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THURSDAY, MARCH 7 ** PARIS - Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on an official visit to France. (To Mar. 12) ** WASHINGTON DC - German economy minister Robert Habeck visits U.S. cities of Washington D.C., New York City and Chicago (To Mar. 8) ** CANBERRA - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets his Vietnamese counterpart in Canberra to upgrade relations and sign cooperation deals on minerals and energy. ** LA HAGUE - France Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and Industry Ministrer Roland Lescure visit Orano Group's nuclear waste treatment facilities at La Hague (Manche) - 0915 GMT. ** PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron meets his Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu in Paris to discuss the situation in Ukraine - 1300 GMT. ** ADDIS ABABA - The United States special envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Mike Hammer will be in Addis Ababa (To Mar. 13) ** TOKYO - Brunei's Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah meets with Japan's Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

CANBERRA - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will undertake an official visit to Australia. (Final day) TOKYO - Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to visit Japan. (To March 08)

BRUSSELS - EU ministers meet to discuss state of bloc's competitiveness and possible measures - 0830 GMT. BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her British counterpart David Cameron speak to reporters as part of the Second German-Anglo Strategic Dialogue on bilateral cooperation, the situation in Ukraine and Gaza and the upcoming NATO summit in Washington - 1310 GMT. WASHINGTON - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will pay an official visit to the United States of America. (To Mar. 08) CANBERRA - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to deliver a speech at Australia National University (ANU) on Malaysia and Australia's Pivotal Role in the Asia Pacific.

LUANG PRABANG, Laos - The 30th ASEAN Economic Ministers' Retreat Meeting. (To Mar. 8) - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 8

** SANTIAGO - Chile's President Gabriel Boric and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez meet at La Moneda government house in Santiago. NICOSIA - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Cyprus as the bloc explores a possible humanitarian corridor through the Mediterranean island to support the population in Gaza.

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. – 0200 GMT GLOBAL - International Women's Day. IRELAND - Referendum Election. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, MARCH 10 NEW DELHI - New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters to visit India (To Mar. 13)

TIBET – 65th anniversary of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, fleeing into exile after a failed uprising. PORTUGAL - Portuguese Assembly of the Republic Election. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 11

** BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz receives Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim with military honors at Berlin's chancellery, followed by a news conference - 1700 GMT. SENDAI, Japan – 13th anniversary of Sendai earthquake and tsunami.

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 12 ** JOHANNESBURG - Angola and Kenya's ministers of finance speak alongside the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Africa department head at the African Fiscal Forum, about fiscal strategies amid rising debt levels - 1300 GMT.

MEXICO CITY - Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia to visit Mexico. (To March 14) WASHINGTON DC - Polish president Andrzej Duda and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will meet with U.S. President Joe Biden at White House.

TOKYO - Japan's Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda gives opening remarks and appears a panel discussion at an international symposium in Tokyo hosted by Genron NPO - 0400 GMT. BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

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** BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz receives Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin with military honours at Berlin's chancellery, followed by a news conference - 1700 GMT. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 14

** BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz receives Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte in Berlin - 1300 GMT. JAKARTA - New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters to visit Indonesia (To Mar. 15)

TOKYO - Japan's Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda joins a panel discussion during the "Tokyo Roundtable on Capital Market and Financial Reform in Asia" hosted by OECD and Asian Development Bank Institute. – 0100 GMT - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 15

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden will host Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. SINGAPORE - New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters to visit Singapore. DUBLIN, Ireland - St. Patrick's Festival (to Mar. 18).

GLOBAL - World Day of Action against Seal Hunting. DAMASCUS - Syria marks the 13th anniversary of an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. RUSSIAN FEDERATION - Russian Presidency Election. (To Mar. 17) - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, MARCH 16

HALABJA, Iraq – 36th anniversary of 5,000 civilian Kurds being killed in Iraqi chemical weapons attack. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 17 ITALY - Anniversary of the unification of Italy. - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, MARCH 18 SEOUL - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in South Korea to meet South Korean officials and attend the third Summit for Democracy (To Mar. 19)

