DIARY-Political and General News Events from May 28
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THURSDAY, MAY 28
** BRASILIA - Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meets with Suriname President Jennifer Geerlings‑Simons in Brasília
** BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte receives Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rumen Rudev at his residency in Brussels - 0600 GMT
** ASTANA - Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit meeting of Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) countries. - 0600 GMT
** ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets European Commissioner for Environment and Water Resilience Jessika Roswall - 1030 GMT
** KINSHASA, Congo (DRC) - WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus holds morning meetings with the Humanitarian Coordinator and UN Country Team to coordinate international response efforts to the Bundibugyo outbreak. This session is to align WHO's deployment of resources to affected areas - 1100 GMT
** BRUSSELS - Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels - 1230 GMT
** KINSHASA, Congo (DRC) - WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus meets with the Minister of Health to discuss WHO support for the DRC authorities' response efforts. A joint press conference with the Minister will follow after the indoor meeting. - 1500 GMT
** NEW YORK CITY, United States - Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, visits New York City and speaks to the Economic Club of New York. - 1600 GMT
** KINSHASA, Congo (DRC) - WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is scheduled to meet with the Head of State to secure high-level political commitment for the outbreak response. This meeting aims to ensure government support for WHO operations and community engagement efforts in affected provinces. - 1900 GMT
** SEOUL – Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan visits Republic of Korea (final day).
WELLINGTON/SYDNEY - Sri Lankan Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath will undertake an official visit to New Zealand and Australia (To June 3).
NEW YORK – Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will depart from Beijing on Tuesday for New York to participate in UN meetings (final day).
ASTANA - Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazakhstan for a summit meeting of Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) countries. (Final day)
BEIJING - At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic will pay a state visit to China. (Final day)
TOKYO - President of Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., will make a state visit to Japan. (To May 29)
BERN - State visit of Poland President Karol Nawrocki in Switzerland. (Final day)
GYMNICH, Germany - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers. (Final day)
LIMASSOL, Cyprus - European Union foreign ministers gather for an informal meeting in Cyprus.
TOKYO - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo.
TORONTO - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Canada at the invitation of his Canadian counterpart.
BERLIN - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil speaks at meeting of finance ministers in Berlin, with statements also expected by ministers from France, the Netherlands, Spain, Poland and Italy. - 1300 GMT
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FRIDAY, MAY 29
** BUNIA, Congo (DRC) - WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus conducts a field visit to Bunia in Ituri Province, the epicentre of the outbreak where the Bundibugyo strain was first detected and where response efforts face challenges from insecurity and community distrust. - 1530 GMT
SINGAPORE - Vietnamese President To Lam delivers a keynote address as the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue defence talks.
WARSAW - Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna and Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Katrín Gunnarsdótti after the meeting of the Council of the Baltic Sea States. - 1300 GMT
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SATURDAY, MAY 30
** SINGAPORE - Defence ministers meet to discuss managing threats to strategic stability during a special session of the Shangri-La Dialogue defence forum in Singapore.
** SINGAPORE - U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles, and UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healy will deliver a press huddle and brief statement ahead of their meeting on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore.
** SINGAPORE - Australian defence minister Richard Marles and his French and Qatari counterparts Catherine Vautrin and Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman discuss Asia's maritime security disorder during the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore.
** SINGAPORE - ASEAN Secretary General Kim Kao Hurn, New Zealand defence minister Chris Penk, and Lithuania defense minister Robertas Kaunas discuss priorities within Asia's shifting strategic landscapes during the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
** SINGAPORE - Korean defence minister Ahn Gyu-back, his Norwegian counterpart Tore Sandvik, and The Shanghai Cooperation Organization secretary general Nurlan Yermekbayev discuss cross-regional security threats at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue Security Summit in Singapore.
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SUNDAY, MAY 31
** MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Sheinbaum delivers her second State of the Union address at the Monumento a la Revolucion.
** BEIJING – Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira visits China at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. (To June 2)
MANILA - Vietnamese President To Lam visits the Philippines, where he holds talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. (To June 1)
GUINEA - Guinea to hold legislative election
GLOBAL - World No Tobacco Day
Colombia - Colombian Presidency election
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MONDAY, JUNE 1
LISBON - Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will visit Portugal, celebrating the historical ties and modern relationship between the UK and Portugal (to June 3).
