DIARY-Political and General News Events from August 26

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MONDAY, AUGUST 26

** TOKYO - Nancy Tembo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi, will visit Japan to attend the TICAD Ministerial Meeting and as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (to August 28).

** BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN- Prime Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will visit to Brunei for the 25th Malaysia-Brunei Darussalam Annual Leaders' Consultation $(ALC)$, touted as the highest bilateral mechanism between the two nations. (to August 26).

** BAKU - Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrived in Azerbaijan's capital Baku (to August 26).

** NEW DELHI - Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, will be on an official visit to India (to August 28)

** TEHRAN - The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, will pay an important visit to Tehran

** CHIȘINĂU – Latvia President Edgars Rinkevics will make a working visiting to Moldova (to August 28)

** BAMAKO - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits West Africa aiming to stem migration surge

EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 (final day)

EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh International Book Festival (final day)

WASHINGTON DC – Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit United States. (final day)

HANOI - Chilean Foreign Minister Alberto Van Klaveren will pay an official visit to Vietnam (to August 27).

COPENHAGEN - The prime ministers of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland meet in Denmark to discuss shared interests (to August 27).

GENEVA - Swiss and Sierra Leone ministers give press briefing following a visit of the UN Security Council to Geneva to discuss reinforcing international humanitarian law. - 1000 GMT

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27

** ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosts his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in Ankara for talks on bilateral and regional matters.

NOUAKCHOTT / DAKAR / BANJUL - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visits Western Africa's Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia to discuss migration and aid. (To Aug 29)

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28

VENICE, Italy – 81st Venice International Film Festival (To Sept 7)

BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich. (To Aug. 29)

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29

** BELGRADE - French President Emmanuel Macron and Serbia's counterpart Aleksandar Vucic will sign bilateral agreements and speak to media during Macron's visit to Serbia. - 1730 GMT

ISTANBUL - Ministers from Turkey, Iraq, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates $(UAE)$ meet in Istanbul to discuss steps aimed at realising the "Development Road Project", a trade corridor passing through Iraq, as part of an agreement to jointly establish the route. - 1100 GMT

BELGRADE - French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Serbia. (To Aug 30)

BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers

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Friday, AUGUST 30

BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of defence ministers.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

** MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador delivers his final state of the union address at Zocalo Square, in downtown Mexico City.

NORTH OSSETIA, Russia - 20th Anniversary of the terrorist attack at Beslan School.

AZERBAIJAN - Azerbaijani National Assembly Election.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

BIEIJING - President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa is set to undertake a State Visit to the People’s Republic of China (to September 5).

BUDAPEST - EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council. (To Sept. 3)

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

JAKARTA - Pope Francis visits Indonesia's capital Jakarta amid Southeast Asia tour (to September 6)

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

TORONTO, Canada - Toronto International Film Festival 2024. (To Sept. 15)

MUNICH, Germany – 52nd anniversary of the attack on Israeli Olympic team by Palestinian gunmen, killing 11 Israelis.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

GENEVA, Switzerland - 57th Session UN Human Rights Council. (To Oct. 9)

PORT MORESBY - Pope Francis will tour Papua New Guinea from Sept. 6-9, where he will visit the country's capital Port Moresby and north western township Vanimo (To Sep. 9)

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

ALGERIA - Algerian Presidency Election.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

BEIJING - Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Store visits China. (To Sept 11)

GENEVA, Switzerland - 57th Session UN Human Rights Council. (To Oct. 9)

JAKARTA - Pope Francis visits Timor's capital Dili amid Southeast Asia tour (to September 11).

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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10

JORDAN - Jordanian House of Deputies Election.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

UNITED STATES – 23rd anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.

SINGAPORE - Pope Francis visits Singapore (to September 13)

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

TOKYO - Canada-Japan LNG Partnership Forum will be held at the Embassy of Canada - 0300 GMT.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

BUDAPEST - EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers. (To Sept. 14)

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

VIENTIANE - 56th ASEAN Economic Minister Meeting. (To Sept. 22)

GLOBAL - International Day of Democracy.

GUATEMALA – 203rd anniversary of Independence.

EL SALVADOR – 203rd anniversary of Independence.

COSTA RICA – 203rd anniversary of Independence.

HONDURAS – 203rd anniversary of Independence.

NICARAGUA – 203rd anniversary of Independence.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

VIENNA - IAEA 68th General Conference. (To Sept. 20)

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of transport ministers. (To Sept. 20)

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

CZECH REPUBLIC - Czech Senate Election.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

SRI LANKA - Sri Lankan Presidency Election.

MUNICH, Germany - 189th Munich Oktoberfest. (To Oct. 6)

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

VIENTIANE - 42nd ASEAN Minister on Energy Meeting. (To Sept. 27)

BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.

BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau marks 51st anniversary of Independence from Portugal.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

LUXEMBOURG CITY - Pope Francis visits Luxembourg before travelling on to Belgium for a multi-day visit - 0800 GMT.

BRUSSELS - Pope Francis visits Belgium (To Sep. 29)

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

GLOBAL - World Rabies Day.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

BERLIN – BMW Berlin Marathon.

AUSTRIA - Austrian National Council Election.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1

GLOBAL - International day of older persons.

ABUJA - Nigeria to celebrate its 64th year of independence.

CHINA – 75th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2

GUINEA – 66th anniversary of independence from France.

GLOBAL - International Day of Non-violence.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5

GLOBAL - World Teachers' Day.

SAN FRANCISCO – 13th death anniversary of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6

TUNISIA - Tunisian Presidency Election.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 7

MOSCOW - 18th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

LUXEMBOURG- Eurogroup Meeting.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9

GLOBAL - World Post Day.

MOZAMBIQUE - Mozambican Presidency Election.

MOZAMBIQUE - Mozambican Assembly Election.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10

GLOBAL - World mental health day.

GLOBAL - World Day against death penalty.

GLOBAL - World Sight Day.

FIJI – 54th anniversary of independence.

LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (to October 11)

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12

BALI – 22nd anniversary of Bali bombings.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13

GLOBAL - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction.

SAN JOSE, Chile – 14th anniversary of rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed Andean mine.

Lithuania - Lithuanian Parliament Election.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 14

LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15

** ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is set to host the Shanghai Cooperation organisation $(SCO)$ Council of Heads of Government $(CHG.UK)$ meeting (to October 16).

GLOBAL - United Nation's world hand-washing day.

GLOBAL - International day of rural women.

LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16

GLOBAL - World food day.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17

GLOBAL - International day for the eradication of poverty.

BRUSSELS -European Council (to October 18)

BUDAPEST – EU Informal meeting of trade ministers (to October 18)

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18

JERUSALEM – 13th anniversary of release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after more than five years of being held incommunicado by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20

TRIPOLI – 13th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23

LIBYA – 12th anniversary of declaration of Libya's Liberation.

VAN, Turkey – 12th anniversary of earthquake that killed more than 600 people and injured more than 4,000 others.

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