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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22


** MANILA - Britain's newly appointed foreign minister, Ed Miliband, travels to the Philippines to attend the ASEAN-UK Post Ministerial conference.


** ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets Portuguese counterpart Luis Montenegro in Athens. Joint statements will follow the meeting - 0900 GMT.

MANILA - Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan will lead the Malaysian delegation to the 59th ASEAN Foreign Minister's Meeting, Post (AMM-PMC) and Related Meetings in Manila (To July 24)

NEW DELHI - Panama Foreign Minister Javier Eduardo Martinez-Acha Vasquez visits India; scheduled to meet Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal (to July 23).


ULAANBAATAR - Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon pays a state visit to Mongolia at the invitation of President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa; leaders to hold talks on bilateral cooperation and regional and international issues (Final day).


MANILA - ASEAN foreign ministers hold an annual meeting (To July 24)


ABUJA - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul arrives in Abuja on a two-day visit for high-level political consultations aimed at strengthening the partnership between Germany and Nigeria. Wadephul will hold talks with Nigeria's Foreign Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ujukwu and ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray. (Final day)


MANILA - Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson travels to the Philippines for a bilateral meeting and to participate in the anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC). (To July 25)


MANILA - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference, East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting, ASEAN Regional Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting; holds meetings with Indo-Pacific officials (to July 23)


MANILA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends ASEAN-related foreign ministers' meetings, including East Asia Summit and ASEAN Regional Forum meetings (July 23).


SKOPJE, North Macedonia - Indian President Droupadi Murmu visits North Macedonia (Final day).


BISHKEK - At the invitation of Kyrgyzstan Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov will pay an official visit to Kyrgyzstan (To July 23)


MANILA - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila.


LONDON - Suriname President Jennifer Simons visits United Kingdom (To July 26)


MANILA - ASEAN foreign ministers hold a post-ministerial conference with Canada during the regional meeting in Manila. - 0130 GMT


MANILA - ASEAN foreign ministers hold a post-ministerial conference with Australia during the regional meetings in Manila. - 0600 GMT

MANILA - ASEAN foreign ministers hold a post-ministerial conference with the United States during the regional meeting in Manila. - 0100 GMT


MANILA - ASEAN foreign ministers hold a post-ministerial conference with China during the regional meetings in Manila. - 0230 GMT


MANILA - ASEAN foreign ministers hold a post-ministerial conference with Russia during the regional meeting in Manila. - 0230 GMT


MANILA - ASEAN foreign ministers hold the 5th Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development during the annual regional meetings in Manila. - 0330 GMT


MANILA - ASEAN foreign ministers hold a post-ministerial conference with South Korea during the regional meetings in Manila. - 0330 GMT


MANILA - ASEAN foreign ministers hold a post-ministerial conference with Japan during the regional meetings in Manila. - 0330 GMT


MANILA - South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun to visit Philippines for ASEAN-related ministerial meetings ( To July 23)

BRUSSELS – EU-UK summit

OSLO – 15th anniversary of Norway bombing and mass shooting at youth summer camp on the nearby Utoya Island, where 77 people were killed

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THURSDAY, JULY 23


** BANGKOK - Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun is scheduled to meet with his Thai counterpart Adul Boonthamcharoen during an official visit to Thailand. (To July 26)


** BISHKEK - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers meeting in Kyrgyzstan (To July 24)


** BELGRADE - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis visits Serbia, meets President Aleksandar Vucic and holds news conference - 0830 GMT.


** PRETORIA - South Africa's foreign affairs minister Ronald Lamola will host his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul during a working visit to discuss issues of mutual interest - 1100 GMT.

** TEHRAN - Iraq Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to visit Iran.

BUCHAREST - Indian President Droupadi Murmu visits North Romania (July 25).


