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Today in Washington ——————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ——————————————————————– TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29

** WASHINGTON DC – Sri Lanka Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry will visit the United States of America on the invitation of the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. (To Dec. 4)

** TOKYO – President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa and his wife Bolortsetseg Luvsandorj arrived in Tokyo on a state visit to Japan on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and Japan.

** TEHRAN – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani visits Tehran.

** SANTIAGO – Chile’s President Gabriel Boric and Peru’s President Pedro Castillo meet at the La Moneda government palace in Santiago.

** PRAGUE – EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, Czech Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Sikela address the SME Assembly, a conference for small- and medium-sized businesses. – 0730 GMT

** BRUSSELS – EU climate commissioner Frans Timmermans delivers keynote speech at conference on the bloc’s methane regulation – 1630 GMT. PARIS/MAPUTO/ACCRA – Prime Minister of South Korea Han Duck-soo will visit France, Mozambique and Ghana to promote Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo. (To Dec. 3) TAIPEI CITY – Saint Lucia Prime Minister Philip Pierre will arrive in Taiwan for a five-day visit. (To Dec. 2) OSLO – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will visit Norway. (final day) BAKU – Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov to visit Azerbaijan (To Nov. 30) SANTIAGO/ BOGOTA – Mika Lintila, Minister of Economic Affairs of Finland, is heading a Team Finland visit to Chile and Colombia (To Dec 2) SEOUL – Luxembourg’s Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, accompanied by the Director General of the Chamber of Commerce, Carlo Thelen, on an economic mission to South Korea (final day) BRUSSELS – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell delivers keynote address at Brussels Indo-Pacific Forum – 0900 GMT. PARIS – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay an official visit to France. (To Nov. 30) BEIJING – Thongloun Sisoulith, President of Laos, will pay a state visit to China (To Dec 1) WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden will welcome Emmanuel Macron, President of France, for first complete state visit to the United States WELLINGTON/ SYDNEY – Finland’s Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, will visit New Zealand and Australia and will meet the Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern in Auckland and the Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese in Sydney (To Dec 3) BRUSSELS – EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) ministers meeting. ZURICH – Italian President Sergio Mattarella will visit Switzerland (to November 30). BUCHAREST – NATO foreign ministers meet in Bucharest with discussions focusing on Russia’s war on Ukraine. The meeting will be chaired by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (To Nov 30) TEHRAN, Iran – 11th anniversary of an attack on the British Embassy by dozens of Iranian students and protesters angry over Britain’s unilateral sanctions. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30

** BRUSSELS – Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko speaks to EU Parliament’s regional development committee.

** OSLO – Norway Finance minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum to defend 2023 budget in front of parliament – 0900 GMT.

** STOCKHOLM – Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola hold joint news conference in Stockholm ahead of Sweden’s Presidency of the Council of the EU from the start of 2023. – 1045 GMT

** BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store – 1430 GMT. STOCKHOLM – Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola hold joint news conference in Stockholm ahead of Sweden’s Presidency of the Council of the EU from the start of 2023 – 1045 GMT. TOKYO – Luxembourg’s Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, accompanied by the Director General of the Chamber of Commerce, Carlo Thelen, will travel to Japan (To Dec 2) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1

** PARIS – EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager speaks at OECD competition event – 0830 GMT. ** BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at a news conference in Berlin – 1530 GMT WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden hosts French President Emmanuel Macron at White House for state visit. DUBLIN – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses a joint sitting of Ireland’s parliament, meets Prime Minister Micheal Martin and speaks at a business event – 1400 GMT. BEIJING – European Council President Charles Michel will travel to Beijing to meet President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping. TIRANA – President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Albania (To Dec 2) BERLIN – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at the Berlin Security Conference LODZ, Poland – The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) holds its 29th Ministerial Council in Lodz, Poland, with foreign ministers from 57 participating states set to discuss the security situation on the continent (To Dec 2) GLOBAL – World AIDS Day. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 BRUSSELS – Speeches by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola; for the Czech Presidency of the Council, Prime Minister Petr Fiala and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at a Conference on the Future of Europe feedback event in the European Parliament – 0800 GMT. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 VIENNA – OPEC oil ministers and their allies, known as OPEC+ meet at the organization’s headquarters in Vienna. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6

** PRETORIA – Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro Moros visits South Africa. TIRANA – EU-Western Balkans summit. BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 MONTREAL – UN Biodiversity Conference (COP-15) held in Montreal Canada (to Dec. 19) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the virtual Eurasian Economic Union summit. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 WASHINGTON DC – Washington hosts U.S.-Africa summit (To Dec 15) BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 BRUSSELS – EU-ASEAN Summit. SUVA – Fijian House of Representatives Election. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 BRUSSELS – European Council meeting (To Dec 16) – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 TUNIS – Tunisian Assembly of People’s Representatives Election. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, DECEMBER 19 GENEVA, Switzerland – World Trade Organization General Council meeting (to December 20). – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 MANILA – Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos starts his multi-day state visit to China upon invitation by Chinese President Xi Jinping (to Jan. 5) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 PRAGUE – Czech Republic holds presidential elections. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JANUARY 16 DAVOS, Switzerland – World Economic Forum holds 2023 annual meeting in Davos (to January 20). – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 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