DIARY-Political and General News Events from Jan. 9

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U.S. Federal Reserve Today in Washington ——————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ——————————————————————– MONDAY, JANUARY 9

** BRIDGETOWN/ KINGSTON – Harjit Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, will travel to Barbados and Jamaica (To Jan 14) ** CAIRO – A high-level delegation headed by Hamza Abdi Barre, prime minister of Somalia, jetted off to Cairo (To Jan 10)

** JAKARTA – Malaysia’s newly-appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will undertake an official visit to the Republic of Indonesia (To Jan 9) ** CAPE TOWN/ HARARE/ KIGALI/ LIBREVILLE/ SAO TOME – Mevlut Cavusoglu Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey will pay a visit to Africa including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe. (To Jan 14)

** NEW DELHI – Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali arrives in India. He is scheduled to visit six cities – Delhi, Indore, Bengaluru, Kanpur, Agra and Mumbai, and participate in the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention being organized at Madhya Pradesh’s Indore (To Jan 14) ** ADDIS ABABA/LIBREVILLE/PORTO-NOVO/CAIRO – Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin, Egypt, the African Union Headquarters and the League of Arab States Headquarters upon invitation (To Jan. 16)

** LONDON – British Foreign Minister James Cleverly hosts European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic in London. He will seek to re-energize negotiations with the EU on resolving issues over a post-Brexit trading arrangement. ** MANILA – Philippine Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla holds a virtual media briefing on matters related to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s recent trip to China – 0300 GMT.

** BERLIN – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock meets her counterpart from Cyprus, Ioannis Kasoulides, for talks in Berlin focused on bilateral and European policy cooperation – 1315 GMT. ** ROME – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visits Rome where she meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and delivers a speech at the launch of a book dedicated to late EU parliament president David Sassoli – 1200 GMT. JAKARTA – Malaysia’s recently elected Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim visits Indonesia in his first state trip abroad as prime minister (final day). PARIS – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris – 1930 GMT. GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations and Pakistan will co-host a summit on climate resilience in Geneva, months after deadly floods in the country – 0800 GMT. MEXICO CITY – U.S. President Joe Biden plans to meet President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau in Mexico. (To Jan. 11) – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JANUARY 10

** BRUSSELS – The NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, will meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Denmark, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, at NATO Headquarters. ** ABU DHABI – Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif along with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, minister of foreign affairs of Pakistan, to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

** VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis meets with Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, at the Vatican – 0830 GMT. ** WARSAW – The Polish and Romanian defence ministers meet NATO troops stationed in Poland – 1230 GMT. SINGAPORE/HANOI – Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki is set to visit Singapore and Vietnam. (To Jan. 13) ROME – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits Italy. LONDON – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives in London during UK visit. (To Jan. 11). ATHENS – OECD Economic Surveys: Greece. BRUSSELS – EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson speaks at launch of Labour Migration Platform. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11

** VIENTIANE – Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh will visit Laos (To Jan 12) VILNIUS – Taiwan’s Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang visits Lithuania, meets officials from Lithuanian Ministry of Economy and Innovation. (To Jan. 12). MEXICO CITY – Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a bilateral meeting with President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the National Palace. LISBON – Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa to debate with lawmakers in Parliament – 1500 GMT. WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – 12th Anniversary of U.S.-Russia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JANUARY 12 ** VIENNA – Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and visiting Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti speak to reporters in Vienna following their closed door meeting expected to focus on tensions between Pristina and Belgrade – 1230 GMT. OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Ottawa. WASHINGTON DC – Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi chairs a ministerial meeting at the UN Security Council. SEOUL – South Korea’s Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho holds a press conference with foreign media in Seoul – 0500 GMT. KIRUNA, Sweden – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on two-day visit to Sweden to discuss the country’s priorities during its EU presidency, running from Jan. 1 to end-June (to Jan 13). PORT MORESBY – Anthony Albanese, prime minister of Australia, will travel to Papua New Guinea to attend the Annual Leaders’ Dialogue alongside his counterpart Prime Minister James Marape in Port Moresby (to Jan 13) DAVOS, SWITZERLAND – South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana hosts a meeting with the country’s delegation to the World Economic Forum in Davos – 0630 GMT. HAITI – 13th anniversary of Haiti’s magnitude 7 earthquake that destroyed much of the Haitian capital. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, JANUARY 13

** BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Prime Minister of Iraq, hold a news conference following a meeting in Berlin – 1315 GMT. WASHINGTON DC – U.S. President Joe Biden conducts talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at White House covering North Korea, Ukraine, China’s tensions with Taiwan, and “free and open Indo-Pacific”. KIRUNA, SWEDEN – European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen visits Sweden for talks with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Swedish EU chairmanship priorities. PRAGUE – Czech Republic holds presidential elections. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 ASTANA – Kazakh Senate Election. TUNISIA – 13th Anniversary of ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. BRUSSELS – European Motor Show Brussels 2023. (To Jan. 22) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, JANUARY 15 DAVOS, Switzerland – World Economic Forum holds 2023 annual meeting in Davos. (To Jan. 20) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JANUARY 16 BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. ABU DHABI – World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2023. (To Jan. 18) – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 WASHINGTON DC – United States Conference of Mayors conducts 91st Winter Meeting in Washington. (To Jan. 20) BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 HANOI – OECD Economic Surveys: Vietnam. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 BRATISLAVA – Slovakia Referendum Election. FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA, Italy – 2023 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (To Jan. 28). – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JANUARY 23 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 CAPE TOWN – World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture. BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 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. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JANUARY 30 GENEVA – World Health Organization executive board meets in Geneva to determine the global health agenda for the year. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 KINSHASA – Pope Francis makes first papal visit to Democratic Republic of Congo in 37 years. (To Feb. 3) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 GLOBAL – World Wetlands Day. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 JUBA – Pope Francis will visit South Sudan. (To Feb. 5) BRUSSELS – EU-Ukraine summit. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 VENICE, Italy – Venice Carnival 2023 (To Feb. 21) GLOBAL – World Cancer Day. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5 QUITO – Ecuador Referendum Election. MONACO – Monacan National Council Election. NICOSIA – Presidency of Cyprus Election. LOS ANGELES – 65th Annual Grammy Awards. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 GLOBAL – International day of zero tolerance to female genital mutilation. – – – – – – – – – 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”. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 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) – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 VENICE, Italy – Venice Carnival 2023 (To Feb. 21). – – – – – – – – – 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. – – – – – – – – – 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. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 BERLIN – 73rd Berlin International Film Festival (To Feb. 22) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 PRISTINA – 15th anniversary of Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia. RIO DE JANEIRO – Rio Carnival 2023 (To Feb. 25) – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 LONDON – 76th British Academy Film Awards. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – 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. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim presents the nation’s budget for 2023. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 ABUJA – Nigerian House of Representatives Election. ABUJA – Nigerian Presidential Election. ABUJA – Nigerian Senate election. – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 STOCKHOLM – EU defence ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MARCH 2 STOCKHOLM – EU defence and foreign ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, MARCH 3 STOCKHOLM – EU foreign ministers meet in Stockholm during the Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, MARCH 5 TALLINN – Estonian Parliament Election. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MARCH 7 PALIKIR – Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia Election. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, MARCH 9 BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of trade ministers. (To Mar. 10) BRUSSELS – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To Mar. 10) – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MARCH 13 BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, MARCH 14 BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event. For Technical Issues Please contact Thomson Reuters Customer Support (TRCS) at https://customers.reuters.com/kccontactus/telephone.aspx

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