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TUESDAY, APRIL 7
** ANKARA - Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca holds a briefing on the coronavirus situation in the country - 1600 GMT. ** GENEVA - Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga to give a press conference on COVID-19 outbreak in Switzerland and visit hospital of one of the worst hit cantons - 1300 GMT.
DA NANG, Vietnam - ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (to April 9). DA NANG, Vietnam - ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) (to April 9).
DA NANG, Vietnam - Vietnam hosts 36th ASEAN Summit in Da Nang (to April 9).
BRUSSELS – Video conference of the Eurogroup meeting. GLOBAL - World Health Organisation observes World Health Day. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8
NAIROBI - Kenya's national assembly is scheduled to debate and approve tax cuts unveiled by President Uhuru Kenyatta's government to cushion the economy from the coronavirus crisis.
BRUSSELS – Video conference of EU foreign affairs ministers (development) meeting – 1200 GMT.
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW - Ninth anniversary of signing a bilateral treaty between the Russia and United States on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, START-2 (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty).
GLOBAL - International Roma Nation Day.
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FRANCE – Ninth Anniversary of the French law banning the burqa and niqab.
ABIDJAN – Ninth 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. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, APRIL 12
GLOBAL - International Day of Human Space Flight. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, APRIL 13
WASHINGTON DC - The International Monetary Fund hosts its annual spring meeting with the World Bank.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
BRUSSELS - EU finance ministers discuss further support for economies ravaged by coronavirus. BRUSSELS - EU health ministers discuss the outbreak of the COVID-19 respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus.
RIYADH - G20 finance ministers, central bank governors convene video conference
BELFAST/NEW YORK – 107th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.
South Korea - South Korean National Assembly election.
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ZAGREB – Video conference of EU foreign affairs ministers (trade) meeting – 0800 GMT.
VATICAN CITY – 93rd birthday of Pope Benedict. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, APRIL 20
UNITED STATES - 10th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.
KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and budgetary heads from the APEC countries attend the APEC trade ministers' meeting in Malaysia (to April 21).
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TUESDAY, APRIL 21
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her 94th birthday.
PARIS – 59th anniversary of the first manned mission to space. BRUSSELS - EU informal meeting of environment ministers (to April 22).
BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
GLOBAL - Earth Day.
BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
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GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APRIL 24
GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2020 (to April 30). BRUSSELS - EU informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers (to April 25). - - - - - - - - -
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
GLOBAL - World Malaria Day. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, APRIL 27
BRUSSELS - EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting (to April 28).
BRUSSELS - EU informal meeting of employment, social policy and health ministers on social policy (to April 28).
BRUSSELS – EU informal meeting of transport ministers (Energy) (to April 28). - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 28
PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 22nd anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29
LONDON – Ninth wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of health ministers (to April 30). - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, MAY 5
ZAGREB - EU-Western Balkans summit in Zagreb (to May 7).
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SUNDAY, MAY 10
POLAND - Referendum election.
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MONDAY, MAY 11
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, MAY 12
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting
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THURSDAY, MAY 14
WELLINGTON - New Zealand's finance minister delivers budget that aims to tackle the long-term challenges facing the country while also preparing the economy for the future.
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) meeting.
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SUNDAY, MAY 17 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Referendum election DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Dominican Chamber of Deputies DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Dominican Senate - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, MAY 18
BRUSSELS - Eurogroup meeting
BRUSSELS – EU Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council meeting (to May 19). - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MAY 19 BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.
MALAWI - Referendum election.
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FRIDAY, MAY 20
BURUNDI - Referendum election.
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TUESDAY, MAY 26
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
** FREDRICK COUNTY, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES - U.S. President Donald Trump hosts G7 leaders at Camp David (to June 12)
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