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Today in Washington ——————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ——————————————————————– FRIDAY, MARCH 31
** NICOSIA – Foreign ministers of Cyprus, Israel and Greece meet in Cyprus as part of ongoing political dialog between the three countries.
** COPENHAGEN – Austrian Chancellor Nehammer meets with Danish PM in Copenhagen – 1340 GMT
LONDON – Mircea Geoana Deputy Secretary General of NATO will visit United Kingdom (final dy) LODZ, Poland – Foreign ministers of the Bucharest Nine (B9) countries summit (final day) BERLIN – Charles III King of the United Kingdom will begin his three-day visit to Germany (final day) ANKARA – Katalin Novák President of Hungary will pay an official visit to Turkey (final day) BEIJING – Lee Hsien Loong, prime minister of Singapore, on an Official Visit to China (to April 1) BEIJING – Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to attend the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023 (BFA 2023) and kickstart his four-day official visit to China (April 1)
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)
SEOUL – South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin holds the 4th Joint Commission Meeting with Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi, in Seoul to discuss bilateral issues including trade, investment, resources, and energy.
ACCRA/ DODOMA/ LUSAKA – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris starts week-long travel to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia (final day).
BEIJING – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will visit China and meet President Xi Jinping (to April 1)
TOKYO – Luis Abinader President of the Dominican Republic and First Lady Raquel Arbaje Soni will conduct a working visit to Japan (to April 5) ABU DHABI – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil, to visit the United Arab Emirates
MADRID – European Commission for lifestyle vice-president Margaritis Schinas participates in economic forum (Forum Europa) – 0700 GMT
BALI, Indonesia – ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, APRIL 1
** BEIJING – Japan Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi visits Beijing to meet with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang (to April 2).
** CAIRO – Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad will hold talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry. IRAN – Independence Day. – – – – – – – – –
SUNDAY, APRIL 2
GUATEMALA CITY – Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen meets with her Guatemalan counterpart Alejandro Giammattei in Guatemala City; will also meet Taiwanese expatriates (to April 3)
GLOBAL – World Autism Awareness Day
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina marks 41st anniversary of start of Falklands war
MONTENEGRO – Presidency of Montenegro Election ANDORRA LA VELLA, Andorra – Andorran General Council Election SOFIA – Bulgarian National Assembly Election HELSINKI – Finnish Parliament Election
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MONDAY, APRIL 3
** BRUSSELS – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Brussels to attend the NATO Foreign Ministerial and the tenth US-EU Energy Council meeting (to April 5). BUCHAREST – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to Romania
BELMOPAN – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen arrives to Belize and will meet the Taiwanese community – – – – – – – – –
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
NICOSIA – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits Cyprus, meets with island’s president
ATHENS – Greece holds event on the Greek economy. The head of the Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers Paschal Donohoe and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be keynote speakers.
BEIJING – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen accompanies French President Macron on a visit to China
BELMOPAN – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen meets with Belize’s Prime Minister John Briceno; delivers a speech at Belize Parliament, visits an aid project and attends an exhibition on women’s rights
GLOBAL – International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. BRUSSELS – NATO Foreign Ministers meet in Brussels (To April 5)
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THURSDAY, APRIL 6
** ANKARA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Türkiye at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu (to April 7). – – – – – – – – –
FRIDAY, APRIL 7
GLOBAL – World Health Organisation observes World Health Day. – – – – – – – – –
SATURDAY, APRIL 8
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – 12th 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. – – – – – – – – –
MONDAY, APRIL 10 DUSHANBE – President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov to make official visit to Tajikistan (To April 11) SMOLENSK, Russia/CRACOW, Poland – 13th Anniversary of the Smolensk Tragedy to be held in Smolensk, Russia, as well as in Poland. – – – – – – – – –
TUESDAY, APRIL 11 FRANCE – 12th Anniversary of the French law banning the burqa and niqab.
ABIDJAN – 12th 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.
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) – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
GLOBAL – International Day of Human Space Flight. – – – – – – – – –
SATURDAY, APRIL 15
BELFAST/NEW YORK – 110th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. SAPPORO, Japan – G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo (to April 16). – – – – – – – – –
SUNDAY, APRIL 16
KARUIZAWA, Japan – G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Karuizawa, Nagano (to April 18).
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BOSTON – 2023 Boston Marathon. – – – – – – – – –
THURSDAY, APRIL 20
UNITED STATES – 13th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, APRIL 21
PARIS – 62nd anniversary of the first manned mission to space.
SAHARA DESERT, Morocco – Desert Marathon Des sables (to May 1). – – – – – – – – –
SATURDAY, APRIL 22 GLOBAL – Earth Day. LISBON – Portugal to host bilateral summit with Brazil. (To April 25) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, APRIL 23
GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day.
LONDON – 2023 London Marathon. – – – – – – – – –
MONDAY, APRIL 24 GLOBAL – World Immunization Week 2023 (to April 30).
LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, APRIL 25
** NEW YORK CITY – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chairs open debate on the Middle East as part of Russia’s presidency of the UN Security Council this month.
GLOBAL – World Malaria Day. – – – – – – – – –
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 PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 25th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania. 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) – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, APRIL 29
LONDON – 12th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. – – – – – – – – –
SUNDAY, APRIL 30 ASUNCIÓN – Presidency of Paraguay Election. ASUNCIÓN – Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies Election. ASUNCIÓN – Paraguayan Chamber of Senators Election. – – – – – – – – –
THURSDAY, MAY 4
Goa, India – The foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, comprising China, Russia, India and other central Asian countries, meet in Goa. (to May 5).
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 NIIGATA, Japan – G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting in Niigata (to May 13).
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 Economic and Financial Affairs Council Meeting. – – – – – – – – –
FRIDAY, MAY 19
HIROSHIMA – Japan to host summit of G7 leaders (to May 21). – – – – – – – – –
SUNDAY, MAY 21
GREECE – Greece holds parliamentary election. – – – – – – – – –
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
DETROIT, United States – APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting. (To May 26) 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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