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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

** WASHINGTON DC - IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva will discuss her recent trip to China, the recent Group of 20 leaders summit and challenges facing the global economy in an in - 2000 GMT.

MOSCOW - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko visits Russia for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (final day).

ANKARA - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi will pay a visit to Turkey (To Sept 16)

CHISINAU - The NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr Mircea Geoana, will travel to Chisinau, Moldova (final day)

BUENOS AIRES - Enrique Manalo Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Philippines will undertake an official visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina (to Sept 16).

CANBERRA - Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg will pay an official visit to the Commonwealth of Australia (final day).

TORONTO - Toronto International Film Festival 2023. (To Sept. 17)

LUSAKA - Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema will visit China from Sunday, bringing the indebted African country's long-running struggle to restructure its external debt to its biggest creditor's door. (final day)

BEIJING - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet will pay an official visit to China (To Sept 16).

WASHINGTON DC - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. - 1545 GMT

OSLO - The NATO chiefs of defence will gather in Oslo for their annual Military Committee Conference (To Sep. 17).

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain – Eurogroup Meeting.

GLOBAL - International Day of Democracy.

GUATEMALA – 202nd anniversary of Independence.

EL SALVADOR – 202nd anniversary of Independence.

COSTA RICA – 202nd anniversary of Independence.

HONDURAS – 202nd anniversary of Independence.

NICARAGUA – 202nd anniversary of Independence.

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain - EU informal minister economic and financial affairs meeting (To Sept 16).

HAVANA - Heads of state and government of G77+China group gather in Havana for summit. (To Sept. 16)

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

** NEW YORK CITY - Pushpa Kamal Dahal, prime minister of Nepal, to visit New York, leading Nepali delegation to the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) being held at the UN Headquarters in New York.

BERLIN - EU economics and finance ministers present conclusions of ECOFIN meeting in Santiago de Compostela - 1130 GMT.

HAVANA - Members of G77+China group gather in Havana for summit.

WASHINGTON D.C./BEIJING - Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will leave for a ten-day official visit to the US and China. (To Sep 25)

MUNICH, Germany - 188th Munich Oktoberfest. (To Oct. 3)

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

CALGARY, Canada - Saudi Arabia Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud may arrive in Calgary, Canada

WASHINGTON D.C. - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit the United States to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. (To Sept 21)

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

** HELSINKI - The European Commission's Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, will visit Finland (to Sept 19).

NEW YORK CITY - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will visit New York to attend the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (to Sept 22)

CALGARY, Canada - Saudi Arabia Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud is scheduled to speak at the World Petroleum Congress in Calgary, Canada. - 1400 GMT

MOSCOW - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

** NEW YORK CITY - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to arrive in New York.

** NEW YORK CITY - Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will attend the opening session of the General Debate of the 78th UNGA and attend the reception being hosted by the President of the United States Joe Biden.

** NEW YORK CITY, United States - British Prime Minister James Cleverly speaks at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York. - 2000 GMT

NEW YORK CITY - World leaders gather for the 78th annual United Nations General Assembly. (To Sept. 26)

GENEVA - World Trade Organization's dispute settlement body holds a meeting.

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council Meeting.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

NEW YORK CITY - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet in New York.

PARIS - King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit France. (To Sept. 22)

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

** NEW YORK CITY - Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly. The theme of the General Debate of the 78th UNGA has been chosen as "Rebuilding Trust and Reigniting Global Solidarity: Accelerating Action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards Peace, Prosperity, Progress and Sustainability for All".

** NEW YORK CITY, United States - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. - 1245 GMT

ZAGREB - OECD Economic Surveys: Croatia 2023.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

** BEIJING - Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will embark on an official visit to China.

BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the United Nations General Assembly.

MARSEILLE, France - Pope Francis departs Rome for two-day trip to Marseille. (To Sept. 23)

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

MARSEILLE, France - Pope Francis meets French President Emmanuel Macron after the Mediterranean meetings, at the Pharo Palace - 0800 GMT.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau marks 50th anniversary of Independence from Portugal.

BERLIN – BMW Berlin Marathon.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier receives Latvia's President Edgars Rinkevics with military honours in Berlin - 0800 GMT

VIENNA - IAEA 67th General Conference. (To Sept. 29)

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

LIMA - OECD Economic Surveys: Peru 2023.

MURCIA, Spain - EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council meeting (To Sept 28)

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Council President Charles Michel are among those who will take part in the Berlin Global Dialogue, which will bring together 300 global policy and business leaders to discuss the future of the global economy.

BRUSSELS - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting.

