DIARY-Political and General News Events from July 16
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———————————————————– This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ———————————————————– MONDAY, JULY 16 ** TASHKENT – Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kohir Rasulzoda will pay a working visit to Uzbekistan.
** HELSINKI – U.S. President Donald Trump along with the First Lady Melania Trump meets Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and the First Lady of Finland Jenni Haukio at his official residence ahead of U.S.-Russia summit with President Vladimir Putin – 0630 GMT. ** HELSINKI – Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Finland President Sauli Niinisto after his U.S.-Russia summit with President Donald Trump. ** HELSINKI – Finland Foreign Minister Timo Soini meets U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
ADDIS ABABA – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki visits Ethiopia (Final Day).
MOSCOW – Palestinian President Mahmoud will visit to Moscow (Final Day).
HELSINKI – U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Helsinki (Final Day).
SAN JOSE – U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on an official visit to Costa Rica. BELMOPAN – Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu visits Belize and meet with Belize’s Prime Minister Dean Barrow (to July 17).
PRAGUE – Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría meet and hold a news conference in Prague – 1145 GMT.
KUALA LUMPUR – Philippine’s President Rodrigo Duterte meets Malaysian President Mahathir Mohamad to discuss insurgency and the Islamic State. BEIJING – EU-China Summit takes place on July 16 in Beijing, chaired by President of the European Council Donald Tusk, and President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker on the EU side, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the Chinese side – 0200 GMT
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping meets World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk in Beijing – 0730 GMT.
NEW YORK – United Nations Economic and Social Council, Substantive session, high-level segment, including the three-day ministerial meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the Council meeting (to July 19).
BRUSSELS – EU-Foreign Affairs Council meeting. HAMPSHIRE – Farnborough Air Show 2018 (to July 22). – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JULY 17 ** VIENNA – Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak meets Ukraine, EU officials in Berlin to discuss gas supplies.
BEIJING – Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Beijing – 0300 GMT. VIENNA – Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak will meet Ukraine, EU officials, discuss gas supplies (to July 18). GLOBAL – World Day for International Justice. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 ** JERUSALEM – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visits region (to July 20). GLOBAL – Nelson Mandela International Day. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JULY 19
** BEIJING – Russia Energy Minister Alexander Novak visits China and meets China officials to discuss energy cooperation. ABU DHABI / DAKAR / KIGALI/ JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Senegal, Rwanda and South Africa , attend the 10th BRICS summit from July 25 to 27 in Johannesburg (to July 27).
JERUSALEM – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visits region of Jerusalem, Israel (to July 20). – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JULY 20 CYPRUS – Cyprus marks the anniversary of the Turkish invasion in 1974. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JULY 21
BUENOS AIRES – Finance Ministers and Central Bank Presidents from G20-member countries meet in Buenos Aires (to July 22). KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fl – 7th anniversary of conclusion of NASA’s space shuttle program after successful completion of mission STS-135. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JULY 22 ** KIGALI – Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Rwanda (to July 23).
OSLO – 6th Anniversary of Norway bombing and mass shooting at youth summer camp on the nearby Utoya Island where 77 people were killed. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, July 23 SINGAPORE – 36th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME) and Associated Meetings (to July 27). – – – – – – – – –
TUESDAY, JULY 24 PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – Mexico hosts Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera for meeting of the Pacific Alliance, a group aimed at increasing trade with Asia. BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – –
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa will host a summit of the BRICS grouping of emerging economies in Johannesburg in July (to July 27). BAYREUTH, Germany – Annual Bayreuth festival 2017 (to Aug. 29).
Pakistan – Pakistani National Assembly election. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JULY 26 ** JOHANNESBURG – Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit South Africa for a summit of BRICS (to July 27).
– – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JULY 28 WASHINGTON, D.C. – New Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will visit to the U.S (to July 29).
GLOBAL – World Hepatitis Day. GLOBAL – 104th anniversary of the beginning of World War 1. PERU – 197th Anniversary of Independence. – – – – – – – – –
SUNDAY, JULY 29
Cambodia – Cambodian National Assembly election.
Mali – Presidential election. – – – – – – – – –
MONDAY, JULY 30
WASHINGTON D.C. – Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will visit Washington and meet President Donald Trump.
SINGAPORE – 51st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM), Post-Ministerial Conferences (PMCs), 19th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers Meeting (APTFMM), 8th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting (EASFMM) and 25th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) (to August 4).
Zimbabwe – Zimbabwean National Assembly election. Zimbabwe – President election.
Comoros – Referendum election.
Zimbabwe – Zimbabwean Senate election.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1
SINGAPORE – ASEAN Foreign Ministers will meet in Singapore.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 4
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Third Senior Officials Meeting and Related Meetings (to August 20).
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 26 SINGAPORE – 50th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting & Related Meetings 6th RCEP Ministerial Meeting (to Sept. 2).
THAILAND – Special Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM)-(to August 31).
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29 ** COPENHAGEN – French President Emmanuel Macron visits Denmark. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
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