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Today in Washington ——————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ——————————————————————– TUESDAY, JANUARY 31

** TOKYO – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani will pay an Official Working Visit to Japan (Final day)

** BRUSSELS – Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani to visit Brussels to meet with EU and NATO high-level officials.

** WASHINGTON DC – Jordan’s King Abdullah meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at The Capitol – 1600 GMT.

** SEOUL – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul, as Washington seeks to reassure a key Asian ally over its nuclear commitment amid growing threats from North Korea.

** BRATISLAVA – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova meets Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der Bellen in Bratislava.

** BOGOTA – President Gustavo Petro of Colombia and President Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador are set to hold a bilateral meeting to discuss trade, security and their shared border.

** PARIS – Ukrainian defense minister Oleksiy Reznikov visits Paris to meet with his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu – 1400 GMT.

** RAMALLAH – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, a day after he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urged both sides to calm tensions amid worst violence in years – 1030 GMT.

** JERUSALEM – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hold meetings with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Galant and opposition leader and former Prime Minister Yair Lapid on the second day of his Jerusalem visit – 0630 GMT. HARARE – Belarus’ president Alexander Lukashenko will conduct a state visit to Zimbabwe and meet with the country’s leader Emmerson Mnangagwa. (To Feb. 1) NEW DELHI – The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Csaba Korosi, on an official visit to India and will hold key meetings on priorities of the General Assembly. (Final day) CAIRO/JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds talks with Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Libya and Sudan on the agenda. Blinken is on a three-day trip to the Middle East during which he will also make stops in Jerusalem and Ramallah. (To Feb. 1) TOKYO – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to visit Japan and meet with the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida. (To Feb. 1) RIGA – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Urmas Reinsalu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Zbigniew Rau meet in Riga to discuss latest security developments – 1210 GMT. MADRID – Spain’s foreign affairs minister José Manuel Albares meets his Guinea-Bissau counterpart Suzi Barbosa – 1200 GMT. MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets his Egypt counterpart Sameh Hassan Shoukry in Moscow for talks – 0900 GMT.

BUDAPEST – Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will hold a joint news conference with Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto in Budapest. Cavusoglu will also meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban after his talks with Szijjarto – 0950 GMT. SEOUL – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets South Korea’s defense minister Lee Jong-sup to discuss regional issues and strengthen defense partnership and hold a joint news conference after the meeting. TOKYO – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visits Japan, during which he will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other senior officials. (To Feb. 1) KINSHASA – Pope Francis makes first papal visit to Democratic Republic of Congo in 37 years. (To Feb. 3) – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1

** COLOMBO – U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland holds a news conference during her visit in Sri Lankan – 0930 GMT.

** BEIJING – At the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, the President of the United Nations General Assembly Csaba Korosi will visit China. (To Feb. 4)

** LONDON – Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles take part in Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations in London and Portsmouth during a two-day visit. (To Feb. 2) ATHENS – Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou meets with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades in Athens – 0730 GMT. MADRID – Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez meets president of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló – 1130 GMT. VILNIUS – Lithuania holds municipal elections. RIGA – Polish president Andrzej Duda in Riga on official visit, meets with Latvian president Egils Levits and prime minister Krisjanis Karins to discuss support to Ukraine, the security and energy situation in Europe and other issues – 1030 GMT. NEW DELHI – Indian government to present its 2023/24 federal budget on Feb. 1. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government will unveil its last full budget before the next general elections – 0430 GMT. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 STOCKHOLM – Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin to visit Stockholm for talks with her Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson to discuss the security policy situation amid the two nations’ stalled NATO membership bids – 1345 GMT. RIGA – Polish president Andrzej Duda will participate in a discussion with the Latvian president Egils Levits on “Latvia and Poland: Countering Today’s Challenges Together” – 0915 GMT. KINSHASA – Pope Francis addresses young people at a Kinshasa stadium during the first papal visit to Democratic Republic of Congo in over 37 years – 0930 GMT. STOCKHOLM – German Economy Minister Robert Habeck heads to Stockholm, where he will hold bilateral talks with counterparts on economic, energy and trade policy, as well as meet with the business community. (To Feb. 3). GLOBAL – World Wetlands Day. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3