GLOBAL - World Rabies Day.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

ESWATINI - Eswatini holds parliamentary elections

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

SLOVAKIA - Slovakian National Council Election.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1

GLOBAL - International day of older persons.

ABUJA - Nigeria to celebrate its 63rd year of independence.

CHINA – 74th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 2

PARIS - The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Forum on Green Finance and Investment (To Oct 3).

JAKARTA - Second ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting and Related Meetings. (To Oct. 4)

GUINEA – 65th anniversary of independence from France.

GLOBAL - International Day of Non-violence.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5

GLOBAL - World Teachers' Day.

SAN FRANCISCO – 12th death anniversary of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

MEXICO CITY - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Mexico to discuss security and arms trafficking.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7

MOSCOW - 17th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8

PRAGUE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some of his ministers visit Prague for a joint session with the Czech government. (To Oct. 10)

LUXEMBOURG - Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies Election.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 9

GLOBAL - World Post Day.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10

MONROVIA - Liberian Senate election.

GLOBAL - World mental health day.

GLOBAL - World Day against death penalty.

FIJI – 53rd anniversary of independence.

MONROVIA - Liberian House of Representatives Election.

MONROVIA - Liberian President Election.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12

GIBRALTAR - Gibraltar Parliamentary election.

BRUSSELS - Defence ministers from NATO countries attend a two day meeting in Brussels (To Oct. 13).

GLOBAL - World Sight Day.

BALI – 21st anniversary of Bali bombings.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will present his government's 2024 budget in parliament.

GLOBAL - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction.

SAN JOSE, Chile – 13th anniversary of rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed Andean mine.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14

AUSTRALIA – Australia Referendum Election.

WELLINGTON - New Zealand House of Representatives Election.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15

WARSAW - Polish Referendum Election.

GLOBAL - United Nation's world hand-washing day.

GLOBAL - International day of rural women.

WARSAW - Polish Senate Election.

WARSAW - Polish Parliamentary Election.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 16

GLOBAL - World food day.

LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup Meeting

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17

GLOBAL - International day for the eradication of poverty.

LUXEMBOURG - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council Meeting.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18

JERUSALEM – 12th anniversary of release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after more than five years of being held incommunicado by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19

LUXEMBOURG - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To Oct 20)

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20

TRIPOLI – 12th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22

BERN - Swiss Council of States Election.

BUENOS AIRES - Argentinian Presidency Election.

BUENOS AIRES - Argentinian Senate Election.

BUENOS AIRES - Argentinian Chamber of Deputies Election.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 23

WASHINGTON DC - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to the United States. (To Oct 26)

GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Trade Organization (WTO) holds a meeting with ministers and deputy ministers.

LIBYA – 11th anniversary of declaration of Libya's Liberation.

VAN, Turkey – 11th anniversary of earthquake that killed more than 600 people and injured more than 4,000 others.

LUXEMBOURG - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24

LUXEMBOURG - EU General Affairs Council meeting.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Anthony Albanese, prime minister of Australia, for a visit, which will include state dinner.

LUXEMBOURG - EU Tripartite Social Summit.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26

BRUSSELS - European Council meeting. (To Oct. 27)

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4

TEHRAN – 44th anniversary of U.S. embassy takeover. In 1979, Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and captured 90 hostages; 52 were held captive for 444 days.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6

GLOBAL – International day for preventing the exploitation of the environment in war and armed conflict.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10

BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Budget) meeting.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12

GLOBAL - World Pneumonia Day.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13

YANGON, Myanmar – 12th anniversary of release of Myanmar's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, from house arrest.

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14

GLOBAL – World Diabetes Day.

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15

GLOBAL – World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day.

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16

GLOBAL - International day for tolerance.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17

GLOBAL - World Prematurity Day.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18

VUKOVAR, Croatia – 32nd anniversary of the Vukovar massacre. On Nov. 18, 1991, Serb militia and Yugoslav army troops who refused to accept Croatia's independence captured the once prosperous, ethnically mixed town on the banks of the Danube, after reducing it to a rubble in a brutal three-month siege.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19

GLOBAL - World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic victims.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25

GLOBAL – International day for elimination of violence against women.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26

MUMBAI, India - 15th anniversary of a series of devastating attacks on the Indian city by militants. The attacks, which began on Nov. 26, 2008, lasted three days, and left 174 people dead, including gunmen.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29

TEHRAN, Iran – 12th anniversary of an attack on the British Embassy by dozens of Iranian students and protesters angry over Britain's unilateral sanctions.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30

BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting.

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