DIARY - Political and General News Events From Aug. 26
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26
CARACAS - Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visits Venezuela (to Aug. 27). ** ISTANBUL - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov will meet Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to discuss the migrant crisis and energy issues.
HONG KONG - Hong Kong residents vote in council elections amidst controversy that the government has screened candidates advocating independence from China - 0000 GMT.
GENEVA - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva to discuss the conflict in Syria and the Ukraine crisis. ** MINSK - Meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group on the settlement in Ukraine and its four working subgroups.
RIGA - Foreign Ministers of the Baltic States and Nordic countries (Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Finland and Sweden) to visit Latvia - 0950 GMT.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 27
WARSAW - German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Poland to meet Polish, Hungarian, Czech and Slovak Prime Minister's.
NEW DELHI - President of Myanmar U Htin Kyaw will pay a four-day state visit to India (to Aug. 30) with an aim to further expand the traditionally close relations between the two countries by stepping up engagement in diverse areas.
GABON - Presidential election.
AUSTRALIA - Australia's Northern Territory holds local elections. Northern Territory voters go to the polls to elect a new Legislative Assembly. With constant ministerial changes, two Chief Ministers and six Deputy Chief Ministers, the focus of the election will be on the record of Adam Giles' Country Liberal government.
NAIROBI - The Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) Summit will be held at Kenyatta International Convention Center in Nairobi (to Aug. 28)
SEOUL - South Korea finance minister Yoo Il-ho meets his Japanese counterpart Taro Aso - 0730 GMT.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 28 ** SINGAPORE - President of Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang on a state visit to Singapore (to Aug. 30). ** BEIJING - The speaker of the Namibian National Assembly Peter Katjavivi will visit China (to Sept. 2).
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MONDAY, AUGUST 29
BEIJING - Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit China (to Aug. 31) at the invitation of Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli. ** ISLAMABAD - Pakistan hosts a summit on the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Government officials from both countries as well as executives from companies eager for the power, infrastructure and engineering contracts on offer, to attend Islamabad event. ** TALLINN - Estonian parliament votes for the country's head of state (to Aug. 30). ** PARIS - French President Francois Hollande holds foreign policy speech.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 30
NEW DELHI - India-U.S. Strategic and Commercial Dialogue. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker visit India for the bilateral Strategic and Commercial Dialogue.
BEIJING - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on an official visit to China (to Sept. 6).
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31
ALPBACH, Austria - Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz take part in a panel discussion on "Transparency - Cui Bono?" - 1300 GMT.
MARANELLO, Italy - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Maranello for a regular Italo-German summit.
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THUSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
DHAKA - 6th round of Bangladesh-Pakistan foreign secretary-level annual bilateral consultations is expected to be held in Dhaka (to Sept. 2).
NEW DELHI - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi will be on a state visit to India (to Sept. 3). ** BEIJING - President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will pay a working visit to China (to Sept. 5).
NORTH OSSETIA, Russia - 12th Anniversary of the terrorist attack at Beslan School.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
BEIJING/VIENTIANE - U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to China and Laos (to Sept. 9). In China, he will attend a summit of the Group of 20 major economies in Hangzhou and hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss bilateral and global issues. In Laos, Obama will attend a summit between the United States and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet in Vladivostok
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin and South Korean President Park Geun-hye will meet in Vladivostok.
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
HONG KONG - Legislative Council election.
HANGZHOU, China - G20 Meeting in China (to Sept. 5).
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
MUNICH, Germany - 44th Anniversary of the attack on Israeli Olympic team by Palestinian gunmen which killed 11 Israelis.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
LAOS - India-Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) Summit (to Sept. 7).
INDIA/BANGLADESH - 5th anniversary of a pact to end a 40-year border demarcation dispute between India and Bangladesh.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
TBILISI - Members of the North Atlantic Council will visit Georgia (to Sept. 8).
TBILISI - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Georgia (to Sept. 8).
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
SEYCHELLES - National Assembly election.
TORONTO, Canada - Toronto International Film Festival 2016 (to Sept 18). http://tiff.net/tiff/
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
CROATIA - Croatian Parliament election (Snap election).
BELARUS - Chamber of Representatives election.
UNITED STATES - 15th anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
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 is set to embark on a three-day official visit to India (to Sept. 17).
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
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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