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MONDAY, APRIL 20

** ATHENS - President of Estonia Alar Karis is on an official visit to Greece, where he will meet with his counterpart Constantine Tassoulas, President of the Hellenic Parliament Nikitas Kaklamanis and Minister of Education and Religious Affairs Sofia Zacharaki. (To April 22)

** AMMAN - President of the Republic of Finland, Alexander Stubb, visits Jordan, meeting with King Abdullah II on April 19 and Prime Minister Jafar Hassan on April 20

** HANOVER - European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis speaks at event in Hanover

** WARSAW - French President Emmanuel Macron travels to Poland - 1030 GMT

** BANGKOK - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, is scheduled to participate and deliver a speech at the 82nd session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

** HANOVER - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Brazilian President Lula da Silva hold a joint news conference - 1300 GMT

** ROME - Kenya's President William Ruto meets Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni in Rome - 1330 GMT

** ANKARA - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visits Turkey for talks with President Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Defence Minister Yasar Guler amid uncertainty over the ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

ALGIERS/Yaounde/Luanda/Ciudad de la Paz - Pope Leo is visiting four countries across Africa, making his first major overseas trip in 2026 to the continent where the Catholic Church is growing fastest. The pontiff is visiting Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. (To April 23)

BEIJING - President of Mozambique, Daniel Francisco Chapo, to visit China (To April 22)

COLOMBO - Vice-President of India, C.P. Radhakrishnan, will visit Sri Lanka, a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs referring to it as "the first bilateral visit by the Vice-President of India to Sri Lanka" (Final day)

NEW DELHI - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will make a state visit to India. He will be accompanied by his spouse and a high-level delegation (To April 21)

JERUSALEM - Argentina's President Javier Milei will travel to Israel to attend Independence Day celebrations, marking his third official visit to the country since taking office and underscoring his government's alignment with Israel and the United States (To April 22)

ASTANA - At the invitation of Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh will pay a state visit to Kazakhstan (to April 23)

BOSTON - 2026 Boston Marathon

UNITED STATES - 16th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

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TUESDAY, APRIL 21

** BERLIN – Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will undertake an official visit to Germany to further strengthen the strategic defence partnership between the two countries (To April 23)

** BAKU - President of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan (To April 23)

** PARIS - French President Macron meets with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam four days after a French soldier was killed when clearing a road in southern Lebanon with officials blaming Iran-backed Hezbollah for the attack – 1530 GMT

CAIRO - Finland's President Stubb will pay an official visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt (to April 22)

HANOI - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his spouse will make a state visit to Vietnam (To April 24)

LISBON - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meets his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Jose Seguro and Prime Minister Luis Montenegro during a visit to Lisbon

LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22

** KIEL, Germany - The defence ministers of Germany and India - Boris Pistorius and Rajnath Singh - to visit the shipyard of warship maker TKMS in Kiel. The visit comes as TKMS is in the process of finalising an agreement to supply submarines to India's navy - 1330 GMT

MBABANE - Taiwanese President Lai Ching‐te will travel to Eswatini in second overseas trip. (April 27)

GLOBAL - Earth Day

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THURSDAY, APRIL 23

LUSAKA - Zambia's Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane, central bank governor Denny Kalyalya and revenue service commissioner Dingani Banda will hold a townhall forum on the country's first quarter economic performance and outlook. - 0645 GMT

GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day

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FRIDAY, APRIL 24

** ATHENS - France's President Macron visits Athens to renew a security deal with Greece as the two countries seek to bolster military cooperation amid growing Iran tensions and uncertainly over the Strait of Hormuz.

CARACAS - Colombian President Gustavo Petro will travel to Caracas, amid attempts to meet with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez.

GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2025 (To April 30)

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SATURDAY, APRIL 25

GLOBAL - World Malaria Day

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MONDAY, APRIL 27

WASHINGTON DC - Britain's King Charles will visit the United States. (To April 30)

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TUESDAY, APRIL 28

** HELSINKI - President of the Republic of Estonia, Alar Karis, accompanied by his spouse Sirje Karis, will pay a state visit to Finland. (To April 29)

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam - 25th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM)

PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 28th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29

KURESSAARE, Estonia - The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Baltic States and Nordic countries (NB8) will meet in Estonian island of Saaremaa. (To April 30)

LONDON – 15th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton

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THURSDAY, APRIL 30

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - Antiguan and Barbudan House of Representatives Election.

