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** BAGHDAD – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in Baghdad, Iraq to discuss boosting bilateral relations and energy cooperation.

** NEW YORK CITY – The United Nations Security Council to meet on Ukraine. The meeting has been requested by France and Ecuador to discuss the humanitarian situation in Ukraine – 1500 GMT ** PARIS, France – French President Emmanuel Macron meets Chad’s President Mahamat Deby at the elysee palace – 1200 GMT

** BAMAKO – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives in Mali for a two-day visit (To Feb 7)

** BANGKOK – Thai finance minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith gives a speech at a National Saving Fund’s event – 0300 GMT

** BRUSSELS – European affairs ministers meet in Brussels to discuss summit and UK relations – 0900 GMT

** WASHINGTON DC – German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck gives statement in Washington – 1930 GMT

** BERLIN – Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will pay a working visit to Berlin (To Feb 7)

** NEW DELHI – Canadian foreign minister Melanie Joly will visit India to deepen bilateral ties and advance engagement under Ottawa’s Indo-Pacific Strategy against the backdrop of strains in relations between the two sides (To Feb 7).

** GABORONE – Alain Berset President of the Swiss Confederation and Mokgweetsi Masisi President of Botswana will have a political discussion and will focus on areas in which relations between Switzerland and Botswana are to be intensified.

** OSLO – Mikko Savola Minister of Defence of Finland will make a working visit to Oslo, Norway will participate in the panel discussion at the Leangkollen High-Level Security Policy Conference. SAPPORO, Japan – 2023 Sapporo Snow Festival (to Feb. 11). VENICE, Italy – Venice Carnival 2023 (To Feb. 21) BEIJING – Antony Blinken, United States secretary of state, meet with Qin Gang, foreign minister of the People’s Republic of China. (final day) MADRID – Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez speaks at European Union event organized by the National Office of Strategy – 0920 GMT. MADRID – Spain’s economy minister Nadia Calvino to meet Portuguese finance minister Fernando Medina – 1330 GMT. OSLO – Norway prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre, defense ministers of Sweden Pal Jonson and Antti Kaikkonen of Finland, deputy secretary general of NATO Mircea Geoana, various Norwegian military chiefs are attending two-day conference dedicated to the war in Ukraine. (To Feb. 7) BENGALURU, India – Global energy leaders like Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud, OPEC secretary general Haitham Al Ghais, Indian PM Narendra Modi, energy secretaries of China, Japan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh to speak at the India Energy Week Strategic Conference. Global refineries will also participate in the three-day event that kicks off on Feb 6, 2023. (To Feb. 9) GABORONE – Botswana’s Finance Minister Peggy Serame will present the 2023/24 budget – 1200 GMT. HELSINKI – Governor general of Canada Mary Simon visits Finland, invited by Finnish president Sauli Niinisto. During the visit, Simon and Niinisto will also travel to Lapland. Simon will also meet with Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin. (To Feb. 10) BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. GLOBAL – International day of zero tolerance to female genital mutilation. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7

** WASHINGTON DC – German Economy Minister Robert Habeck meets business leaders, politicians in Washington to discuss cooperation with European businesses (To Feb. 8).

** WASHINGTON DC – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg visits the United States (To Feb. 9).

** NEW YORK CITY – UN Security Council to meet on Syria’s chemical weapons program – 1500 GMT.

** TALLINN – Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson will visit Estonia. As part of his visit, he will be meeting with Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas and President of Estonia Alar Karis.

** BRUSSELS – EU ministers meet to discuss competitiveness as bloc debates answer to U.S Inflation Reduction Act with green subsidies – 0830 GMT.

** BRUSSELS – European Union and Moldova leaders and officials meet to discuss challenges, including Ukraine war and Transnistrian conflict – 1330 GMT.

** WASHINGTON DC – Press conference with economy ministers of Germany and France, Robert Habeck and Bruno Le Maire in Washington – 1800 GMT.

** WASHINGTON DC – German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck gives statement in Washington – 2100 GMT.

** BRUSSELS – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell gives speech on EU’s response to foreign interference and manipulation of information – 0815 GMT.

** CANBERRA – Timor-Leste Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak will visit Australia as a Guest of Government and will be welcomed by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (To Feb 9).

** TASHKENT – A delegation of the Republic of Slovenia headed by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Tanja Fayon is visiting the Republic of Uzbekistan (To Feb 9).

** GABORONE – Alain Berset President of the Swiss Confederation and Mokgweetsi Masisi President of Botswana to sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the health sector.

** NEW DELHI – Nanaia Mahuta Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand to visit India (To Feb 10). HELSINKI – Sweden’s foreign minister Tobias Billstrom visits Finland, attends Hanalys foreign policy forum and meets with Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto – 0850 GMT. 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.” – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8

** KHARTOUM – Sergey Lavrov, Russian foreign minister, is on a regional tour to Sudan.

** HARARE – Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube and Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe John Mangudya discuss the economic outlook at a meeting of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industry – 0530 GMT.

** WARSAW – German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius visits Warsaw for talks with his Polish counterpart Mariusz Blaszczak – 1130 GMT.

** SINGAPORE – Pham Minh Chinh Prime Minister of Vietnam arrives in Singapore for a three-day visit. (To Feb 10)

** MOSCOW – Alexander Novak Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation chairs meeting of officials from Russia and Sourth Ossetia – 0900 GMT.

** NEW YORK CITY – The United Nations Security Council to meet on Ukraine. The meeting has been requested by Russia to discuss the supply of weapons to Ukraine – 1500 GMT.

** KATHMANDU – European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen will arrive in Nepal for an official one-day visit to meet Nepali leaders and launch several EU actions in the country.

** MAPUTO – Alain Berset President of the Swiss Confederation and his delegation will travel on to Mozambique. (To Feb 9)

TOKYO – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos visits Japan and is scheduled to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a bilateral meeting and pay a courtesy visit to Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. (To Feb 12) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9

** MADRID – Spain´s economy minister Nadia Calviño participates in CNMV’s forum on stock market listing – 1130 GMT.

** BANGKOK – Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim Prime Minister of Malaysia, and spouse, will pay an Official Visit to the Kingdom of Thailand as guests of the Royal Thai Government (To Feb 10).

** BEIJING – Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia Hun Sen will pay an official visit to China (To Feb 11).

** TASHKENT – Peter Szijjarto Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary to visit Uzbekistan. BANGKOK – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will meet Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon to discuss security cooperation between the two countries at the Government House. BERLIN – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomes his Slovenian counterpart Natasa Pirc Musar with military honors in Berlin. 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

** SANTANDER – Spain´s economy minister Nadia Calviño holds a meeting with president of Cantabria Miguel Ángel Revilla, followed by a press conference – 0830 GMT. 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 March 10) BRUSSELS – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To March 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 March 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