News: DIARY-Political and General News Events from Dec. 14

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 

• BAKU - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visits Azerbaijan to attend a meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) in Baku. TOKYO - Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaagiin Khürelsukh will make official visit to Japan (to Dec. 15).

NAYPYIDAW - Indian President Ram Nath Kovind will pay a State Visit to Myanmar (Final Day). BEIJING - Colombian Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo will pay a formal visit to China (to Dec. 15). BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (Final Day). Mumbai - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visits India.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis meets Slovakia President Andrej Kiska at the Vatican - 0930 GMT. BRUSSELS – Euro Summit.

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 

• BEIJING - Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Emir's special envoy, first deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister, will visit China (to Dec. 20). KABUL - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi visits Afghanistan. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16

• VIENTIANE - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to Laos (to Dec. 17). ALGIERS - Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Lee Nak-yeon visits Algeria (to Dec. 18). TOGO – Referendum election.

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 17 

BRUSSELS - EU-Kosovo Stabilization and Association Council meeting.

BRUSSELS - EU-Ukraine Association Council meeting.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18 

BRUSSELS - EU-Serbia Stabilization and Association Council meeting.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19 

MADAGASCAR – President's election.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 

BRUSSELS - EU-Egypt Association Council meeting. TOGO - Togolese National Assembly election.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 

• NEW DELHI - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India (to Dec. 24). MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki to discuss Middle Eastern peace settlement. - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22

N'DJAMENA - French President Emmanuel Macron visits Chad to meet French troops stationed there as part of the 3,000-strong Barkhane contingent fighting insurgents in the Sahel (to Dec. 23).

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23 

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - President election.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Congolese National Assembly election.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 

• BANGALADESH - Bangladeshi National Parliament election.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 1 

TALLINN – 8th anniversary of adoption of the euro by Estonia. MALTA - Malta takes over the presidency of the EU from Luxembourg.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 3 

PALM SPRINGS, Ca - 30th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (to Jan. 14).

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 4 

BURMA – 71st anniversary of Burma's independence.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 7 

LONDON - Costa Book Category Awards winners to be announced. PHNOM PENH - The ruling Cambodian People's Party celebrates the 40th anniversary of the victory over the Khmer Rouge regime.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – 8th Anniversary of U.S.-Russia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement.

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Saturday, JANUARY 12 

HAITI - 9th anniversary of Haiti's magnitude 7 earthquake that destroyed much of the Haitian capital.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 14 

ABU DHABI - International Water Summit 2019 (to Jan. 17).

ABU DHABI - World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2019 (to Jan. 17).

TUNISIA – 8th Anniversary of ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 

BRUSSELS - European Motor Show Brussels 2019 (to Jan. 27).

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 

DAVOS, Switzerland - World Economic Forum 2014 Annual Meeting (to Jan 25).

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MONDAY, JANUARY 21 

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 

EGYPT – Eighth Anniversary of beginning of Egyptian revolution, which marked a series of mass popular protests leading to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 29 

LONDON - Costa Book of the Year will be announced.

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