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FRIDAY, MAY 1

VATICAN CITY – 15th anniversary of beatification ceremony of late Pope John Paul II.

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SATURDAY, MAY 2

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – The day marks the 15th year since Al-Qaeda Chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. special forces raid, ending a near decade-long worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks.

NIUE - Niuean Assembly election

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SUNDAY, MAY 3

GLOBAL - World Press Freedom Day

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MONDAY, MAY 4

PRAGUE - Finland President Stubb will pay an official visit to the Czech Republic. (To May 5)

ARMENIA - EU-Armenia Meeting. (To May 5)

BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting

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TUESDAY, MAY 5

YEREVAN - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will host the President of the European Council, António Costa, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in Yerevan, focusing on strengthening bilateral ties between Armenia and Brussels.

GLOBAL - World Asthma Day

BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council

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THURSDAY, MAY 7

WALES (part of the United Kingdom) - Welsh National Assembly election

SCOTLAND (part of the United Kingdom) - Scottish Parliament election

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FRIDAY, MAY 8

GLOBAL - World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

MACTAN, Philippines - The Philippines hosts the annual ASEAN Summit of the regional bloc (To May 9)

NAPLES, ITALY - Pope Leo marks the first anniversary of his election with visits To Pompeii and Naples, beginning his Italy tour at the Marian pilgrimage shrine in Pompeii.

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SATURDAY, MAY 9

MANILA - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos holds a press conference at the conclusion of the 48th ASEAN Summit.

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SUNDAY, MAY 10

BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of ministers for European Affairs (To May 11)

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MONDAY, MAY 11

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council.

NAIROBI - Kenya and France are hosting the "Africa Forward" Summit, the first time the meeting will be held outside a Francophone African country. The meeting will discuss the reform of the international financial architecture, energy transition, green industrialisation, blue economy, artificial intelligence, sustainable agriculture and health.

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TUESDAY, MAY 12

GLOBAL - International Nurse's Day

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of EU energy ministers (To May 13)

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THURSDAY, MAY 14

BEIJING - United States President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a highly anticipated meeting between leaders of the two countries. (To May 15)

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THURSDAY, MAY 14

NEW DELHI - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is planning to visit New Delhi (To May 15)

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FRIDAY, MAY 15

GLOBAL - U.N. International Day of Families

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SATURDAY, MAY 16

LISBON – 15th Anniversary of 78-billion-euro bail-out of Portugal by eurozone leaders

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SUNDAY, MAY 17

GLOBAL - World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

CABO VERDE - Cabo Verdean National Assembly election

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MONDAY, MAY 18

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) meeting

GLOBAL - International Museum Day

PARIS - France hosts a meeting of G7 finance ministers and central bankers in Paris (To May 19)

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

Suzhou, People's Republic of China - APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting (To May 23)

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FRIDAY, MAY 22

ASHGABAT - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit Turkmenistan to participate in a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

GLOBAL - International Day for Biological Diversity

BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting

BRUSSELS - Foreign Affairs Council (Trade)

LEFKOSIA, Cyprus - Informal meeting of EU economic and financial affairs ministers (To May 23)

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SUNDAY, MAY 24

CYPRUS - Cypriot House of Representatives election

ACERRA, Italy - Pope Leo visits Acerra in southern Italy's so-called "Land of Fires," an area long plagued by illegal toxic waste dumping and burning.

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TUESDAY, MAY 26

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27

GYMNICH, Germany - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers (To May 28)

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SUNDAY, MAY 31

GLOBAL - World No Tobacco Day

Colombia - Colombian Presidency election

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MONDAY, JUNE 1

** GENEVA - International Labour Conference, 114th session. (To June 12)

ETHIOPIA - Ethiopian House of People's Representatives Election.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 4

LUXEMBOURG - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council. (To June 5)

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SUNDAY, JUNE 7

ARMENIA - Armenian National Assembly Election.

LEFKOSIA – EU Informal meeting of defence ministers. (To June 8)

VIENNA – OPEC 66th JMMC Meeting.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 11

LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup Meeting.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 12

LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 14

SWITZERLAND – Referendum Election.

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MONDAY, JUNE 15

** LUXEMBOURG - EU Foreign Affairs Council.

ATHENS - Greece host 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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THURSDAY, JUNE 18

** BRUSSELS - European Council. (To June 19)

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

** MACAO SAR, People's Republic of China - APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting. (To June 28)

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