DIARY - Political and General News Events From Aug. 29
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MONDAY, AUGUST 29 ** DHAKA - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet the government officials to discuss growing U.S.-Bangladesh cooperation on international issues and to talk about development, security and human rights ** NEW DELHI - U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry and U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker will be in New Delhi (to Aug. 31).
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. ** BRUSSELS - Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and deputy George Chouliarakis meet European Commissioner for Monetary Affairs Pierre Moscovici in Brussels - 1000 GMT. ** BERNE - Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on a visit to Switzweland ** BUDAPEST - Foreign ministers of Visegrad Four countries meet in Budapest at ambassadors' meeting - 1400 GMT. ** WASHINGTON - Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar visits Washington for talks with his U.S. counterpart, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
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. ** BERLIN - Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow will pay a working visit to Germany (to Aug. 30). ** WASHINGTON - Madhya Pradesh Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on a visit to United States (to Sept. 2)
TALLINN - Estonian parliament votes for the country's head of state (to Aug. 30).
PARIS - French President Francois Hollande holds foreign policy speech. ** PARIS - French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault opens the week-long ambassadors' conference during which French ambassadors discuss themes on foreign policy including fight against terrorism, economic diplomacy, Europe and global crises.
** LIMA - Peru's new president President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is expected to send his proposed 2017 budget with key economic forecasts to the opposition-controlled Congress.
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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 ** KHARTOUM - Chad President Idris Debby visits Sudan to participate in celebrations marking end of term of the Darfur Regional Authority.
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 visits India (to Sept. 18).
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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