DIARY - Political and General News Events From Sept. 2

09/02/2016 6:35

Reuters will issue this diary daily at around 1030 GMT

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. ** COPENHAGEN - European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager to give briefing for Copenhagen reporters - 1200 GMT.

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet in Vladivostok.

BRATISLAVA - EU foreign affairs ministers meet to discuss Turkey, Russia/Ukraine. ** SHANGHAI, China - Brazil's newly sworn-in President Michel Temer holds a press conference at a business seminar in Shanghai - 0300 GMT.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin and South Korean President Park Geun-hye will meet in Vladivostok. ** VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Annual Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok chaired by President Vladimir Putin ** SHANGHAI - Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi makes a speech at Tongji University in Shanghai.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

TEHRAN - UN Humanitarian Chief Stephen O'Brien is scheduled to visit Islamic Republic of Iran (to Sept. 5).

HONG KONG - Legislative Council election.

HANGZHOU, China - G20 Meeting in China (to Sept. 5). Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to attend.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

LJUBLJANA - Bled strategic forum (to Sept. 6).

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 ** WARSAW - Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas pays 3-day visit to Poland (to Sept. 8). ** HONG KONG - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to give a luncheon speech at a Canadian Chamber of Commerce event in Hong Kong.

VIENTIANE - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits Laos.

VIENTIANE - India-Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) Summit (to Sept. 7).

VIENTIANE - 11th East Asia Summit will be held in Vientiane, Laos (to Sept. 8)

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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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 ** TALLIN - European Council President Donald Tusk to visit Estonia.

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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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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 ** RIGA - Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Latvia.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 ** 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