** MADRID – Spain´s foreign affairs minister Jose Manuel Albares speaks at Forum Europe in Madrid – 0800 GMT.

** TALLINN – Baltic Prime Ministers will discuss assisting Ukraine and European security in Tallinn – 1000 GMT. BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Berlin for discussions on bilateral, international and European topics before they speak to reporters – 1330 GMT. JAKARTA – The ASEAN foreign ministers retreat is scheduled to be held in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. (To Feb. 4) TORONTO, Canada – Canada Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will meet with provincial and territorial finance ministers in Toronto. LISBON – Portugal’s Economy Minister Antonio Costa Silva to hold a news conference with the country’s foreign press association AIEP – 1000 GMT. HELSINKI – German Economy Minister Robert Habeck meets with his Finnish counterparts to discuss economic, energy and trade policy issues as well as meet with the business community. LISBON – Antonio Costa Silva, Portugal’s economy minister, to hold a news conference with the country’s foreign press association AIEP – 1000 GMT. JUBA – Pope Francis will visit South Sudan. (To Feb. 5) BRUSSELS – EU-Ukraine summit. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4

** SAPPORO, Japan – 2023 Sapporo Snow Festival (to Feb. 11). VENICE, Italy – Venice Carnival 2023 (To Feb. 21) GLOBAL – World Cancer Day. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5 BEIJING – Antony Blinken, United States secretary of state, meet with Qin Gang, foreign minister of the People’s Republic of China. (To Feb. 6) QUITO – Ecuador Referendum Election. MONACO – Monacan National Council Election. NICOSIA – Presidency of Cyprus Election. LOS ANGELES – 65th Annual Grammy Awards. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. GLOBAL – International day of zero tolerance to female genital mutilation. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7

** CANBERRA- Chris Hipkins, New Zealand new Prime Minister, will make his first international visit to Australia and meet with Australia Prime minister Anthony Albanese. GLOBAL – Safer Internet Day 2023 with all proceedings and celebrations to be based around the theme “Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online.” – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 BRUSSELS – Special European Council meeting (To Feb 10). BERLIN – German Economy Minister Robert Habeck will give a speech at an energy dialog organized by the BEE association for renewable energy – 1500 GMT. BRUSSELS – EU leaders to meet on migration, competitiveness vs U.S. and China. (To Feb. 10) NEW YORK CITY – Men’s New York Fashion Week 2023 (To Feb. 12) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 WASHINGTON D.C. – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden in Washington, D.C. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 VENICE, Italy – Venice Carnival 2023 (To Feb. 21). – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13 BEIRUT – 15th anniversary of the death of Hezbollah commander Imad Moughniyah. GLOBAL – World Radio Day. GENEVA, Switzerland – Human Rights Council – Organizational meeting on the 52nd session. BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14

** PHNOM PENH – The German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits Cambodia. (To Feb. 15) BRUSSELS – NATO Defence Ministers meet in Brussels. (To Feb. 15) GLOBAL – Valentine’s Day. BEIRUT – 18th anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. NEW YORK CITY – Women’s New York Fashion Week 2023 (To Feb. 17) BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council Meeting. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 BERLIN – 73rd Berlin International Film Festival (To Feb. 22) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 PRISTINA – 15th anniversary of Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia. RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio Carnival 2023 (To Feb. 25) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 LONDON – 76th British Academy Film Awards. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 STOCKHOLM – EU energy ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union. (To Feb. 22) NEW ORLEANS – Mardi Gras. BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 NEW YORK CITY – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit New York to address the high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly. KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim presents the nation’s budget for 2023. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 ABUJA – Nigerian House of Representatives Election. ABUJA – Nigerian Presidential Election. ABUJA – Nigerian Senate election. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 GENEVA,Switzerland – Human Rights Council meeting (To March 31) – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1

** NEW DELHI – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will be taking part in the G2O Foreign Ministers meeting in New Delhi. (To March 2) LONDON – The Norway Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit to visit United Kingdom (To March 2) NEW DELHI – The G20 foreign ministers will meet in New Delhi, India (To March 2) STOCKHOLM – EU defense ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MARCH 2 STOCKHOLM – EU defense and foreign ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, MARCH 3 STOCKHOLM – EU foreign ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MARCH 5 TALLINN – Estonian Parliament Election. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MARCH 7 PALIKIR – Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia Election. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MARCH 9 BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of trade ministers. (To Mar. 10) BRUSSELS – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To Mar. 10) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, MARCH 10 PARIS – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will visit France for British-French summit. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MARCH 13 BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MARCH 14 BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 LONDON – British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt presents the UK government’s budget and has commissioned the Office for Budget Responsibility to prepare an economic and fiscal forecast to go with it. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, MARCH 17 VIENNA – The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) foreign ministers will meet in Vienna, Austria. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MARCH 19 ASTANA – Kazakh House of Representatives Election. PODGORICA – Montenegro Referendum Election. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MARCH 20 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MARCH 21 BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MARCH 23 BRUSSELS – European Council meeting. (To Mar. 24) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event. For Technical Issues Please contact Thomson Reuters Customer Support (TRCS) at https://customers.reuters.com/kccontactus/telephone.aspx