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---------------------------------------------------------------- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ---------------------------------------------------------------- FRIDAY, MAY 29 ** BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas speaks to reporters ahead of his video conference with EU counterparts focused on China, COVID-19 in the Asia Pacific region and Afghanistan. - 0730 GMT ** BRUSSELS - EU vice-president Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on the EU's solvency instrument. - 0800 GMT

** BRUSSELS - EU Commissioners Paolo Gentiloni and Thierry Breton give a press conference on increasing InvestEU's capacity - 0900 GMT KOMOTINI – Greece President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will pay a visit to Thrace (to May 30).

MOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin holds a meeting with the leaders of CIS countries to discuss their economies and their fight against the novel coronavirus. BUDAPEST - Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba will pay a working visit to Hungary to meet with Minister of Foreign Economy and Foreign Affairs of Hungary Peter Szijjarto

NEW DELHI - Indian finance panel will meet again to discuss reform agenda for states. SOFIA - Bulgaria's finance ministry publishes its forecast for budget execution through May. MADRID - Spain's energy minister Jose Manuel Rodriguez Uribes to address parliament's culture and sport commission - 0830 GMT BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a video conference with Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga. - 1000 GMT BRUSSELS - Video conference of EU foreign affairs ministers - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, MAY 30

** BOGOTA - Colombia's health minister Fernando Ruiz and Bogota mayor Claudia Lopez will hold a joint press conference about quarantine extension measures in the city. We will cover on merit. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MAY 31 NIUE - Assembly election. GLOBAL - World No Tobacco Day. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JUNE 1

KATHMANDU - 19th anniversary of Nepal King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and eight other members of the royal family assassinated by Crown Prince in royal family massacre. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, JUNE 2

BERLIN - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and presidential office head Andriy Yermak will pay a visit to Berlin. - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 ** PRAGUE - Slovakia's new Prime Minister Igor Matovic visits Prague to meet his counterpart Andrej Babis and other officials. BRUSSELS - The European Commission's climate chief, Frans Timmermans, presents an assessment of the EU member states' national energy and climate plans.

- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 4 CHILE – 9th anniversary of Chile's Puyehue volcano eruption, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia. HONG KONG - Tens of thousands attend a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.

BRUSSELS - Video conference of EU ministers of justice BRUSSELS - Video conference of EU transport ministers - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JUNE 5

GLOBAL - World Environment Day. SAINT KITTS and NEVIS - Kittitian and Nevisian National Assembly election. - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 ** LJUBLJANA - Italian foreign minister Luigi di Maio visits Slovenia.

SEOUL - South Korea marks the 65th anniversary of Memorial Day. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JUNE 8 BRUSSELS - European foreign affairs minister meet in Brussels. - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, JUNE 9 VIENNA - 179th Meeting of the OPEC Conference via video conference.

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VIENNA - 11th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting via video conference. FREDRICK COUNTY, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES - U.S. President Donald Trump hosts G7 leaders at Camp David (to June 12)

- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 11 ** DODOMA - Tanzania finance minister presents 2020/21 fiscal budget to parliament

NAIROBI - Kenya's Finance Minister is scheduled to present the government's budget for the 2020/21 fiscal year to parliament - 1200 GMT FREDRICK COUNTY, MARYLAND, U.S. - U.S. President Donald Trump hosts G7 leaders at Camp David (to June 12). LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup meeting. - - - - - - - - -

FRIDAY, JUNE 12 GLOBAL - World Day against Child Labour. - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, JUNE 14 GLOBAL - World Blood Donor Day.

GAZA - 13th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JUNE 15 GLOBAL - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). BRUSSELS - EU-UK officials meet to assess progress in Brexit talks ahead of EU summit

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GLOBAL - United Nation's World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. MOSCOW - Russian Energy minister Alexander Valentinovich Novak attends a conference on COVID-19 and the future of energy sector. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 18

BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to June 19). - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, JUNE 20 GLOBAL - World Refugee Day. Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan Parliament election. - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, JUNE 23 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – APEC finance senior officials' meeting (to June 25). - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 BERLIN - 72nd anniversary of beginning of The Berlin Blockade. Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the United States to organise a massive airlift.

MOSCOW - Abkhazia's President Aslan Bzhania will attend Moscow's Victory Day parade, rescheduled by Russian President Vladimir Putin for June 24 CHISINAU - Moldovan President Igor Dodon will attend a military parade commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War. BRUSSELS - Vice president of the EU Commission, Frans Timmermans, presents the bloc's smart sector integration.

Mongolia – Mongolian State Great Hural Election. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, JUNE 25

LOS ANGELES - 11th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson. - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, JUNE 26 GLOBAL - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, JUNE 27 Iceland – President election. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, JUNE 29 PYEONGTAEK - South Korea observes the 18th anniversary of an inter-Korean sea clash.

BEJING/TAIPEI - 10th Anniversary of signing of a landmark trade deal between China and Taiwan. LUXEMBOURG - European ministers for agriculture and fisheries meet for talks. (to June 30). - - - - - - - - -

SUNDAY, JULY 5 Dominican Republic - Chamber of Deputies election. Dominican Republic - Senate election. Dominican Republic - President election.

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Malawi - President's election. - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, JULY 18 RIYADH - Saudi Arabia hosts third meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Riyadh.(to July 19).

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MONDAY, JULY 27 MANILA - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte delivers State of the Nation address. FRIDAY, July 31

VALPARAISO, Chile - Chile's President Sebastian Pinera delivers the annual state of the nation address. HANOI - Vietnam host 53rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and Related Meetings (to August 5).

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