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 19

ULAANBAATAR - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Ulaanbaatar to meet Mongolian officials. EGYPT – 13th anniversary of Egyptian referendum on constitutional reforms. BERLIN - EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discusses the topic "Is Europe being left behind?" at the EUROPE 2024 media summit – 0910 GMT. BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council. - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 BERLIN - German Economy Minister Robert Habeck discusses European competitiveness at a German media summit called EUROPE 2024. – 1630 GMT BRUSSELS – EU Tripartite Social Summit. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, MARCH 21 BRUSSELS - European Council (To Mar. 22)

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BRUSSELS - Euro Summit. GLOBAL - World Water Day. - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, MARCH 23 SLOVAKIA - Slovakian Presidency election.

GLOBAL - World Meteorological Day. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 24

** SENEGAL - Senegal holds presidential election. GLOBAL - World Tuberculosis Day. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, MARCH 28 SOUTH KOREA - South Korean National Assembly Election.

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DUBAI - HORSE RACING - 2024 Dubai World Cup. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 2

GLOBAL - World Autism Awareness Day BUENOS AIRES - Argentina marks 42nd anniversary of start of Falklands war. LUANG PRABANG, Laos - 11th ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting (11th AFMGM) (To Apr. 5) - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, APRIL 4 GLOBAL - International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.

KUWAIT - Kuwaiti National Assembly Election. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 7 GLOBAL - World Health Organisation observes World Health Day. - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, APRIL 8 WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – 13th anniversary of signing a bilateral treaty between Russia and the United States on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, START-2 (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty). GLOBAL - International Roma Nation Day. - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 SMOLENSK, Russia/CRACOW, Poland - 14th Anniversary of the Smolensk Tragedy to be held in Smolensk, Russia, as well as in Poland.

WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state visit. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, APRIL 11 FRANCE – 13th Anniversary of the French law banning the burqa and niqab. ABIDJAN – 13th anniversary of the arrest of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo by supporters of president-elect Alassane Ouattara with the help of French forces, thereby ending the 2010-2011 Ivorian crisis and civil war. AUGUSTA, United States - U.S. Masters Golf 2024 (to Apr. 14). LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup Meeting.

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GLOBAL - International Day of Human Space Flight. SAHARA DESERT, Morocco - Desert Marathon Des sables (to Apr 22).

LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 15

BOSTON - 2024 Boston Marathon. BELFAST/NEW YORK – 111th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of energy ministers. (To Apr. 16) - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17

SOLOMON ISLANDS - Solomon Islander National Parliament Election. AMSTERDAM - Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI of Spain will make a state visit to the Netherlands, at the invitation of the King of the Netherlands. (To Apr. 18) ROME - G7 foreign ministers meet on Italian island of Capri. (To Apr. 19) BRUSSELS - Special European Council. (to Apr. 18) - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, APRIL 18 WASHINGTON DC - G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting.

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WASHINGTON DC - Annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, Spring meetings. (To Apr. 21) - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, APRIL 20

UNITED STATES - 14th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. TOGO - Togolese National Assembly Election. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 21

MALDIVES - Maldivian People's Council Election. LONDON - 2024 London Marathon. PARIS – 63rd anniversary of the first manned mission to space.

ECUADOR – Ecuador Referendum Election. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 22

GLOBAL - Earth Day. LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council.

NEW YORK, United states - Economic and Social Council, Annual Economic and Social Council forum on financing for development follow-up, including the special high-level meeting of the Council with the World Bank, IMF, WTO and UNCTAD. (To Apr. 25) - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, APRIL 23 ** BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of health ministers. (To April 24)

STOCKHOLM - Finnish President Alexander Stubb visits Sweden on his first state trip since taking office on March 1. GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day. - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 NORTH MACEDONIA - North Macedonian Presidency Election. GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2024 (to April 30). - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, APRIL 25 GLOBAL - World Malaria Day. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 28

PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 26th anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania. VENICE, Italy - Pope Francis visits Venice.

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** BRUSSELS - EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council. (To April 30) LONDON – 13th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event. For Technical Issues Please Contact Thomson Reuters Customer Support (TRCS) at https://customers.reuters.com/kccontactus/telephone.aspx

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