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** SARAJEVO - EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini visits Bosnia.
Updated : Mar 02, 2017, 06:23 PM IST
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THURSDAY, MARCH 2 ** COPENHAGEN - U.K. Brexit Minister David Davis will visit Copenhagen - 1130 GMT. ** WARSAW - European Commissioner Corina Cretu will hold press conference with Polish Deputy Economy Minister Janusz Piechocinski - 1215 GMT. ** WARSAW - Visegrad Group (Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic) Prime Ministers to meet in Warsaw - 0830 GMT. ** SARAJEVO - EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini visits Bosnia. ** VILNIUS - Germany's Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen will visit Lithuania.
BALI, Indonesia - Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulazis Al Saud will visit Bali (to Mar. 9).
SYDNEY, Australia - French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault will visit Sydney (Final Day).
JAKARTA - Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will visit Indonesia to strengthen bilateral ties (to Mar. 9).
HANOI - Japanese Emperor Akihito will visit Vietnam (to Mar. 5).
PARIS - Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh is on a three-day visit to France (Final Day).
JERUSALEM - Zambian President Edgar Lungu is on a five-day visit to Israel (to Mar. 4).
WASHINGTON - Indian Foreign secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is on an official four-day visit to United States (to Mar. 3).
BAMAKO - Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, Mobashar Jawed Akbar will pay an official visit to Mali (to Mar. 4).
MOSCOW - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj will visit Russia.
TALLINN - Germany Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen visits Estonian military air force base and holds a news conference - 0900 GMT.
RIGA - Germany Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen visits Latvia and meets with Latvian Defence Minister Raimonds Bergmanis and the Commander of National Armed Forces of Latvia Leonids Kalnins - 1720 GMT.
BRUSSELS - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny meets with EU Council President Donald Tusk and EU Parliament President Antonio Tajani - 1030 GMT.
KYIV - German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel is to pay a working visit to Ukraine (to Mar. 3).
CAIRO - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
BERN, Switzerland - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Switzerland.
VIENNA - Austrian Economy Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner speaks with journalists about progress on reforms which can make or break the fragile centrist government - 0900 GMT.
LJUBLJANA - European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker will visit Slovenia.
IRELAND - National Assembly Election.
VALLETTA - Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers (to Mar. 3).
UNITED KINGDOM - National Assembly Election.
GENEVA - 34th Session of the Human Rights Council (to Mar. 24).
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FRIDAY, MARCH 3
TUNIS - German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Tunis.
MELBOURNE, Australia - French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault will meet Australian Foreign Minister Julia Bishop.
ATHENS - French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve will meet Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
VALLETTA - Meeting of EU heads of state or government.
GLOBAL - International Day for Ear and Hearing.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 4
NIUE - Niue Assembly Election.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 5
KINSHASA - Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, Mobashar Jawed Akbar will pay an official visit to Congo (to Mar. 6).
BANGKOK - Japanese Emperor Akihito will visit Thailand.
MOSCOW – 64th Death anniversary of Soviet leader Josef Stalin.
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MONDAY, MARCH 6
BRUSSELS - Meeting of Foreign Affairs Council.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 7
JERUSALEM - Britain Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will pay an official three-day visit to Israel (to Mar. 9).
BRUSSELS - Meeting of General Affairs Council.
MICRONESIA - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia Election.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8
BRUSSELS - Tripartite Social Summit - 1300 GMT.
GLOBAL - International Women's Day.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 9
MOSCOW - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Moscow (to Mar. 10).
BRUSSELS - Meeting of European Council (to Mar. 10).
GENEVA – 87th Geneva International Motor Show (to Mar. 19).
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FRIDAY, MARCH 10
TIBET - 58th anniversary of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, fleeing into exile after a failed uprising.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 11
SENDAI, Japan – 5th anniversary of Sendai earthquake and tsunami.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 12
TOKYO - Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will visit Japan (to Mar. 15).
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TUESDAY, MARCH 14
GRAZ, Austria - Special Olympics Canada 2017 Winter Games (to Mar. 25).
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15
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
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
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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SUNDAY, MARCH 19
EGYPT – 5th anniversary of Egyptian referendum on constitutional reforms.
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MONDAY, MARCH 20
BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting to be held in Brussels.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 21
BRUSSELS - Meeting of Economic and Financial Affairs Council.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22
GLOBAL - World Water Day.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 23
GLOBAL - World Meteorological Day.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 24
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
BULGERIA - National Assembly Election.
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MONDAY, MARCH 27
BRUSSELS - Meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Council (to Mar. 28).
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SATURDAY, APRIL 1
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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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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