DIARY - Political and General News Events From Mar 6

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MONDAY, MARCH 6 ** BRUSSELS - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is on a official visit to Belgium - 1800 GMT. ** MOSCOW - Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov is on a visit to Russia (to Mar. 7). ** DUBAI - New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully is scheduled to give an interview. ** JAKARTA - Indian Vice-President Mohammed Hamid Ansari is on a two-day visit to Indonesia (to Mar. 7). ** ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is on a two-day visit to Kuwait (to Mar. 7). ** ASHGABAT - Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is on a visit to Turkmenistan.

BALI, Indonesia - Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulazis Al Saud is on a visit to Bali (to Mar. 9).

JAKARTA - Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is on a visit to Indonesia to strengthen bilateral ties (to Mar. 9).

JAKARTA - South African President Jacob Zuma is on a visit to Indonesia (to Mar. 8).

BRUSSELS - Meeting of Foreign Affairs Council - 0700 GMT.

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

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TUESDAY, MARCH 7 ** LISBON - French Finance and Economy Minister Michel Sapin will meet Portuguese Finance Minister Mario Centeno - 0930 GMT. ** BRUSSELS - EU Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis delivers speech at a seminar organised by AFME on Europe's shortage of risk capital for high growth businesses - 0730 GMT.

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 ** LJUBLJANA - Montenegrin Foreign Minister Srdjan Darmanovic visits Slovenia.

WARSAW - German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel to visit Poland.

MANILA - Meeting of ASEAN Economic Ministers (to Mar. 10).

BRUSSELS - Tripartite Social Summit - 1300 GMT.

GLOBAL - International Women's Day.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 9 ** MOSCOW - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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

HACKENSACK, United States - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is due to speak in Hackensack municipal court in regards to Bridgegate.

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 ** 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

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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