herzegovina lower house elections. Bosnia and Herzegovina – Chair of presidential elections.

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Monday 3 October

Luxembourg – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – –

Tuesday 4 October

Luxembourg – EU Economic and Finance Council meeting. – – – – – – – – –

Tuesday, 11 October

PRAGUE – Informal meeting of EU Energy Ministers. (until October 12) STOCKHOLM – Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima during her three-day official visit to Sweden (until October 13).

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Thursday 13 October

Luxembourg – EU Judicial and Internal Affairs Council. (until 14 October) – – – – – – – – –

Monday 17 October

Luxembourg – EU Foreign Affairs Council. – – – – – – – – –

Tuesday 18 October

Luxembourg – EU General Affairs Council. – – – – – – – – –

Thursday 20 October

Brussels – European Council meeting. (until 21 October) – – – – – – – – –

Sunday 30 October

Prague – Informal meeting of the EU Trade Ministers. (until October 31st) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Note: Inclusion of a diary entry does not necessarily imply that Reuters will submit an article based on this event.

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