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FRIDAY, MARCH 27


** VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France - UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speaks on sidelines of a G7 ministerial meeting outside Paris, which tackles the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, and macroeconomic challenges.


** RIYADH - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr ​Zelenskiy in Jeddah on Friday and discussed the regional escalation and the Ukrainian crisis, the Saudi state news agency said.


** YAOUNDE - Trade ministers from countries part of the WTO are attending the 14th WTO ministerial conference in Yaounde, Cameroon. - 1500 GMT


** JAKARTA - Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will undertake a special visit to Jakarta at the invitation of Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto.


** BRUSSELS - European Union finance ministers hold video conference to discuss energy prices. - 0845 GMT

PARIS - Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay, France, from Thursday to Friday to participate in the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with partner countries. (Final day)


ARGEL - Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares visits Algeria (Final day)


ASTANA - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will pay a working visit to Kazakhstan and will attend a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, the government press service said in a statement. (Final day)


TASHKENT - The President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, Emomali Rahmon, will pay a state visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan. (Final day)


Rabat - Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah to visit Morocco to promote bilateral relations and trade, especially in forestry and water expertise. (Final day)


Nairobi - The President of the Republic of Mozambique, Daniel Fransisco Chapo, has started a three-day working visit to Kenya, in response to an invitation extended by his counterpart, President William Samoei Ruto. (Final day)

HOUSTON, United States - CERAWeek energy conference 2026 (Final day)


NAIROBI/PRETORIA/VICTORIA - Vice President of the People's Republic of China Han Zheng will visit Kenya, South Africa and Seychelles. (To March 30)


HAINAN/ HONG KONG, China - Singapore Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will make an official visit to Hainan and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (To March 28)

PARIS - G7 foreign ministers meet at Vaux-de-Cernay near Paris (Final day)


YAOUNDE - WTO ministerial meeting in Cameroon (To March 29)

BRUSSELS – EU foreign affairs council (Trade) (To March 29)


BUCHAREST - The Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, Robert Fico, will pay an official visit to Romania.


HONG KONG - Hong Kong leader John Lee holds talks with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.


BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting (Video conference)


NICOSIA - EU informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers (To March 28)

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SATURDAY, MARCH 28


** DALLAS, Texas - Polish President Karol Nawrocki visits United States (To March 29).


** BENGHAZI, Libya - Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis meets the head of Libya's National Army Khalifa Haftar and attends the opening of the new Greek consulate building in Benghazi.


MONACO - Pope Leo will visit Monaco


DUBAI - HORSE RACING - 2026 Dubai World Cup


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SUNDAY, MARCH 29

BRUSSELS – EU foreign affairs council (Trade)


TOKYO - President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto will visit Japan and hold a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (To March 31)

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TUESDAY, MARCH 31


** RIGA - President of Moldova Maia Sandu will be on an official visit to Latvia. (To April 2)


SEOUL - Indonesian President Prabowo SubianTo visits South Korea for a state visit and will hold talks with President Lee Jae Myung, the Blue House says. (To April 2)


TOKYO - French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Japan. (To April 2)


BEIJING - U.S. President Donald Trump will travel To China for a highly anticipated meeting between leaders of the two countries, a trip confirmed by a White House official as the Supreme Court overturned Trump's sweeping tariffs against imported goods. (To April 2)


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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1


** TRIPOLI - Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis meets Libyan officials in Tripoli.


IRAN - Independence Day


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THURSDAY, APRIL 2


GLOBAL - World Autism Awareness Day


BUENOS AIRES - Argentina marks 44th anniversary of start of Falklands war

SEOUL - South Korean ⁠President Lee Jae Myung will host French President Emmanuel Macron for a state ​visit To South ⁠Korea. (To April 3)


DHAKA - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong will visit Bangladesh. (To April 3)


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FRIDAY, APRIL 3


SAHARA DESERT, Morocco - Desert Marathon Des sables (To April 13)


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SATURDAY, APRIL 4


GLOBAL - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action


MALDIVES - Maldives Referendum Election


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SUNDAY, APRIL 5


LONDON - Eight OPEC+ countries meet To decide on oil policy for May


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TUESDAY, APRIL 7


BUDAPEST - U.S. Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to visit Hungary (To April 8)


GLOBAL - World Health Organisation observes World Health Day


METRO MANILA - ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting (AFMM) (To April 10)


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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8


WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – 16th anniversary of signing a bilateral treaty between Russia and the United States on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, START-2 (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty).


GLOBAL - International Roma Nation Day

MANILA - Finance and central bank officials, including ministers, hold ASEAN-related meetings.


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FRIDAY, APRIL 10


SMOLENSK, Russia/CRACOW, Poland - 16th Anniversary of the Smolensk Tragedy to be held in Smolensk, Russia, as well as in Poland.


DJIBOUTI - Djiboutian Presidency Election


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SATURDAY, APRIL 11


FRANCE – 15th Anniversary of the French law banning the burqa and niqab


ABIDJAN – 15th anniversary of the arrest of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo by supporters of president-elect Alassane Ouattara with the help of French forces, thereby ending the 2010-2011 Ivorian crisis and civil war.


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SUNDAY, APRIL 12

GLOBAL - International Day of Human Space Flight


PARIS – 65th anniversary of the first manned mission to space


HUNGARY - Hungarian National Assembly Election

PERU - Peruvian Congress of the Republic Election

PERU - Peruvian Presidency Election

BENIN - Beninese Presidency Election


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MONDAY, APRIL 13


BEIJING - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to visit China


WASHINGTON, D.C. - Netherlands Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Maxima will pay a working visit to the United States. (To April 15)


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


WASHINGTON, D.C. - Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, Spring meetings. (To April 18)


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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15


BELFAST/NEW YORK – 113th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic


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THURSDAY, APRIL 16


Washington, D.C. - G20 finance ministers and central bank governors gather in Washington D.C.


LEFKOSIA - EU Informal meeting of tourism ministers (To April 17)


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SUNDAY, APRIL 19


BULGARIA - Bulgarian National Assembly Election

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MONDAY, APRIL 20


BOSTON - 2026 Boston Marathon


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


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TUESDAY, APRIL 21


LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council


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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22


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


GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2025 (To April 30)


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SATURDAY, APRIL 25


GLOBAL - World Malaria Day


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TUESDAY, APRIL 28


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


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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29


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


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THURSDAY, APRIL 30


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


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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


BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting


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TUESDAY, MAY 5


GLOBAL - World Asthma Day


BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council


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THURSDAY, MAY 7


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 - 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 meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping after Iran war delay (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


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 (MRT) (To May 23)


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FRIDAY, MAY 22


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, Germnay - 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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