News: DIARY-Political and General News Events from Dec. 26

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26 

KABUL/TEHRAN/BEIJING/MOSCOW - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi to visit Afghanistan, Iran, China and Russia (Final Day).

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27 

• MOSCOW -Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will visit Russia to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.

NEW DELHI - Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering will visit India.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28

• MOSCOW - Jordan Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi visits Russia.

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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 

NEW DELHI - Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg on a two-day visit to India (to Jan. 8) 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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TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 

BRUSSELS - EU Ministers of EU Affairs meet for General Affairs Council.

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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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TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 

• OSLO - Norwegian Finance Minister Siv Jensen delivers speech on the "state of the nation" at a breakfast seminar - 0800 GMT

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 

BELGRADE - Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Serbia and meets Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic to discuss resolution of the Kosovo crisis, economic cooperation and regional issues.

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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 - Euro zone finance ministers meet in Brussels.

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Ministers meet in Brussels.

MOSCOW - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Moscow to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

BUCHAREST - European Affairs Ministers meet in Romania (to Jan. 23).

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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SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 

NEW DELHI - India celebrates its Republic Day with a grand parade exhibiting its military might and national culture with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as the chief guest - 0230 GMT

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 29 

• SOFIA - Bulgaria will host an economic forum on its bid to join the euro zone. EU Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov to attend. LONDON - Costa Book of the Year will be announced.

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