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Today in Washington ——————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ——————————————————————– TUESDAY, MARCH 21 ** KYIV – Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Kyiv to meet with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. ** ANKARA – Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani of Iraq will pay an official visit to Türkiye, at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. (To Mar. 22) ** BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, will meet with the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, at NATO Headquarters. ** DAMASCUS, Syria – United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths will visit Syria to meet officials.
HANOI – Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will pay an official visit to Vietnam. (To Mar. 22) CANBERRA – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will welcome the Prime Minister of the Independent State of Samoa, Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa, to Australia. (To Mar. 25) KUALA LUMPUR – Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob will undertake a state visit to Malaysia. (To Mar. 22) BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Minister for Defence of Singapore Ng Eng Hen will make an official visit to Brunei Darussalam. (final day) BERLIN/BRUSSELS – Prime Minister of Bhutan Lotay Tshering to visit Germany and EU. (To March 22) TOKYO – Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi visits Solomon Islands, Kiribati and the Cook Islands. (To March 22) HANOI – At the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam Bui Thanh Son, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Energy of the Commonwealth of Dominica Vince Henderson will pay an official visit to Vietnam. (To March 22)
NEW DELHI – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to visit India. (final day)
MOSCOW – China’s President Xi Jinping will visit Russia. (To March 22) COPENHAGEN – The presidents of COP27 and COP28 head a two-day ministerial meeting to assess action and progress on climate commitments. (final day)
MOSCOW – Chinese President Xi Jinping is to meet with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. BRUSSELS – EU Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi receives Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili
LONDON – Interview with Sri Lanka State Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe following the IMF board meeting sign off scheduled for Monday, March 20. Will speak to the minister about the debt restructuring, Chinese lending and investment as well as wider economic outlook.
Avarua District – Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi visiting Cook Islands pays a courtesy call on Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Stephen Brown.
WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at White House Conservation in Action Summit in Washington.
BEIJING – New Zealand’s foreign minister, Nanaia Mahuta, will travel to China on Tuesday to meet her counterpart Qin Gang on the first such visit by a New Zealand minister since 2019. (to March 25)
TAIPEI CITY – German Education Minister Stark-Watzinger visits Taiwan National Science and Technology Council. – 0220 GMT
BERLIN – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier receives his newly elected Czech counterpart Petr Pavel with military honors outside Schloss Bellevue castle before they speak to reporters. – 0800 GMT
BRUSSELS – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell takes part in the inaugural Schuman Security and Defence Forum on EU defense and security policy. – 0800 GMT
COPENHAGEN – High-level press conference with participants of the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial meeting – 1200 GMT
BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz receives newly elected Czech President and former NATO general Petr Pavel outside Berlin’s chancellery. – 1630 GMT
LONDON – Britain’s finance minister, Jeremy Hunt, speaks to the Economic Affairs Committee the week after delivering his budget, which the government hopes will boost the UK’s stagnating economy.
JOHANNESBURG – IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva, Zambia’s finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane, and Sierra Leone Finance Minister Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura discuss economic shocks – 1200 GMT. BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 ** BEIJING – At the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Simeon Oyono Esono Angue, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Equatorial Guinea, will pay an official visit to China. (To Mar. 26) ** BRUSSELS – EU Tripartite Social Summit.
BEIJING – Ghana’s finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta will meet with Chinese officials in Beijing. MANILA – Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong will visit Philippines. (To Mar. 24) BRUSSELS – EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Council President Charles Michel chair a summit in Brussels of employers’ and trade unions to discuss competitiveness, skills and the single market.
VIENNA – Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg holds a news conference with his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic. – 1230 GMT
NEW YORK – U.N. Water Conference takes place in New York (to March 24)
GLOBAL – World Water Day. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MARCH 23 ** CARACAS – Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro are set to meet in Caracas.
LONDON – Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is likely to talk about UK immigration, the Ukraine conflict, regional security and the Balkans. – 1730 GMT
OTTAWA – U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Canada to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and address Canada’s parliament. (To March 24) GLOBAL – World Meteorological Day. BRUSSELS – European Council meeting. (To March 24) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, MARCH 24
BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg meets Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store at NATO headquarters, holds news conference – 1415 GMT.
