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DIARY - Political and General News Events From Feb 21

** TORONTO, Canada - Canadian Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray and Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo are due to speak at a conference on North American Free Trade Agreement - 1300 GMT.

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TUESDAY, FEBUARY 21 ** MOSCOW - Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov will visit Russia. ** MOSCOW - Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makey is on a visit to Moscow. ** TORONTO, Canada - Canadian Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray and Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo are due to speak at a conference on North American Free Trade Agreement - 1300 GMT.

BEIJING - Mongolian Foreign Minister Tsend Munkh-Orgil is on an official visit to China (Final Day).

KIGALI - Indian Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will pay an official visit to Rwanda (Final Day).

STOCKHOLM - Canadian General Governor David Johnston is on a visit to Sweden (to Feb. 23).

SINGAPORE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on a two-day official visit to Singapore (Final Day).

KYIV - European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides is on a visit to Ukraine (Final Day).

WASHINGTON - Minister for Foreign Affairs in Australia's Federal Coalition Government, Julie Bishop will meet U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (to Feb. 22).

MOSCOW - Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom will pay a working visit to Russia.

VILNIUS - Brexit Secretary David Davis visits Lithuania.

RIGA - Brexit Secretary David Davis visits Latvia - 0920 GMT.

RIYADH - Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos will pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia (to Feb. 22).

PRAGUE - Czech Republic Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, Czech Republic Industry Minister Jan Mládek and CEZ Group Director Daniel Benes are scheduled to speak at a Energy Conference - 1200 GMT.

KAMPALA - Indian Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will pay an official visit to Uganda (to Feb. 23).

BEIJING - French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve will pay an official visit to China (to Feb. 23).

MOSCOW - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will visit Russia (to Feb. 22).

MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will be the honor of guest at ADB's 50th anniversary celebration – 2300 GMT

BEIJING - Italian President Sergio Mattarella will pay a state visit to China (to Feb. 26).

BRUSSELS - Meeting of Economic and Financial Affairs Council. ** BRUSSELS - European Union Finance Ministers meet for monthly talks - 0800 GMT.

BERLIN - European Police Congress (To Feb. 22).

VENICE, Italy - Venice Carnival 2017 (to Feb. 28).

LONDON - London Fashion Week Winter 2017 (Final Day).

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 ** MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Shoygu is scheduled to speak in Duma.

CANBERRA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Australia (to Feb. 24).

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde.

LJUBLJANA - Slovenian Finance Minister Mateja Vranica Erman talks about tax reform at the Chamber of Commerce - 1400 GMT.

LONDON - The BRIT Awards 2017

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 ** LONDON - Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan will meet British Prime Minister Theresa May at Downing Street.

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Lithuania Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and holds joint news conference - 1115 GMT.

MEXICO CITY - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and U.S. Homeland Security Head John Kelly will visit Mexico.

DHAKA - Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Bangladesh (to Feb. 24).

PARIS - Spanish, Italian, French Economy Minister and European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis are scheduled to speak in Paris at a capital markets conference.

NHA TRANG, Vietnam - APEC Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting (to Feb. 24).

VIENNA - VIENNA Opera Ball 2017

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet European Parliament President Antonio Tajani - 1000 GMT.

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio Carnival 2017.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25

OKINAWA, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida will visit Okinawa to take part in an anniversary ceremony (to Feb. 26).

LOS ANGLES - Oscars Ceremony/ 89th Academy Awards.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26

KUALA LUMPUR - Saudi Arabia King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will visit Malaysia (to Mar. 01).

SYDNEY , Australia - Indonesian President Joko Widodo will pay official visit to Sydney.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27

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

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28

HANOI - Japanese Emperor Akihito will visit Vietnam (to Mar. 5).

NEW ORLEANS - Mardi Gras 2017

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1

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

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THURSDAY, MARCH 2

IRELAND - National Assembly Election.

VALLETTA - Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers (to Mar. 3).

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FRIDAY, MARCH 3

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

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

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.

GLOBAL - International Women's Day.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 9

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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TUESDAY, MARCH 14

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

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15

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

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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TUESDAY, April 4 ** TOKYO - King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia will visit Japan (to Apr. 7).

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