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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18
** KYIV - Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand visits Kyiv. Anand and her Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov will visit an exhibit of destroyed Russian military equipment before giving a joint news conference – 0800 GMT
** ZURICH - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Zurich to exchange views on economic developments and deepen communication between the world's two largest economies – 0830 GMT
** STRASBOURG, France - EU Commissioner Thierry Breton and Jessika Roswall Minister for Nordic Cooperation of Sweden deliver statements at the European Parliament on the EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs, followed by a debate with MEPs – 0930 GMT
** TORONTO, Canada - Melanie Joly Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada hosts her UK counterpart James Cleverly – 2030 GMT
** MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov holds annual news conference in Moscow – 0800 GMT
** DAVOS, Switzerland - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the World Economic Forum – 1600 GMT
** DAVOS, Switzerland - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy joins by videolink as the Ukraine House in Davos stages an event to honour Zelenskiy and "The Spirit of Ukraine" being named Time magazine's 2022 Person of the Year – 1730 GMT
** BRUSSELS - EU Council President Charles Michel and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen debate latest summit including sanctions and Ukraine aid – 0800 GMT
** MALÉ/ COLOMBO - S. Jaishankar Minister of External Affairs of India will start a three-day trip to the two island nations of the Maldives and Sri Lanka (To Jan 20)
** THIMPHU - Vinay Mohan Kwatra, foreign secretary of India, will be on an official visit to Bhutan (To Jan 20)
** BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong will make an official visit to Brunei (To Jan 19)
SINGAPORE - Shavkat Mirziyoyev, president of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to pay a state visit to Singapore. (final day)
BUCHAREST/ CHISINAU - Tytti Tuppurainen, minister of European affairs and ownership steering, to visit Romania and Moldova. (final day)
KUALA LUMPUR - Singapore's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan will be on a four-day official visit to Malaysia. (final day)
HAVANA/ GUATEMALA CITY/ SAN SALVADOR/ LA PAZ - Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture of India Meenakashi Lekhi will be paying an official visit to Cuba, Guatemala, El Salvador and Bolivia. (To Jan. 20)
BRUSSELS - European Motor Show Brussels 2023. (To Jan. 22)
BERN - Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting 2023 and visit Switzerland. (To Jan. 19)
DAVOS, Switzerland - World Economic Forum holds 2023 annual meeting in Davos. (To Jan. 20)
ABU DHABI - World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2023. (final day)
WASHINGTON DC - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will travel to the United States and is to meet his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken to discuss F-16s and NATO (final day)
WASHINGTON DC - United States Conference of Mayors conducts 91st Winter Meeting in Washington. (To Jan. 20)
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Polish President Andrzej Duda and Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland take part in World Economic Forum session on "Restoring Security and Peace." - 1615 GMT
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, addresses the World Economic Forum - 1630 GMT.
BERN - President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol travels to Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos (To Jan. 19)
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19
** DAVOS, Switzerland - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, European Commission Executive Vice-President for an Economy that Works for People, Valdis Dombrovskis and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic take part in World Economic Forum session on "Finding Europe's New Growth" – 1030 GMT
** DAVOS, Switzerland - Ukraine House in Davos stages the event "From Urgent to Sustainable: Rebuilding Cities in Ukraine" on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum with mayors of several Ukrainian cities taking part – 1230 GMT
** TALLINN - UK, Polish, Baltic defence ministers meet in Tapa military base in Estonia to discuss providing heavy weaponry to Ukraine – 1315 GMT
** MADRID - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell delivers a speech at the event ‘A new world order: politics, economics and global affairs as tools to confront today's challenges' in Madrid, organised by the IE School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs – 1100 GMT
** ABU DHABI - Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan to embark on a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (To Jan 21)
LIMA - Christian Salazar, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights visits Peru invited by Dina Boluarte, President of Peru.
BERLIN - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius receives his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin for talks in Berlin – 0920 GMT
BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou with military honors – 1000 GMT.
