Today in Washington
————————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ————————————————————————– TUESDAY, MAY 11 ** SMARDAN, Romania – Polish President Andrzej Duda attends “Justice Sword 21” multinational military exercise at the Smardan shooting range conducted by allied Eastern Flank forces of the NATO Multinational Brigade of Craiova.
BUCHAREST – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission will virtually visit Romania to evaluate the state of the country’s economy. (To May 28) SEOUL – Israel Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and Economy Minister Amir Peretz will arrive for a four-day visit that includes talks with Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, Industry Minister Moon Sung-wook and Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee. (To May 13) RIYADH – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Saudi Arabia. (final day) ATHENS – European Commission Vice-President for Promoting Our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, visits Greece during which he will have a series of meetings and participate in events marking Europe Day on May 9 and the 40th anniversary since Greece became a member of the EU. (final day) BUCHAREST, Romania – Presidents of Bucharest Nine, group of countries on the eastern edge of NATO, hold summit in the Romanian capital Bucharest. Polish president Andrzej Duda and Romania’s Klaus Iohannis will participate in person, others will join via a video link. The group consists of Poland, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia. The Polish-Romanian initiative is aimed at coordinating the security positions of countries on the eastern NATO flank.(final day)