DIARY-Political and General News Events from April 12 By Reuters



DIARY-Political and General News Events from April 12

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FRIDAY, APRIL 12 SAHARA DESERT, Morocco – Desert Marathon Des sables (to April 15).

BEIRUT – Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos will visit Lebanon at the invitation of its President Michel Aoun (final day). AUGUSTA, United States – U.S. Masters Golf 2019 (to April 14).

PARIS – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in France – 1300 GMT. SANTIAGO – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Chilean President Sebastian Pinera and Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero to discuss economic ties, bilateral partnerships and security cooperation. WARSAW – Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz will debate the future of Europe with German counterpart Heiko Maas at the Raffles European Hotel in Warsaw – 1330 GMT. BERLIN, Germany – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speak to reporters after their working lunch – 1200 GMT. WASHINGTON D.C. – German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz speaks on “The transatlantic partnership – common values in a changing world” – 1600 GMT. WASHINGTON D.C. – German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz holds a speech at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington D.C. – 1630 GMT. LONDON – Deadline set by European Union for Britain to leave the bloc if Prime Minister Theresa May fails to convince MPs to back her Brexit deal with Brussels.

GLOBAL – International Day of Human Space Flight. WASHINGTON, D.C. – 2019 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group (to April 14).

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SATURDAY, APRIL 13 ** BEIJING – Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono will pay an official visit to China (to April 15). ASUNCION – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Paraguay’s President Abdo Benitez and Foreign Minister Luis Alberto Castiglioni. LIMA – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra and Foreign Minister Nestor Popolizio. WASHINGTON D.C – IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde participates in International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) press briefing – 1645 GMT. JAKARTA – Indonesian presidential debate on economic issues – 1300 GMT.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 14 ** TASHKENT – Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will visit Uzbekistan (to April 15). WASHINGTON D.C, – IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde participates in “Boosting Investment in People and Infrastructure” discussion – 1400 GMT. FINLAND – Finnish Parliament election. – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY, APRIL 15 ** BEIJING – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will meet Japan Foreign Minsiter Taro Kono in Beijing – 0200 GMT. ** BEIJING – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Japanese Foreign Minsiter Taro Kono in Beijing – 0315 GMT. BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi for talks in Berlin – 1500 GMT. TOKYO – OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria will hold a press conference to mark the release of the Economic Survey of Japan 2019 – 0130 GMT. TOKYO – Launch of OECD Economic Surveys: Japan

BELFAST/NEW YORK – 106th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. BOSTON – 2019 Boston Marathon. – – – – – – – – –

TUESDAY, APRIL 16 ** BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbay Jeenbekov in Berlin – 1430 GMT. ASHGABAT – South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Turkmenistan (to April 18). MOSCOW – Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi will visit Russia. BRATISLAVA – Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman will pay a working visit to Slovakia.

BEIJING – Launch of OECD Economic Surveys: China

VATICAN CITY – 92st birthday of Pope Benedict.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 ** PRAGUE – Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will meet his local counterpart Andrej Babis and also attend Czech-Vietnamese business forum in Czech Republic – 0730 GMT. VIENNA – 176th (Extraordinary) Meeting of the OPEC Conference.

MOSCOW – Saudi King Salman’s son Sultan bin Salman bin Adbulaziz Al Saud will visit Moscow. INDONESIA – President election. INDONESIA – Indonesian Regional Representative Council election. INDONESIA – Indonesian House of Representatives election. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, APRIL 18

BRATISLAVA – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will meet Central European ministers in Bratislava. TASHKENT – South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Uzbekistan (to April 21). INDIA – Indian People’s Assembly election. MOSCOW – Estonia’s President Kersti Kaljulaid will visit Moscow.

VIENNA – OPEC and non-OPEC oil ministers’ meet in Vienna.

ALGERIA – President election.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 20

UNITED STATES – 9th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, APRIL 21

** TOKYO – Pakistan Foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will visit Japan (to April 24). ASTANA – South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Kazakhstan (to April 23). LONDON – Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her 93nd birthday. PARIS – 58th anniversary of the first manned mission to space. MACEDONIA – President election. COMOROS – President election.

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MONDAY, APRIL 22 TOKYO – Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will visit Japan (to April 23). GLOBAL – Earth Day.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 23

INDIA – Indian People’s Assembly election. GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24

LONDON – British Finance Minister Philip Hammond speaks to lawmakers on parliament’s Treasury Committee about the Spring Statement budget update he announced in March – 1315 GMT. JAKARTA – 2nd APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Meeting.

GLOBAL – World Immunization Week 2019 (to Apr. 30).

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THURSDAY, APRIL 25

BRATISLAVA – Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Central European prime ministers in Bratislava. BRUSSELS – EU-Japan summit. GLOBAL – World Malaria Day.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 28

SEOUL – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera will make a state visit to South Korea (to April 29).

PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 21th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania. LONDON – 2019 London Marathon. BENIN – Beninese National Assembly election.

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MONDAY, APRIL 29

INDIA – Indian People’s Assembly election. LONDON – 8th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, MAY 5

PANAMA – President election.

PANAMA – Panamanian National Assembly election. – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY, MAY 6

INDIA – Indian People’s Assembly election. – – – – – – – – –

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

SOUTH AFRICA – South African National Assembly election. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, MAY 9

SIBIU, Romania – The informal European Council will bring together EU heads of state or government in Sibiu. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, MAY 12

LITHUANIA – President election.

INDIA – Indian People’s Assembly election. – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY, MAY 13

PHILIPPINES – Philippine Senate election.

PHILIPPINES – Philippine House of Representatives election. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, MAY 16 BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers meet in Brussels. BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

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SUNDAY, MAY 19

SWITZERLAND – Referendum election.

INDIA – Indian People’s Assembly election. – – – – – – – – –

TUESDAY, MAY 21 BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. MALAWI – President election.

MALAWI – Malawian National Assembly election. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, MAY 23

EUROPEAN UNION – European Parliament election. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, MAY 26

BELGIUM – Belgian Chamber of Representatives election. – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY, MAY 27

NETHERLANDS – Dutch Second Chamber election.

MADAGASCAR – Malagasy National Assembly election. – – – – – – – – –

TUESDAY, MAY 28

RIGA – Launch of OECD Economic Surveys: Latvia

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SUNDAY, JUNE 9

ASTANA – Kazakhstan to hold early presidential election.

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