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TUESDAY, JANUARY 21


** DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato'Seri Anwar Ibrahim will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos, Switzerland. (To Jan. 22).


** DAVOS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a Special Address at the World Economic Forum in Davos – 0950 GMT.


** DAVOS - European Commission Vice President Teresa Ribera delivers a speech at the event 'Spain and Portugal's Contribution to Revitalizing European Competitiveness and Fostering the Energy Transition: Accelerating Investment and Collaboration for a Sustainable and Re-industrialized Europe' at the World Economic Forum.


** DAVOS - The foreign ministers of Qatar, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Finland discuss “Diplomacy amid Disorder” at the World Economic Forum – 1400 GMT.


** DAVOS - Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos – 1400 GMT.


** BRATISLAVA - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will meet Hungarian Prime Viktor Orban in Bratislava. News conference to follow – 1150 GMT.


** MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosts Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for talks in Moscow – 0830 GMT.


** ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Swedish counterpart Maria Malmer Stenergard will hold a press conference in Ankara after the first meeting of the Security Compact, which was set up after Turkey endorsed Sweden's NATO membership bid.


WARSAW/PRAGUE/BERN - Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation are set to make official visits to Poland and the Czech Republic as well as attend the 55th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos and engage in bilateral meetings in Switzerland (To Jan. 23)


DAVOS/AMSTERDAM - Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, and visit Switzerland and the Netherlands (To Jan. 24)


ABU DHABI - Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will be heading to the United Arab Emirates for a three-day vist (To Jan. 22)


DAVOS, Switzerland - World Economic Forum 2025 Annual Meeting (to Jan 24).


DAVOS - Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda and exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discuss European military spending at a World Economic Forum session – 1630 GMT


DAVOS - Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos – 1600 GMT


DAVOS - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos – 1300 GMT.


DAVOS - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos – 1330 GMT.


DAVOS - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos – 1445 GMT.


BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council Meeting


ITALY - Italy hosts energy ministers meeting on hydrogen with Germany, Austria, North Africa


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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22


** STRASBOURG, France - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen participates in the European Parliament plenary debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 December 2024.


** OSLO - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on official visit to Norway – 1600 GMT.


** BRUSSELS - European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius delivers a keynote speech at the European Defence Agency (EDA) Annual Conference.


** DAVOS - Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Aljadaan, Egypt Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk and Kuwait Finance Minister Nora Suleiman Al-Fassam, also minister of state for economic and investment affairs, speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos – 1630 GMT.


** MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosts Kyrgyz counterpart Jeenbek Kulubayev for talks in Moscow – 0830 GMT.


** DAVOS - EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis and Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson discuss how Russia will fare in 2025 – 0800 GMT.


** WARSAW/VILNIUS - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius travels to Poland and Lithuania.


DAVOS - Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and United Nations senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag, discuss the Middle East conflict at a seminar at the World Economic Forum – 0800 GMT


DAVOS - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos – 1230 GMT


PARIS - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to Paris to meet French President Emmanuel Macron to mark the anniversary of the Élysée Treaty between the two countries.


DAVOS - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos – 1445 GMT


DAVOS - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos – 1515 GMT.


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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23


** SARAJEVO - President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel on an official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina. (To Jan. 24)


DAVOS - German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies and Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson are on a panel at the World Economic Forum on "Europe: Finding the Money" – 0915 GMT


DAVOS - Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Qatari Minister of State for International Cooperation Maryam Al Misnad take part in a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum to discuss "How to Lower the Temperature in the Middle East" – 1215 GMT


DAVOS - Argentina's President Javier Milei addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos – 0915 GMT


DAVOS - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte takes part in the panel discussion "Technology in the World" at the World Economic Forum – 0945 GMT


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FRIDAY, JANUARY 24


DAVOS - IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, speak at the World Economic Forum session "The Global Economic Outlook" – 1000 GMT


NEW DELHI - Indonesia president Prabowo Subianto visits India to hold bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (To Jan. 26)


GENEVA - Switzerland organises a WTO 'mini ministerial' at the WEF meeting in Davos, Switzerland, to be followed by a press conference.


LOME, Togo – World Day of the African Culture


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SATURDAY, JANUARY 25

EGYPT – 14th Anniversary of beginning of Egyptian revolution, a series of mass popular protests leading to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak


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SUNDAY, JANUARY 26

BELARUS - Belarus holds presidential election


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MONDAY, JANUARY 27


** KUALA LUMPUR - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto undertakes an official visit to Malaysia.

WARSAW - Britain's King Charles will visit Poland to attend commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz


BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting


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TUESDAY, JANUARY 28


BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council Meeting


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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2


NEW DELHI - Prince Edward, the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of UK, will visit India


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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3


WARSAW - EU trade ministers hold informal meeting in Warsaw (to Feb. 4)


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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4


KATHMANDU - Duchess Sophie and Prince Edward from the British Royal family will visit Nepal (To Feb. 8)


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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7


TURKS and CAICOS ISLANDS - Turks and Caicos House of Assembly Election


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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9


ECUADOR - Ecuadorian Presidency Election


ECUADOR - Ecuadorian National Assembly


SWITZERLAND - Switzerland Referendum Election


LIECHTENSTEIN - Liechtenstein scheduled to hold parliamentary election


KOSOVO - Kosovo holds parliamentary elections


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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11


ABU DHABI - Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (To Feb.13)


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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17


BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting


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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18


HAMILTON - Bermuda holds general election

BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council


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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20


GUERTERSLOH, Germany - Moldovan President Maia Sandu receives the 2025 Reinhard Mohn prize for strengthening democracy in Germany – 1000 GMT


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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23


GERMANY - German Federal Diet Election


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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24


BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council


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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council


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