DIARY-Political and General News Events from May 22 By Reuters



DIARY-Political and General News Events from May 22

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22

** MOSCOW – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc meet in Moscow – 1000 GMT. ** MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc – 1300 GMT. ** PARIS – German Economy Minsiter Peter Altmaier will give a briefing on the sidelines of an OECD ministerial meeting most likely to be focused on trade – 1300 GMT. ** TUNIS – Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj holds a news conference in Tunisia. ** DUBLIN – King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden to begin state visit to Ireland (to May 24). ** MOSCOW – Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Spouse Tran Thi Nguyet Thu will pay official visit to Russia (to May 23). ** KUWAIT CITY – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi will pay an official visit to Kuwait.

SEOUL – Denmark Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, Crown Princess Mary, will visit South Korea (Final Day).

BEIJING – Brazil Vice President Hamilton Mourao will visit China (to May 24). BISHKEK – India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will represent her country at the Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to be held at Bishkek in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan (Final Day).

BEIJING – Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng meets Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing – 1000 GMT. GLOBAL – International Day for Biological Diversity. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, MAY 23

** ISLAMABAD – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit Pakistan.

MOSCOW – Russian Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko will hold talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

BEIJING – Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan meets Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao after a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing – 0800 GMT.

LJUBLJANA – President of Finland Sauli Niinisto will meet President of Slovenia Borut Pahor and other high-level officials (to May 24).

EUROPEAN UNION – European Parliament election.

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** LISBON – Eurogroup chief and Portugal Finance Minister Mario Centeno speaks at the Economic Outlook Forum.

BRUSSELS – EU Council President Donald Tusk meets Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte – 1100 GMT.

BERLIN – German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz speaks at the annual conference of finance ministers of the federal states – 0930 GMT. BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing – 0800 GMT.

IRELAND – Referendum election. – – – – – – – – –

SATURDAY, MAY 25

TOKYO – U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Japan for meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and North Korea and trade seen high on the agenda (to May 28).

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SUNDAY, MAY 26

LIMA – Colombian President Ivan Duque, Ecuadoran President Lenín Moreno, Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra and Bolivian President Evo Morales gather in Lima to mark the 50th anniversary of the Andean Community.

LITHUANIA – Referendum election.

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

MONDAY, MAY 27

LIMA – Colombian President Ivan Duque and Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra will meet to discuss bilateral relations during an official state visit in Lima.

BEIJING – Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai attends a welcome ceremony, followed by a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

BANGKOK – ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (to May 31). NETHERLANDS – Dutch Second Chamber election.

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

TUESDAY, MAY 28

BEIJING – Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing – 0915 GMT.

BRUSSELS – European Council President Donald Tusk to meet with the leaders of the European Union (EU) member states.

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting.

BRUSSELS – EU ministers responsible for trade meet in Brussels.

RIGA – Launch of OECD Economic Surveys: Latvia.

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THURSDAY, MAY 30

OTTAWA – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Ottawa to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about accelerating the ratification of the new trade agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico, known as USMCA.

TOKYO – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad talks at an international conference on the Future of Asia in Japan – 0030 GMT. – – – – – – – – –

FRIDAY, MAY 31

TOKYO – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte talks at an international conference on the Future of Asia in Japan – 0800 GMT.

BERLIN – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Berlin.

GLOBAL – World No Tobacco Day. – – – – – – – – –

SATURDAY, JUNE 1 SINGAPORE – Defence ministers in Asia meet at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore.

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MONDAY, JUNE 3 SOPOT – Polish Finance Minister Teresa Czerwinska and Polan’s Central Bank Governor Adam Glapinski take part in the first day of the European Financial Congress in Sopot – 1000 GMT.

LONDON – U.S. President Donald Trump will make a state visit to UK (to June 5).

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TUESDAY, JUNE 4 WARSAW – European Council President Donald Tusk visits Gdansk in Poland.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5

DENMARK – Danish Parliament election. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY, JUNE 6 BUENOS AIRES – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro meets Argentina President Mauricio Macri in Buenos Aires.

LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting (to June 7).

PARIS – U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife travel to France, where Trump will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, JUNE 9 TSUKUBA, Japan – Trade ministers of the G20 nations gather in the Japanese city of Tsukuba for a meeting.

ASTANA – Kazakhstan to hold early presidential election.

– – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JUNE 13 LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – –

FRIDAY, JUNE 14 LUXEMBOURG – Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – –

SATURDAY, JUNE 15 KARUIZAWA, JAPAN – Energy ministers of the G20 nations gather in the Japanese city of Karuizawa. TALLINN – Queen Margrethe II of Denmark on a state visit to Estonia.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Referendum election. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY, JUNE 16 GUATEMALA – President election. GUATEMALA – Guatemalan Congress of the Republic election.

– – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JUNE 17 LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – –

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov holds talks with Swiss Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 20 BRUSSELS – European Council meeting (to June 21). BANGKOK – ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (to June 23). BANGKOK – 34th ASEAN Summit. – – – – – – – – –

SATURDAY, JUNE 22 MAURITANIA – President election. – – – – – – – – –

TUESDAY, JUNE 25 LUXEMBOURG – General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting.

VIENNA – 176th Meeting of the OPEC Conference. – – – – – – – – –

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26 VIENNA – 6th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 28 OSAKA, Japan – G20 summit (to June 29). – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

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