Political and General News Events from September 28
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
** ABU DHABI - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visits the United Arab Emirates for talks expected to focus on coordinating Gulf regional security, and on the situations related to Iran, Yemen and Gaza.
** AMSTERDAM - German foreign minister Johann Wadephul visits the Netherlands for meetings with Dutch foreign minister Tom Berendsen - 1300 GMT.
** BERN - Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah pays an official visit to Switzerland (Final day).
** DOHA - Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visits Qatar to attend the 11th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Doha (To Sept. 29).
** TOKYO - Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osor Uchral pays a four-day visit to Japan. Uchral is scheduled to meet Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (to Sept. 30).
WASHINGTON, DC - Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics visits the United States and attends the opening of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York and holds meetings in Washington, Los Angeles and San Diego focused on defense, technology and business cooperation. (Final day)
MUNICH – 200th Munich Oktoberfest (To Oct 04)
PARIS - Pope Leo visits France (To Sept 28)
NEW YORK CITY - India's Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speaks at the Asia Society in New York. - 2200 GMT
GLOBAL - World Rabies Day
SEOUL - South Korea marks the 76th anniversary of recovering Seoul from North Korea during the Korean War.
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting.
BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of energy ministers (To Sept 29)
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
** PARIS - Argentine President Javier Milei begins a visit to Paris on Tuesday to preside over the "Argentina Week" business forum and meet with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron (To Oct. 1)
** DUBLIN - Energy ministers from the EU's 27 member states gather for informal talks focussed on energy affordability and security. They will also be joined by energy ministers from Norway, Switzerland, Britain and Ukraine.
** BRATISLAVA - Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar will meet his German counterpart Johann Wadephul in Bratislava. - 0755 GMT
** BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte meets Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius in Brussels. - 0830 GMT
** BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz receives Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for talks in Berlin, expected to focus on energy, before they speak to reporters. - 1500 GMT
** VIENNA - Austria hosts a meeting of ministers of European affairs and other senior officials from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Balkan countries including Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia, North Macedonia and Montenegro, followed by a press conference with the Austrian and Montenegrin ministers - 0700 GMT.
** BRATISLAVA - Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar will meet his German counterpart Johann Wadephul in Bratislava - 0755 GMT.
** PRAGUE - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis will host Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Prague to discuss Czech-Italian cooperation and EU competitiveness, security and budget issues.
** TIRANA - President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen visits Albania on her tour of the Western Balkans.
HELSINKI - Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna will visit Helsinki and meet Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen.
PRAGUE - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to visit the Czech Republic.
MADRID - French President Emmanuel Macron visits Madrid, meets with Spain's Royals and Prime Minister Sanchez (To Sept 30).
LUXEMBOURG - Finland President Alexander Stubb and spouse Suzanne Innes-Stubb to pay a state visit to Luxembourg. (To Sept 30)
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
PRAGUE - Czech President Petr Pavel meets Romanian counterpart Nicusor Dan in Prague - 0830 GMT
DUBLIN - Informal meeting of EU health ministers (To Oct 01).
MANILA - ASEAN defense ministers hold annual meetings (To Oct 01)
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
** MUNSTER, Germany - NATO Secretary Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten speak to reporters during a visit of the so-called 1 German-Netherlands Corps, based in the German city of Muenster - 1150 GMT.
** PRISTINA - President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen visits Kosovo on her tour of the Western Balkans.
GLOBAL - International Day of Older Persons
ABUJA - Nigeria celebrates its 66th year of independence
CHINA - 77th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China
LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (To Oct 02)
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
** SKOPJE - President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen visits North Macedonia on her tour of the Western Balkans.
HELSINKI – Helsinki Security Forum. (To Oct 4)
HELSINKI, Finland - Moldovan President Maia Sandu pays a working visit to Finland at the invitation of Finnish President Alexander Stubb, holds talks in Helsinki and participates in the opening session of the Helsinki Security Forum.
MONACO - Italian President Sergio Mattarella visits Monaco for talks with Prince Albert II during the first state visit to the Principality by an Italian head of state (To Oct 03)
GUINEA - 68th anniversary of independence from France
GLOBAL - International Day of Non-Violence
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
LATVIA - Latvian Parliament Election
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
VIRTUAL - OPEC+ members Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman hold a monthly meeting to review global oil market conditions and compliance with voluntary production adjustments.
BRAZIL - Brazilian Chamber of Deputies Election
BRAZIL - Brazilian Federal Senate Election
BRAZIL - Brazilian Presidency Election
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency Election
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Bosnia and Herzegovina House of Representatives Election
LONDON - The OPEC+ JMMC will meet to discuss market conditions and production data.
The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) comprises Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Algeria and Venezuela.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 5
HELSINKI - The King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, accompanied by Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, pay a state visit to Finland. (To Oct 07)
GLOBAL - World Teachers' Day
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – 15th Death Anniversary of Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6
MANILA - ASEAN energy ministers, senior officials hold meetings. (To Oct 09)
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
GREECE - Greece hosts East Mediterranean gas forum in Athens.
MOSCOW - 20th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8
GLOBAL - World Sight Day
LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup Meeting
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9
GLOBAL - World Post Day
LUXEMBOURG - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council
CZECH REPUBLIC - Czech Senate Election
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
GLOBAL - World Mental Health Day
GLOBAL - World Day Against Death Penalty
FIJI – 56th anniversary of independence
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 12
LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council
BALI – 24th anniversary of Bali bombings
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13
GLOBAL - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
SAN JOSE, Chile – 16th anniversary of rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed Andean mine.
LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council
BANGKOK - Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, Annual meetings. (To Oct 18)
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
BRUSSELS - European Council (To Oct 16)
GLOBAL - World Handwashing Day
GLOBAL - International Day of Rural Women
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
GLOBAL - World Food Day
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
GLOBAL - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
JERUSALEM – 15th 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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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20
WINDSOR, England - Oman's Haitham bin Tariq visits United Kingdom to headline a three-day state visit hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla (To October 22)
TRIPOLI – 15th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22
BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of trade ministers. (To Oct 23)
SAUDI ARABIA – 15th death anniversary of Sultan bin Abdulaziz, who served as crown prince of the Kingdom from 2005 until his demise in 2011.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
LIBYA – 15th anniversary of declaration of Libya's Liberation.
VAN, Turkey – 15th anniversary of earthquake that killed more than 600 people and injured more than 4,000 others.
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25
SOFIA - Bulgaria holds a presidential election.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27
ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset Election
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29
MANILA - ASEAN defense ministers hold an annual meeting with dialogue partners, dubbed as ADMM-Plus.
OTTAWA - EU-Canada summit (To Oct 30)
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
ATLANTA, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts a G20 foreign ministers' meeting. (To Oct 31)
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Guam - Guamanian Legislature election.
Guam - Guamanian Governor election.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5
MADRID - Presidents, heads of state gather in Madrid for the Iberoamerican Summit. (To Nov 05)
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand holds a general election
MONTEVIDEO - Pope Leo visits Uruguay (To Nov 08)
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8
BUENOS AIRES - Pope Leo embarks on an official visit to Argentina (To Nov 11).
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
LIMA - Pope Leo visits Peru (To Nov 17).
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
MANILA - Leaders of ASEAN countries hold annual meetings in Manila (To Nov 15).
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18
SHENZHEN, China - Russian President Vladimir Putin to lead a Russian delegation at APEC Summit in Shenzhen.
SHENZHEN, China - China hosts the 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen. (To Nov 19)
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29
** LONDON - OPEC+ and OPEC are set to hold ministerial meetings on Sunday to decide on output policy.
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