MANILA - Foreign ministers attend the 27th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers' Meeting, bringing together ASEAN members with China, Japan and South Korea under one of the region's principal cooperation mechanisms. - 0200 GMT


MANILA - Ministers and senior officials attend the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum, the Asia-Pacific's largest multilateral security dialogue bringing together ASEAN members and major regional powers. - 0200 GMT

MANILA - Foreign ministers participate in the 16th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting, a key forum bringing together ASEAN and major Indo-Pacific powers ahead of leaders-level engagements. - 0600 GMT


MANILA - Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro holds a newsconference during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting week. - 1100 GMT


MANILA - Ministers attend the 17th Mekong-Republic of Korea Foreign Ministers' Meeting focused on cooperation between South Korea and Mekong-region countries. - 1100 GMT


BISHKEK – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends SCO foreign ministers meeting in Kyrgyzstan (To July 24)


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FRIDAY, JULY 24


** SAN FRANCISCO/BRASÍLIA/SANTIAGO/BUENOS AIRES/BERLIN - South Korean President Lee ⁠Jae Myung will visit San Francisco, Brazil, Chile, Argentina ‌and Germany (To Aug. 3)


MANILA - ASEAN concludes the ministerial week with commemorative activities marking the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC), a cornerstone agreement promoting peaceful relations and cooperation in Southeast Asia. Events include a signing ceremony, a high-level conference of TAC parties and a closing plenary session.

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SATURDAY, JULY 25


BUENOS AIRES – Argentina President Javier Milei is due to begin a regional tour in Brazil


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MONDAY, JULY 27

VIENNA - Austria's Chancellor Cristian Stocker hosts Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Salzburg.


BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Budget) Meeting.

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TUESDAY, JULY 28

GLOBAL - World Hepatitis Day

GLOBAL – 112th anniversary of the beginning of World War 1

PERU – 205th anniversary of Independence

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THURSDAY, JULY 30


MONTEVIDEO - IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva is due to visit Montevideo as part of a trip that will include a meeting with Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi and his finance minister.


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SATURDAY, AUGUST 1


GLOBAL – World Breastfeeding Week (To August 7)


WARSAW – Poland marks 82nd anniversary of its war-time Warsaw uprising against the Nazi occupation.


CHINA – 99th founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army.


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SUNDAY, AUGUST 2


LONDON - Seven OPEC+ countries will meet to decide on output policy for September.


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THURSDAY, AUGUST 6


** BANGKOK - Myanmar president Min Aung Hlaing makes an official trip to Thailand (To Aug. 7)


LA PAZ, Bolivia - Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz will deliver his first State of the Nation address.


HIROSHIMA - Hiroshima Commemorations 81st Anniversary of 1945 nuclear attacks


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FRIDAY, AUGUST 7


EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 (To August 31)


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SUNDAY, AUGUST 9


NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Commemorations 81st Anniversary of 1945 nuclear attacks


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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12


GLOBAL - International Youth Day


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THURSDAY, AUGUST 13


ZAMBIA - Zambia holds general elections


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FRIDAY, AUGUST 14


ISLAMABAD – 79th anniversary of Pakistan independence from British rule


LEBANON - Hezbollah marks 20th anniversary of its "divine victory" - the end of its war with Israel.


TRALEE, Ireland - 2026 Rose of Tralee International Festival (To August 18)


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SATURDAY, AUGUST 15


EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh International Book Festival (To August 30)


TOKYO – 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two


NEW DELHI – 79th anniversary of India's Independence from British rule


LIECHTENSTEIN – 220th anniversary of Independence


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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19


GLOBAL - World Humanitarian Day


MOSCOW – 34th Anniversary of the failed Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev, which accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union


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FRIDAY, AUGUST 21


DAMASCUS, Syria - 13th anniversary of nerve gas attack that killed hundreds of people in rebel-held neighbourhoods on the edge of Damascus.


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SUNDAY, AUGUST 23


BALTIC WAY - 37th anniversary of the Baltic Way, a human chain of people in 1989 stretching from Vilnius to Tallinn to mark solidarity in the struggle for independence from the Soviet Union.


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MONDAY, AUGUST 24


WARSAW - Poland marks the 37th anniversary of the creation of the first post-Communist government in 1989.


KYIV – 35th anniversary of Independence.


WASHINGTON, D.C. – 214th anniversary of the Burning of Washington, including the White House and the U.S. Capitol building, by the British troops during the War of 1812.


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TUESDAY, AUGUST 25


URUGUAY - Uruguay's Independence Day.


PARIS – 82nd anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation in the Second World War.


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MONDAY, AUGUST 31


** ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - G20 finance ministers and central bank governors gather in North Carolina (To Sep. 1)


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