DIARY-Political and General News Events from December 27

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27

** BEIJING - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is to pay a visit to China.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Indian External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, will visit the United States of America. (To Dec. 29)

CROATIA - Croatian Presidency election.

CHAD - Chadian National Assembly Election.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1

TALLIN – 15th anniversary of adoption of the euro by Estonia.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 2

PALM SPRINGS, Ca - 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (to Jan. 13).

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 4

BURMA - 77th anniversary of Burma’s independence.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 7

PHNOM PENH - The ruling Cambodian People's Party celebrates the 46th anniversary of the victory over the Khmer Rouge regime.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8

LONDON - London Boat Show 2017 (to Jan. 12).

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 9

** KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit Malaysia and Indonesia. (to Jan 12).

ROME - U.S President Joe Biden visits Italy (to Jan 12).

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10

BEIJING - Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves will visit China (to Jan 12).

DETROIT - North American International Auto Show 2025 (to Jan. 20).

BRUSSELS - European Motor Show Brussels 2025 (to Jan. 19).

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 11

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – 14th Anniversary of U.S.-Russia civilian nuclear cooperation agreement.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 12

COMOROS - Comoran Assembly of the Union election.

HAITI - 15th Anniversary of Haiti's magnitude 7 earthquake that destroyed much of the Haitian capital.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 14

VANUATU - Ni-Vanuatu Parliament election.

TUNISIA – 15th Anniversary of ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

ABU DHABI - World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2025 (to Jan. 16).

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WEDNESDAY, 15 JANUARY

LISBON - Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro debates with lawmakers in Parliament.

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WEDNESDAY, 17 JANUARY

** MOSCOW - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to visit Moscow and sign an agreement on co-operation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 20

BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting

DAVOS, Switzerland - World Economic Forum 2025 Annual Meeting (to Jan 24).

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 21

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council Meeting.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 24

LOME, Togo – World Day of the African Culture

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 25

EGYPT – 14th Anniversary of beginning of Egyptian revolution, a series of mass popular protests leading to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 26

BELARUS - Belarus holds presidential election.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 27

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 28

BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council Meeting.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3

WARSAW - EU trade ministers hold informal meeting in Warsaw (to Feb. 4)

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9

LIECHTENSTEIN - Liechtenstein scheduled to hold parliamentary election.

KOSOVO - Kosovo holds parliamentary elections.

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