DAVOS, Switzerland - World Economic Forum session "Is the World in a Debt Spiral?" discusses how acute the risks of a systemic sovereign debt crisis are in emerging and advanced economies with rising interest rates, the strengthening of the U.S. dollar and weaker global growth – 1400 GMT.
MINSK - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Minsk to meet Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and the new head of Belarusian Foreign Ministry Sergei Aleinik.
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - ECB President Christine Lagarde, European Commission VP Valdis Dombrovskis, Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković speak in Davos - 0930 GMT.
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - Ukraine House in Davos stages the event "The Path to Victory: A Conversation with Ukraine's Top Diplomat", with Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum - 1100 GMT.
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - World Economic Forum session "Repowering the World", on how, in the context of a global energy crisis, world leaders and private decision-makers balance short-term needs with longer-term supply, sustainability and affordability requirements in a fraught geopolitical environment - 1400 GMT.
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - Dutch central bank chief Klaas Knot and European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness speak about crypto assets in Davos - 1400 GMT.
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses the World Economic Forum - 1400 GMT.
BARCELONA - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and French President Emmanuel Macron meet in Barcelona during the Spain-France summit.
DAVOS, Switzerland - President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola is among the speakers at the World Economic Forum session "Widening Europe's Horizons" – 1615 GMT
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol addresses the World Economic Forum - 1030 GMT.
HANOI - OECD Economic Surveys: Vietnam.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20
** MADRID - Josep Borrell High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy speaks at economy awards in Madrid – 1100 GMT
** DAVOS, Switzerland - International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde take part in World Economic Forum session "Global Economic Outlook: Is this the End of an Era?" – 1000 GMT
** HELSINKI - Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto will meet Denmark's Minister for Foreign Affairs Lars Lokke Rasmussen in Helsinki.
BERLIN - Defense ministers from Germany, the United States and other Western countries are due to meet at Ramstein air base in Germany to discuss how to help Ukraine defend itself.
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - ECB President Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire speak in Davos - 1000 GMT.
BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz receives Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou for closed door talks at Berlin's chancellery - 1245 GMT.
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - President of the World Economic Forum, Børge Brende, gives his closing remarks as the four-day meeting comes to a close - 1100 GMT.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 21
BRATISLAVA - Slovakia Referendum Election.
FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA, Italy - 2023 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (To Jan. 28).
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 22
** PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz chair a Franco-German joint cabinet meeting in Paris.
** LUSAKA - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva to visit Zambia.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 23
** PRETORIA - South Africa's foreign minister Naledi Pandor will host her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov for bilateral talks in Pretoria – 0600 GMT
** GENEVA, Switzerland - Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo speaks at an event in Geneva – 1400 GMT
BRUSSELS - EU foreign affairs ministers will hold an informal exchange of views with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh in Brussels.
MADRID - Spain's Economy Minister Nadia Calvino speaks at Forum Europa in Madrid to present the President of the European Banking Authority José Manuel Campa - 0800 GMT.
BUENOS AIRES - Brazil's President Lula da Silva meets with his Argentine counterpart Alberto Fernandez during his first official trip abroad since he became head of the state for the third time.
BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
** BUENOS AIRES - Argentina hosts the Commmunity of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Heads of State and Government Summit. Alberto Fernández President of the Argentine Republic delivers a speech at the opening ceremony.
BERLIN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier receives Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova - 1130 GMT.
CAPE TOWN - World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture.
BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25
BUENOS AIRES - Brazil's President Lula da Silva meets with his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou.
BUENOS AIRES - Brazil's President Lula da Silva ends three-day official visit to Argentina.
STOCKHOLM - EU justice ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union (To Jan. 27).
