DAILY-General and political news events of December 31



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————————————————– ————– This journal is archived daily. ** Indicates new events ——————————————— ——————- THURSDAY, DEC. 31

** ADEN – Yemen’s Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik holds a press conference. – – – – – – – – –

FRIDAY JAN. 1 TALLINN – 10th anniversary of the adoption of the euro by Estonia. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JAN. 4

ABUJA / KINSHASA / GABORONE / DODOMA / VICTORIA – China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will make official visits to Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Botswana, Tanzania and the Seychelles from 4 to 9 January by invitation. of the Foreign Ministers of the five countries (as of January 9). TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is holding his first New Year’s press conference since taking office and the main focus is expected to be COVID-19 – 0200 GMT. BURMA – 73rd anniversary of Burma’s independence. – – – – – – – – –

TUESDAY JAN. 5 ** GENEVA – World Health Organization Vaccine Advisory Panel, SAGE (Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization), holds a closed-door meeting to review safety and efficacy data for Pfizer’s COVID vaccine / BioNTech.

MANDALAY, Myanmar – A high-level meeting between India and Myanmar will be held in Mandalay to discuss the reopening of the Moreh border, which has been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. RIYADH – Saudi Arabia hosts the annual Arab Gulf Summit, which was scheduled to take place in December 2020, but was postponed until January. – – – – – – – – –

THURSDAY JAN. 7 ** ADDIS ABABA – Experts from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization to conduct online briefings for the media on the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa – 0800 GMT. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY JAN. 10 Kyrgyzstan – Presidential election Kazakhstan – Election of the House of Representatives of Kazakhstan. – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY JAN. 11 WASHINGTON / MOSCOW – 10th anniversary of the civil nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and Russia. – – – – – – – – –

TUESDAY JAN. 12 MANILA – Philippine Finance Minister Carlos Domínguez delivers a keynote address at a virtual business forum – 0430 GMT.

HAITI – 11th anniversary of the magnitude 7 earthquake in Haiti that destroyed much of the Haitian capital. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, JAN. 18

** GENEVA – WHO Executive Board Meeting on Program, Budget and Administration (until January 26). BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers meet – 1400 GMT. – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JAN. 19 BRUSSELS – Meeting of the Council for Economic and Financial Affairs of the EU. – – – – – – – – –

SUNDAY JAN. 24 PORTUGAL – Portugal holds presidential elections – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY JAN. 25 BRUSSELS – Meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. BRUSSELS – EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech on “Priorities for Europe” – 1930 GMT.

– – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, JAN. 26 BRUSSELS – Meeting of the General Affairs Council of the EU. BRUSSELS – Meeting of the General Affairs Council of the EU (Cohesion).

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ECUADOR – Elections to the Ecuadorian National Congress. ECUADOR – Presidential elections of Ecuador. – – – – – – – – –

MONDAY FEB. 15 BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, FEB. 22 WELLINGTON – Deputy Finance Ministers from Asia Pacific countries meet in preparation for the APEC Summit in New Zealand. (to March 07) – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY FEB. 25

BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers meet to discuss macroeconomic developments and policy prospects in the euro zone – 1400 GMT. – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, FEB. 28 EL SALVADOR – Salvadoran Legislative Assembly Election.

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