DIARY-Political and General News Events from Jan. 20 Reuters 1/20/2021
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20 BRUSSLES - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu holds talks with high-level EU officials in Brussels (to Jan. 22).
KYIV - Swedish foreign minister and new OSCE chair Ann Linde visits Ukraine (final day).
LONDON - OPEC secretary general, UAE energy minister, IEA head speak at Atlantic energy forum (final day)
DAKAR - Dutch Royal House - Queen Maxima Zorreguiet pays virtual visit to Senegal to promote financial services (to Jan. 21) GENEVA - WHO executive board meeting on programme, budget and administration (to Jan. 26).
BRUSSELS - EU agriculture policy chief Janusz Wojciechowski speaks at a German government event on the bloc s plan to reduce the agriculture sector s contribution to climate change. - 1000 GMT
DIARY-Political and General News Events from Jan 8 Reuters 1/8/2021
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FRIDAY, JAN. 08 OUAGADOUGOU - French minister for Europe and foreign affairs Jean-Yves le Drian visits Burkina Faso. MADRID - Spain s Health Minister Salvador Illa and Territorial Policy Minister Carolina Darias hold news conference after meeting with the coronavirus committee – 1000 GMT. ABUJA/KINSHASA/GABORONE/DODOMA/VICTORIA - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay official visits to Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Botswana, Tanzania and Seychelles from Jan. 4 to Jan. 9 at the invitation of foreign ministers of the five countries (to Jan.9). MADRID - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu pays an official visit to Spain to hold talks with his Spanish counterpart on bilateral and Turkey-EU relations, as well as regional and international issues. - - - - - - - - -
DIARY-Political and General News Events from Jan 7 Reuters 1/7/2021
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THURSDAY, JAN. 7 BERLIN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will make a statement on the turmoil in Washington, where hundreds of President Donald Trump s supporters stormed the Capitol – 0930 GMT. ANKARA - Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca holds talks with World Health Organisation Europe Director Hans Kluge about vaccination developments and chairs a meeting of the country s coronavirus science board – 1400 GMT. JOHANNESBURG - South Africa Health Minister Zweli Mkhize briefs parliament s health committee on the state of the country s COVID-19 epidemic and vaccine rollout plans – 0700 GMT. MADRID - Spain s Health Minister Salvador Illa holds news conference following health ministry meeting – 1000 GMT. ANKARA - Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama pays an official visit to Turkey to hold talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. The two will discuss bi