EGYPT - 12th Anniversary of beginning of Egyptian revolution, a series of mass popular protests leading to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
BRASILIA - Brazil's President Lula da Silva will meet with governors of the 26 states.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 30
GENEVA - World Health Organization executive board meets in Geneva to determine the global health agenda for the year.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 31
KINSHASA - Pope Francis makes first papal visit to Democratic Republic of Congo in 37 years. (To Feb. 3)
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2
STOCKHOLM - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck heads to Stockholm, where he will hold bilateral talks with counterparts on economic, energy and trade policy, as well as meet with the business community.
GLOBAL - World Wetlands Day.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3
HELSINKI - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck meets with his Finnish counterparts to discuss economic, energy and trade policy issues as well as meet with the business community.
LISBON - Antonio Costa Silva, Portugal's economy minister, to hold a news conference with the country's foreign press association AIEP - 1000 GMT.
JUBA - Pope Francis will visit South Sudan. (To Feb. 5)
BRUSSELS - EU-Ukraine summit.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4
VENICE, Italy - Venice Carnival 2023 (To Feb. 21)
GLOBAL - World Cancer Day.
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5
BEIJING - Antony Blinken, United States secretary of state, meet with Qin Gang, foreign minister of the People's Republic of China. (To Feb. 6)
QUITO – Ecuador Referendum Election.
MONACO - Monacan National Council Election.
NICOSIA - Presidency of Cyprus Election.
LOS ANGELES - 65th Annual Grammy Awards.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6
BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
GLOBAL - International day of zero tolerance to female genital mutilation.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
GLOBAL - Safer Internet Day 2023 with all proceedings and celebrations to be based around the theme "Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online".
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9
BRUSSELS - Special European Council meeting (To Feb 10).
BERLIN - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck will give a speech at an energy dialogue organized by the BEE association for renewable energy - 1500 GMT.
BRUSSELS - EU leaders to meet on migration, competitiveness vs U.S. and China. (To Feb. 10)
NEW YORK CITY – Men's New York Fashion Week 2023 (To Feb. 12)
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11
VENICE, Italy - Venice Carnival 2023 (To Feb. 21).
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13
BEIRUT - 15th anniversary of the death of Hezbollah commander Imad Moughniyah.
GLOBAL - World Radio Day.
GENEVA, Switzerland - Human Rights Council - Organizational meeting on the 52nd session.
BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
GLOBAL - Valentine's Day.
BEIRUT - 18th anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
NEW YORK CITY – Women's New York Fashion Week 2023 (To Feb. 17)
BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council Meeting.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16
BERLIN - 73rd Berlin International Film Festival (To Feb. 22)
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17
PRISTINA - 15th anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia.
RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Carnival 2023 (To Feb. 25)
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19
LONDON - 76th British Academy Film Awards.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20
BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
STOCKHOLM - EU energy ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union. (To Feb. 22)
NEW ORLEANS - Mardi Gras.
BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24
NEW YORK CITY - President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit New York to address the high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly.
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim presents the nation's budget for 2023.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25
ABUJA - Nigerian House of Representatives Election.
ABUJA - Nigerian Presidential Election.
ABUJA - Nigerian Senate election.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
GENEVA,Switzerland - Human Rights Council meeting (To March 31)
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1
** NEW DELHI - The G20 foreign ministers will meet in New Delhi, India (To March 2)
STOCKHOLM - EU defence ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 2
STOCKHOLM - EU defence and foreign ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 3
STOCKHOLM - EU foreign ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 5
TALLINN - Estonian Parliament Election.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 7
PALIKIR - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia Election.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 9
BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of trade ministers. (To Mar. 10)
BRUSSELS – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To Mar. 10)
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FRIDAY, MARCH 10
PARIS - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will visit France for British-French summit.
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MONDAY, MARCH 13
BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 14
BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15
LONDON - British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt presents the UK government's budget and has commissioned the Office for Budget Responsibility to prepare an economic and fiscal forecast to go with it.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 17
VIENNA - The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) foreign ministers will meet in Vienna, Austria.
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MONDAY, MARCH 20
BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 21
BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 23
BRUSSELS - European Council meeting. (To Mar. 24)
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