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Today in Washington ——————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ——————————————————————– FRIDAY, JANUARY 27

** MADRID – President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola meets with Felipe VI, King of Spain.

** ASMARA – Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, met Eritrea’s president, Isaias Afwerki, on a four-nation tour to shore up support for Russia in Africa – 0930 GMT.

** MADRID – President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola to visit parliament in Madrid – 1620 GMT.

** ROME – Guido Crosetto, Italy’s defense minister, meets with French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu in Rome to discuss military aid for Ukraine.

** SIBIU, Romania – French, Dutch and Romanian foreign ministers Catherine Colonna, Wopke Hoekstra and Bogdan Aurescu hold a joint news conference in capital Bucharest after visiting a French-led NATO battlegroup established in Sibiu.

** WARSAW – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda will deliver online addresses to the students of the College of Europe in Warsaw – 1700 GMT.

** BERLIN – Minister of National Defense of Romania Angel Tîlvăr will pay an official visit to Berlin. (final day) CARACAS – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk is set to visit Venezuela. (To Jan. 28) OTTAWA – The King of Jordan Abdullah II to visit Canada. (final day) RIYADH – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Ali Sabry to visit Saudi Arabia on an invitation from Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. (final day) FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA, Italy – 2023 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival. (To Jan. 28) JOHANNESBURG – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits South Africa. (final day) STOCKHOLM – EU justice ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union. (final day) BISHKEK – President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a state visit to Kyrgyzstan. (final day) PRETORIA – Naledi Pandor, South Africa’s foreign minister, and Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy leader, to address reporters – 1000 GMT. BERLIN – German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Romanian Defence Minister Angel Tilvar will meet in Berlin – 1300 GMT. MADRID – The president of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola meets Ander Gil President of the Senate of Spain – 1030 GMT. PRAGUE – Presidency of the Czech Republic Election. RIGA – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, will welcome a working visit from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden, Tobias Billström – 1130 GMT. LONDON – British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt spells out his plans for the economy in a speech – 0900 GMT. BRASILIA – Brazil’s President Lula da Silva will meet with governors of the 26 states. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 BUENOS AIRES – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits Argentina to meet President of the Argentine Republic Alberto Fernandez in Buenos Aires – 2200 GMT. ACCRA – Ghana hosts African leaders’ summit to boost trade and work towards continental single market – 0900 GMT. DUSSELDORF, Germany – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives speech at Reception of North Rine-Westfalias CDU – 1000 GMT. HYDERABAD, India – The G20 Startup20 Engagement Group will hold its inception meeting in Hyderabad featuring delegates from G20 nations. (To Jan. 29) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 SANTIAGO – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to Chile to meet with Gabriel Boric President of Chile. 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. (To Jan 31) SEOUL – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to visit South Korea and meet South Korea’s Foreign Minister Park Jin, National Defence Minister Lee Jong-Sup and other senior officials. (To Jan. 30) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JANUARY 30

** SINGAPORE – Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s prime minister, is in Singapore on an official visit and will meet with Singapore President Halimah Yacob as well as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, after which they will witness an MOU signing ceremony – 0200 GMT.

** MADRID – Spain’s economic affairs minister Nadia Calviño takes part in session on “Economic Perspectives for 2023” promoted by “La Caixa” Foundation – 1830 GMT.

** MOSCOW – Sergei Lavrov, minister of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation, meets Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, foreign minister of Pakistan, in Moscow – 0900 GMT. CAIRO – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry on his visit to Cairo. TOKYO – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to visit Japan and meet with the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida. (To Feb. 1) GENEVA – World Health Organization executive board meets in Geneva to determine the global health agenda for the year – 0800 GMT. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JANUARY 31

** 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

** 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

** 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. GLOBAL – World Wetlands Day. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3

** 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 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 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

** 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 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 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