FRIDAY, FEB. 12 ATHENS – Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein meets his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias to discuss financial cooperation and situation in the region. BRUSSELS – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President David Sassoli and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa hold a news conference on measures to support the European social and economic recovery – 0930 GMT. SARAJEVO – North Macedonia Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani visits Bosnia, where he will meet his Bosnian counterpart and hold a news conference – 1000 GMT. LISBON – Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa holds a news conference in Brussels alongside European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Council President Charles Michel – 1030 GMT. BERLIN – German Health Minister Jens Spahn and other senior officials hold a news conference on the pandemic situation – 0915 GMT. DJIBOUTI – Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh is in France fo
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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
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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. - - - - - - - - -