BRUSSELS – Euro Summit. GLOBAL – World Tuberculosis Day.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 26
BEIJING – Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. (To March 31)
PARIS – Britain’s King Charles will travel to France (To Mar. 29)
HAVANA – Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power Election.
ASHGABAT – Turkmenistan National Assembly Election. PARIS – King Charles on an official visit to France. (To March 29) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MARCH 27
BERLIN – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier receives Kenia’s President William Samoei Ruto – 0930 GMT
PHNOM PENH – Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim visits Cambodia. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MARCH 28 BEIJING – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping BALI, Indonesia – 1st ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting. (To March 29) – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29
** NEW YORK/GUATEMALA CITY/BELMOPAN – Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will travel from March 29 to April 7, making a detour in New York before continuing on to Guatemala and Belize and Los Angeles on the way back. (To Apr. 7) JERUSALEM – Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov will visit Israel. BALI, Indonesia – Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Finance Deputies Meeting. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MARCH 30 BALI, Indonesia – Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, MARCH 31 BALI, Indonesia – ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, APRIL 2
ANDORRA LA VELLA, Andorra – Andorran General Council Election. SOFIA – Bulgarian National Assembly Election. HELSINKI – Finnish Parliament Election.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 4
BRUSSELS – NATO Foreign Ministers meet in Brussels (To April 5)
– – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, APRIL 11 AMSTERDAM – French President Emmanuel Macron makes a state visit to the Netherlands, accompanied by first lady Brigitte Macron, where he will meet King Willem-Alexander. (To April 12) – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, APRIL 22 LISBON – Portugal to host bilateral summit with Brazil. (To April 25) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, APRIL 24 LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26
WASHINGTON DC – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to meet U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington. DELPHI, Greece – Greece hosts annual economic conference in Delphi. (To April 29) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, APRIL 28 BUDAPEST – Pope Francis to visit Hungary (To Apr 30) STOCKHOLM – Eurogroup Meeting. BRUSSELS – EU informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers. (To April 29) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, APRIL 30 ASUNCIÓN – Presidency of Paraguay Election. ASUNCIÓN – Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies Election. ASUNCIÓN – Paraguayan Chamber of Senators Election. – – – – – – – – –
THURSDAY, MAY 4
** BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of health ministers. (May 5) ** BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) Meeting.
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MONDAY, MAY 8
BERLIN – German Finance Minister Christian Lindner gives a keynote address at a conference for German tax advisers – 1315 GMT. – – – – – – – – –
TUESDAY, MAY 9
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia – 42nd ASEAN Summit. (To May 11)
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia – ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM). (To May 11) – – – – – – – – –
THURSDAY, MAY 11
** BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich. (To May 12) INDONESIA – Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet in the first summit of the year in Indonesia – – – – – – – – –
FRIDAY, MAY 12
STOCKHOLM – EU foreign ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union. – – – – – – – – –
SUNDAY, MAY 14
** THAILAND – Thailand holds a general election.
TURKEY – Grand National Assembly of Turkey Election.
TURKEY – Presidency of Turkey Election. – – – – – – – – –
MONDAY, MAY 15
** BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – –
TUESDAY, MAY 16
BRUSSELS – EU Finance ministers meet in Brussels – – – – – – – – –
FRIDAY, MAY 19
HIROSHIMA – Japan to host summit of G7 leaders (to May 21). – – – – – – – – –
MONDAY, MAY 22
BRUSSELS – EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels. – – – – – – – – –
TUESDAY, MAY 23
** BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) Meeting. GENEVA – Switzerland holds a ministerial debate on the themes it will raise as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. – – – – – – – – –
THURSDAY, MAY 25
BRUSSELS – Meeting of EU trade ministers – – – – – – – – –
TUESDAY, MAY 30
** BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – –
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31
OSLO – Norway to host meeting of NATO foreign ministers – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event.
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