DIARY - Political and General News Events From Sept. 12

09/12/2016 6:22

Reuters will issue this diary daily at around 1030 GMT

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 ** PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - U.S. President Barack Obama joins Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ** BEIJING - Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski holds talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. ** BEIJING - Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is welcomed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing. ** BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha holds a news conference about his government's work in the past year - 0200 GMT. ** JOHANNESBURG - South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan gives an opening speech at the Business Day Financial Mail Investment Summit. Gordhan is facing an investigation over the activities of a surveillance unit set up years ago when he headed the tax service.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

MILAN - Italy Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan, Head of Public Debt Maria Cannata, top Treasury official Fabrizio Pagani speak at conference on Italy's economic outlook and banking system.

RIGA - Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Latvia.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

KIEV - EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn will visit Ukraine (to Sept. 16).

SOFIA/PLOVDIV - Bulgaria hosts Arraiolos meeting of EU Presidents (to Sept. 15). Presidents of Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Hungary, Germany and Finland to attend the meeting.

LONDON - World Nuclear Association (WNA) Annual Symposium (to Sept 16). http://www.wna-symposium.org/ehome/index.php?eventid=154881&

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

NEW DELHI - Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal visits India (to Sept. 18). ** BRUSSELS - U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman visits Brussels.

GLOBAL - International day of Democracy.

GUATEMALA - 195th Anniversary of Independence.

EL SALVADOR - 195th Anniversary of Independence.

COSTA RICA - 195th Anniversary of Independence.

HONDURAS - 195th Anniversary of Independence.

NICARAGUA - 195th Anniversary of Independence.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

MUNICH - 183nd Munich Oktoberfest (to Oct 1).

http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau marks 43rd anniversary of independence from Portugal.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

BERLIN - 43rd BMW Berlin Marathon.

http://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com/en/

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 ** ALGIERS - Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries are due to meet in Algeria on the sidelines of the International Energy Forum (IEF) (to Sept. 28).

VIENNA - IAEA 60th General Conference (to Sept 30).

https://www.iaea.org/about/policy/gc/gc60

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

GLOBAL - World Rabies Day.

SEOUL - South Korea marks the 66th anniversary of recovering Seoul from North Korea during the Korean War.

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