DIARY-Political and General News Events from August 2

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** ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte meets European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen - 1000 GMT.

BEIJING - Australian minister for trade, tourism and investment Simon Birmingham speaks at a breakfast in Beijing - 0000 GMT.

BANGKOK - Foreign ministers from Southeast and East Asian nations gather in Bangkok for the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, 20th ASEAN Plus Three, and the 9th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Aug. 03).

BANGKOK - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech on the U.S. economic engagement in the Asia-Pacific Region. BANGKOK - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets his Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai on the sidelines of the ASEAN and dialogue partners foreign ministers' meeting.

BANGKOK - ASEAN foreign ministers hold meeting with Chinese, Japanese and South Korean counterparts. - 0200 GMT BANGKOK - ASEAN foreign ministers join their counterparts from eight dialogue partners including Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea, and the United States for an East Asia Summit meeting. - 0345 GMT BANGKOK - Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai holds a news conference after the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok concludes. - 1130 GMT

EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016 (to Aug 26).

WASHINGTON D.C. - Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga will pay an official visit to the United States (to Aug. 3)

BANGKOK - Foreign ministers from Southeast and East Asian nations gather in Bangkok for the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, 20th ASEAN Plus Three, and the 9th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting (to Aug. 3).

GLOBAL - World Breastfeeding Week (to Aug. 7). BAYREUTH, Germany - Annual Bayreuth festival 2019 (to Aug 28). BANGKOK - ASEAN senior officials' meeting (to Aug 3).

BANGKOK - 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (to Aug 3).

BANGKOK - 20th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers Meeting (to Aug 3).

BANGKOK - 9th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting (to Aug 3). PORTO-NOVO/ BANJUL/ CONAKRY - Indian President Ram Nath Kovind embarks on a week-long visit to three West African nations, Benin, Gambia and Guinea (to Aug. 3)

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 3 BANGKOK - Foreign ministers from Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam meet with their South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha at the 9th Mekong-South Korea Foreign Ministers Meeting. - 0200 GMT BANGKOK - ASEAN foreign ministers meet with their Japanese counterpart at the 12th Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting - 0315 GMT - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 SYDNEY, Australia - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defence Mark Esper visit Sydney for the 2019 Australia–United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN).

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** WELLINGTON - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will visit New Zealand (to Aug. 06).

HANOI - European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini visits Vietnam.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 6 HIROSHIMA - Hiroshima Commemorations 74th Anniversary of 1945 nuclear attacks. - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7

ATHENS - Energy Ministers of Greece, Cyprus and Israel meet in Athens.

TOKYO, Japan - 2019 World Rowing Junior Championships (to August 11).

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia-China Belt & Road Economic Cooperation Forum. Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng, China's ambassador to Malaysia Bai Tian, Huwaei's local head among people attending - 0000 GMT.

BERLIN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to welcome Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa with military honors in Berlin - 0830 GMT.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 9

CYPRUS - Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, the Greek Cypriot leader, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci hold an informal meeting to discuss a way out of an impasse in peace talks which have been stalled for two years.

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Commemorations 74th Anniversary of 1945 nuclear attacks. - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh International Book Festival (to Aug 26). - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, AUGUST 12 GLOBAL - International Youth Day. - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 PAKISTAN – 72nd anniversary of Pakistan independence from British rule. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 JAPAN – 74th anniversary of country's surrender in World War Two. INDIA – 72nd anniversary of Indian Independence from British rule. LIECHTENSTEIN - 213th Anniversary of Independence. - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 SANTIAGO – APEC Third Senior Officials' meeting and related meetings (to Aug 30). - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 19

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Bregancon fort.

SYDNEY - Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape and oil executives address investment conference in Sydney - 2300 GMT. GLOBAL - World Humanitarian Day. MOSCOW – 27th anniversary of the failed Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev which accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union. - - - - - - - - -

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 SYRIA – 6th anniversary of nerve gas attack which killed hundreds of people in rebel-held neighborhoods on the edge of Damascus. - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 TRALEE, Ireland - 2019 Rose of Tralee International Festival (to August 27).

BALTIC WAY – 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way, a human chain of people in 1989 stretching from Vilnius to Tallinn to mark solidarity in the struggle for independence from the Soviet Union. - - - - - - - - -

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 ** BIARRITZ, France - United States President Donald Trump arrives in Biarritz, southwest France for the G7 summit. ** BIARRITZ, France - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives in Biarritz, southwest France for the G7 summit. ** BIARRITZ, France - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Biarritz, southwest France for the G7 summit. ** BIARRITZ, France - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in Biarritz, southwest France for the G7 summit.

NAURU - Nauruan Parliament election. POLAND - Poland marks the 30th anniversary of the creation of the first post-Communist government in 1989. UKRAINE – 28th Anniversary of Independence. WASHINGTON – 207th anniversary of the Burning of Washington, including the White House and the US Capitol building, by the British troops during the War of 1812. BIARRITZ - G7 summit, Biarritz, France meeting (to Aug 26).

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 VENICE, Italy – 2019 Venice International Film Festival (to September 7).

HELSINKI - EU Informal meeting of defence ministers (to August 29).

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Leaders of African nations and representatives of international organisations meet for the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Japan. - - - - - - - - -

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 HELSINKI - EU informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers (to Aug. 30).

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

WARSAW - Polish President Andrzej Duda and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier commemorate 80th anniversary of WWII start.

WARSAW - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Poland. - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

COPENHAGEN - U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive in Denmark for a two-day visit (to Sept. 3).

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Russia hosts Eastern Economic Forum which is traditionally attended by Asian leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin (to September 6). MAPUTO/ ANTANANARIVO/ PORT LOUIS - Pope Francis visits Mozambique, Madagscar and Mauritius (to September 10).

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

ANTANANARIVO - Pope Francis meets Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina. - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 HELSINKI - EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers (to September 14). - - - - - - - - -

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 BANGKOK - ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) (to September 19). BRUSSELS - General Affairs Council meeting - - - - - - - - -

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset election.

NEW YORK, U.S. - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends U.N. General assembly in New York. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

RIYADH - Euromoney GCC Financial Forum 2019, a finance conference with speakers including Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) Governor Ahmed al-Kholifey, Saudi Arabian Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan, senior bankers, CEOs of major corporates and banks (to Sept. 19). - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 HELSINKI - Informal meeting of agriculture ministers (to September 24).

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