DIARY - Political and General News Events From Mar 13

Reuters will issue this diary daily at around 1130 GMT

MONDAY, MARCH 13 ** WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabian Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman is on a visit to United States. ** ISLAMABAD - Abdulmalik Abdul Jalil Al Mekhlafi, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Yemen is on a visit to Pakistan (to Mar. 14). ** WASHINGTON - Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is on a visit to Washignton.D.C. (to Mar. 14). ** BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg holds a news conference - 1130 GMT. ** BEIJING - Burundian Minister of External Relations and International Cooperation, Alain Aime Nyamitwe is to pay an official visit to China (to Mar. 19). ** MOSCOW - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Iranian Communications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi meet in Moscow - 0900 GMT. ** BANGKOK - Thailand Finance minister Apisak Tantivorawong and Bank of Thailand Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob attend a national e-payment event as Thailand is trying to move to a cashless society - 0330 GMT. ** JERUSALEM - U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy to the region, Jason Greenblatt, will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (to Mar. 14).

TOKYO - Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will visit Japan (to Mar. 15).

TOKYO - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi will visit Japan (to Mar. 16).

BOSTON, United States - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny discusses U.S.-Irish relations at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston - 2300 GMT.

MADRID - Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos to attend a economy event organized by APIE (Asociation of Journalist for Economy information) - 1300 GMT.

SINGAPORE - Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop speaks at a forum in Singapore.

JERUSALEM - Bosnia and Herzegovina President Mladen Ivanic will visit Israel (to Mar. 15).

GENEVA – 87th Geneva International Motor Show (to Mar. 19).

GENEVA - 34th Session of the Human Rights Council (to Mar. 24).

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TUESDAY, MARCH 14 ** MOSCOW - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will visit Russia (to Mar. 15). ** MADRID - Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos and OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) General Secretary Angel Gurria will present the 'Spain 2017 Economic Report' of the OECD at press conference - 1130 GMT. ** CAPE TOWN - South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan briefs parliament on social grants debacle – 1100 GMT. ** TALLINN - Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz will visit Estonia and hold a joint news conference - 1000 GMT.

LONDON - U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May makes statement to parliament on EU Council meeting - 1300 GMT.

JERUSALEM - Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano will visit Israel (to Mar. 15).

WASHINGTON - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make an official visit to Washington.

GRAZ, Austria - Special Olympics Canada 2017 Winter Games (to Mar. 25).

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 ** BEIJING - King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia will pay a state visit to China (to Mar. 18). ** DOHA - Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will pay an official visit to the State of Qatar (to Mar. 16). ** MADRID - Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will participate in Congress Plenary Session - 1230 GMT. ** BUDAPEST - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will deliver a speech at National Museum in Budapest.

BEIJING - Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will pay a state visit to China (to Mar. 18).

TOKYO - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Japan (to Mar. 17).

WASHINGTON - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny will meet U.S. President Donald Trump (to Mar. 16).

NETHERLANDS - Second Chamber Elections.

GLOBAL - World Day of Action against Seal Hunting.

DAMASCUS - Syria marks the 6th anniversary of an increasingly bloody uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 16 ** BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Paul Gerhardt Stift zu Berlin, followed by press statement - 0830 GMT. ** BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere speak at the demographic summit - 0930 GMT.

FRANKFURT - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble and IMF Managing Director Christine Laguarde speaks at a conference in Frankfurt - 1230 GMT.

LESBOS - European Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos and the Minister of Home Affairs and National Security of Malta, Carmelo Abela will visit the island of Lesbos.

MADRID - Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos and Spanish Defence Minister will partcipate in "Spain summit: The innovation economy" - 1130 GMT.

BRUSSELS - British Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Brussels for EU Summit.

HALABJA, Iraq - 28th anniversary of 5000 civilian Kurds being killed in Iraqi chemical weapons attack.

DUBLIN, Ireland - St. Patrick's Festival (to Mar. 19).

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FRIDAY, MARCH 17 ** BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, followed by press statements - 1400 GMT.

BERLIN - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble will meet United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin for bilateral talks (to Mar. 18).

SEOUL - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Seoul (to Mar. 18).

BADEN-BADEN, Germany - G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Presidents meet in Baden-Baden.

NEW YORK - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny will visit New York (to Mar. 18).

PARIS - Prince William and his wife, Duchess Kate of Cambridge will pay an official two-day visit to France (to Feb. 18).