HELSINKI - Slovenia's President Natasa Pirc Musar visits Finland to meet Finnish President Alexander Stubb. to discuss bilateral relations, European security, Russia’s war in Ukraine and other current foreign and security policy issues.
KATHMANDU - 25th anniversary of the assassination of Nepal King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and eight other members of the royal family.
SANTO DOMINGO - Suriname's President, Jennifer Geerlings-Simons will make a two-day visit to the Dominican Republic. (To June 2)
GENEVA - International Labour Conference, 114th session. (To June 12)
ETHIOPIA - Ethiopian House of People's Representatives Election.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 2
** SINGAPORE - Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to deliver major address to IISS in Singapore - 0930 GMT
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3
PARIS - OECD Ministerial Council Meeting 2026 (to June 4).
SYDNEY - Sydney Film Festival 2026 (to June 14).
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THURSDAY, JUNE 4
CHILE – 15th anniversary of Chile's Puyehue volcano eruption, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia.
LUXEMBOURG - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (To June 5)
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FRIDAY, JUNE 5
TIVAT - EU-Western Balkans summit
GLOBAL - World Environment Day
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SATURDAY, JUNE 6
SEOUL - South Korea marks the 71st anniversary of Memorial Day
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SUNDAY, JUNE 7
KOSOVO - Kosovo holds parliamentary election
ARMENIA - Armenian National Assembly Election
VIENNA – OPEC 66th JMMC Meeting
LEFKOSIA – EU Informal meeting of defence ministers (To June 8)
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MONDAY, JUNE 8
** MADRID - Pope Leo meets with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. - 0730 GMT
** MADRID - Pope Leo addresses Spanish parliament during visit to Madrid - 0830 GMT
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TUESDAY, JUNE 9
TALLINN - The Prime Ministers of the Baltic States and Nordic countries will meet in Estonia.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
BERLIN - International Air Show (To June 14)
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THURSDAY, JUNE 11
DODOMA - Tanzania's Finance Minister Khamis Mussa Omar presents the 2026-27 (July-June) budget to Parliament. - 1200 GMT
NAIROBI - Kenya's Finance Minister John Mbadi to present the 2026-27 (July-June) fiscal budget to Parliament. - 1100 GMT
LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup Meeting
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FRIDAY, JUNE 12
GLOBAL - World Day against Child Labour
LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council
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SUNDAY, JUNE 14
GLOBAL - World Blood Donor Day
GAZA - 19th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah.
GLOBAL - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
SWITZERLAND – Referendum Election
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MONDAY, JUNE 15
LUXEMBOURG - EU Foreign Affairs Council
ATHENS - Greece hosts defence conference in Athens (To June 16)
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France - G7 summit starts in Evian-les-Bains, France. (To June 17)
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TUESDAY, JUNE 16
LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
THE HAGUE - Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on state visit to the Netherlands. (To June 19)
GLOBAL - United Nation's World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
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THURSDAY, JUNE 18
BRUSSELS - NATO defence ministers meet at the alliance headquarters in Brussels.
BRUSSELS - European Council (To June 19)
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SATURDAY, JUNE 20
GLOBAL - World Refugee Day
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SUNDAY, JUNE 21
GLOBAL - International Yoga Day
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
BRUSSELS - Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on state visit to Belgium.
BERLIN - 78th anniversary of beginning of The Berlin Blockade. Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the United States to organise a massive airlift.
MACAO SAR, People's Republic of China - APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting (To June 28)
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THURSDAY, JUNE 25
LOS ANGELES - 17th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson
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FRIDAY, JUNE 26
GLOBAL - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
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MONDAY, JUNE 29
PYEONGTAEK - South Korea observes the 24th anniversary of an inter-Korean sea clash
BEIJING/TAIPEI - 16th Anniversary of signing of a landmark trade deal between China and Taiwan
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THURSDAY, JULY 2
ALGERIA - Algerian National People's Assembly
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TUESDAY, JULY 7
ANKARA - Turkey hosts NATO summit (To July 8)
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FRIDAY, JULY 24
MANILA - The Philippines hosts foreign ministers from 59 countries to commemorate the 50th year anniversary of the signing of Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia.
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