DIARY - Political and General News Events From Aug. 15
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MONDAY, AUGUST 15
BELGRADE - Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven will travel to Belgrade (to Aug. 16) for talks with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and President Tomislav Nikoli
TOKYO - Japan's Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend a commemorative ceremony at the Budokan stadium to remember the end of World War Two. ** TEHRAN - Russian President Vladimir Putin's Special Representative for the Middle East and North Africa Michael Bogdanov will visit Tehran. Bogdanov is paying an official visit to Tehran to hold talks and meeting with Iranian high-ranking officials including Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari. ** BAKU - Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu on a working visit to Azerbaijan. ** BEIJING - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on a visit to China.
RABAT - The U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter IS, Brett McGurk, will visit Morocco to discuss the latest developments in the coalition's fight against the terrorist group
BELGRADE - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit Serbia (to Aug. 16)
BELGRADE/PRISTINA - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit Serbia and Kosovo (to Aug. 17).
LUANDA - Angola parliament will approve the revised 2016 state budget law with oil price and revenue.
SEOUL - South Korean President Park Geun-hye is expected to speak at the official ceremony to mark Liberation Day - 0100 GMT.
JAPAN - 71st anniversary of country's surrender in World War Two.
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the ramparts of historic Red Fort to mark the country's Independence Day.
INDIA - 70th Indian Independence Day.
LIECHTENSTEIN - 210th Anniversary of Independence.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 ** JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters Leadership, led by the Julius Malema will brief the media on Coalition Talks following the outcome of local government elections - 1000 GMT.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17
CHRISTMAS ISLAND, Australia - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to give a major economic address, his first major speech since being re-elected with a one-seat majority in the lower house and a Senate where he needs the support of opponents, independents or minor parties to pass any legislation - 0300 GMT. ** MELBOURNE - The Business Council of Australia, Australian National University and the China Centre for International Economic Exchange (CCIEE) will launch a report on cross border opportunities for business. ** DAMASCUS/BEIRUT - Madhya Pradesh state External affairs Minister Mobashar Jawad Akbar will be on an official visit to Syria, Lebanon and Iraq (to Aug. 23).
BEIJING - Burma's state counselor and foreign minister Aung San Suu Kyi visits China.
TRALEE, Ireland - 2016 Rose of Tralee International Festival (to Aug 23). http://www.roseoftralee.ie/#!2016/x5fuc
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 19
GLOBAL - World Humanitarian Day
MOSCOW - 25th anniversary of the failed Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev which accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 21
ROME - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi meet in Italy
RIO DE JANEIRO - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Brazil to attend the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
ALPBACH, Austria - European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker to speak at European Forum Alpbach - 1130 GMT.
ROTTERDAM - 2016 World Rowing Junior Championships (to Aug 28). http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2016-world-rowing-junior-championships/event-information
SYRIA - 3rd anniversary of nerve gas attack which killed hundreds of people in rebel-held neighborhoods on the edge of Damascus.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 23
BRATISLAVA - Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg to visit Slovakia.
BALTIC WAY - 27st anniversary of the Baltic Way, a human chain of people in 1989 stretching from Vilnius to Tallinn to mark solidarity in the struggle for independence from the Soviet Union.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24
ANKARA/ISTANBUL - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Turkey
TALLINN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas.
POLAND - Poland marks the 27th anniversary of the creation of the first post-communist government in 1989.
UKRAINE - 25th Anniversary of Independence. Poland's President Andrzej Duda to visit Kiev.
WASHINGTON - 202nd anniversary of the Burning of Washington, including the White House and the US Capitol building, by the British troops during the War of 1812.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25
URUGUAY - Uruguay's Independence Day
PARIS - 72nd anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation in the Second World War.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 ** 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.
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THUSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
NORTH OSSETIA, Russia - 12th Anniversary of the terrorist attack at Beslan School.
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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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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
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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