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SATURDAY, MARCH 18

BADEN-BADEN - G20 Presidency news conference with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble and Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann, followed by press conferences of other G20 delegations - 1430 GMT.

BEIJING - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit China.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 19

EGYPT – 5th anniversary of Egyptian referendum on constitutional reforms.

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MONDAY, MARCH 20 ** BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Cebit - 1030 GMT.

BEIJING - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits China (to Mar. 22).

TOKYO - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu will visit Tokyo.

SOFIA - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev will meet with foreign journalists and will speak on sanctions on Russia, Bulgaria's position on enhanced NATO operations in the Black Sea - 1000 GMT.

BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting to be held in Brussels.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 21 ** BRUSSLES - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Brussels.

BRUSSELS - Meeting of Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22

VIENNA - Austrian Finance Minister Hans-Joerg Schelling and Bavarian Finance Minister Andreas Soeder to speak about banks and regulation - 1700 GMT.

GLOBAL - World Water Day.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 23

MADRID - Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos will attand a Economy Forum in Madrid - 0800 GMT.

NEW YORK - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson chairs ministerial level U.N. Security Council meeting on South Sudan - 2000 GMT.

NEW YORK - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres holds news breifing.

GLOBAL - World Meteorological Day.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 24

NEW YORK - U.N. Security Council meeting on the Israel/Palestinian conflict - 1500 GMT.

SYDNEY, Australia - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is set to visit Australia.

GLOBAL - World Tuberculosis Day.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 25

ROME - 60th anniversary of the Rome treaties

ROME - Meeting of EU heads of state or government.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico - 45th Session of the Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change (IPCC)(to Mar. 31).

DHUBAI - Dubai World Cup.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 26

JERUSALEM - Slovakian President Andrej Kiska embarks a four-day visit to Israel (to Mar. 30).

BULGERIA - National Assembly Election.

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MONDAY, MARCH 27

KYIV - The Prime Ministers from member countries of the GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova) will meet in Kyiv.

BRUSSELS - Meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Council (to Mar. 28).

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SATURDAY, APRIL 1

MYANMAR - Assembly of the Union Elections.

IRAN - Independence Day.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 2

ECUADOR - Presidential Election.

ARMENIA - National Assembly Election.

GLOBAL - World Autism Awareness Day.

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina marks 35th anniversary of start of Falklands war.

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MONDAY, APRIL 5 ** CEBU, Philippines - ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting (AFCDM) (to Apr. 7). ** CEBU, Philippines - ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting (AFMGM) (to Apr. 7).

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TUESDAY, APRIL 4

TOKYO - King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia will visit Japan (to Apr. 7).

GLOBAL - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 6

GAMBIA - National Assembly Election.

AUGUSTA, United States - U.S. Masters Golf 2017 (to April 9).

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FRIDAY, APRIL 7

GLOBAL - World Health Organisation observes World Health Day.

SAHARA DESERT, Morocco - Desert Marathon Des sables (to Apr 17).

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SATURDAY, APRIL 8

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW - 7th anniversary of signing a new bilateral treaty between the Russia and United States on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, START-2 (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty).

GLOBAL - International Roma Nation Day.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 9

SERBIA - Presidential Election.

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MONDAY, APRIL 10

SMOLENSK, Russia/CRACOW, Poland - 7th Anniversary of the Smolensk Tragedy to be held in Smolensk, Russia, as well as in Poland.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 11

FRANCE – 6th Anniversary of the French law banning the burqa and niqab.

ABIDJAN – 6th Anniversary of arrest of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo by supporters of president-elect Alassane Ouattara with support from French forces thereby ending the 2010-2011 Ivorian crisis and civil war.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12

GLOBAL - International Day of Human Space Flight.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 15 BELFAST/NEW YORK – 105th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 16

TURKEY - Referendum Election.

VATICAN CITY - 90th birthday of Pope Benedict.

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MONDAY, APRIL 17

BOSTON - 2017 Boston Marathon.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 20

UNITED STATES - 7th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill which flowed unabated until July 15.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 21

WASHINGTON - 2017 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group (to Apr. 23).

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 91th birthday.

PARIS – 56th anniversary of the first manned mission to space.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 22

GLOBAL - Earth Day.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 23

FRANCE - Presidential Election.

GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day.

LONDON – 2017 London Marathon.

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MONDAY, APRIL 24

GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2017 (to April 30).

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TUESDAY, APRIL 25

GLOBAL - World Malaria Day.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 28

PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania - 19th anniversary of Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 29

LONDON – 6th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

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