DIARY-Political and General News Events from October 27

(Adds entries) Oct 27 (Reuters) – For other diaries, please see: Political and General News Top Economic Events Emerging Markets Economic Events Government Debt Auctions U.S. Federal Reserve Today in Washington ——————————————————————– This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ——————————————————————– MONDAY, OCTOBER 27 ** MOSCOW – North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui will visit Russia (To Oct. 28) ** KUALA LUMPUR – Leaders of ASEAN and partner countries engage in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Summit in Kuala Lumpur. ** KUALA LUMPUR – Leaders of the ASEAN regional bloc meet with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, and Chinese Premiere Li Qiang during the 27th ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Kuala Lumpur. ** KUALA LUMPUR – Leaders of the ASEAN regional bloc meet with the UN Secretary General António Guterres during the 47th ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Kuala Lumpur. ** BRUSSELS – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul meets NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte, Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal and senior EU policymakers during a trip to Brussels. ** KUALA LUMPUR – Leaders of the ASEAN regional bloc meet with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during the 47th ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Kuala Lumpur. ** KUALA LUMPUR – Chinese Premiere Li Qiang, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung meet in the 20th East Asia Summit during the ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Kuala Lumpur. ** VATICAN CITY – Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde arrive at San Damaso courtyard ahead of a meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican – 1000 GMT ** BUDAPEST – Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar meets Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto in Budapest. – 1100 GMT ** BANGKOK – Thai Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas speaks at a business forum. – 1100 GMT ** ANKARA – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will pay a visit to the Turkish capital Ankara on Monday at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ** BEIJING – Chinese foreign ministry on Monday announced Kazakh Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev's official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Enditem (to Oct 28) ** BRUSSELS – Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Brussels, Belgium (to Oct 28). ** RIYADH – Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif will visit Saudi Arabia, at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, to attend the ninth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII9), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (to Oct 29). JAKARTA/HANOI/KUALA LUMPUR – President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, will embark on a three-nation visit to Asia, include state visits to Indonesia and Vietnam, followed by the President's participation at the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit as a Guest of the Chair in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (To Oct. 28) VICTORIA – At the invitation of the Government of Seychelles, Vice President of India, C.P. Radhakrishnan, will visit the Republic of Seychelles (Final day) KUALA LUMPUR – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will make a two-day trip to Malaysia to attend a regional summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Final day) LUXEMBOURG – Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Luxembourg on Sunday for a two-day trip to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on cross-regional security and connectivity. (To Oct 28) KUALA LUMPUR – U.S. President Donald Trump will visit Malaysia on October 26 and may facilitate a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit (Final day) KUALA LUMPUR – Leaders from ASEAN and its dialogue partners convene in Kuala Lumpur for a series of high-level summits. (to October 28). ANKARA – Pope Leo to visit Turkey in first trip abroad (To Oct. 30) TOKYO – US President Donald Trump to visit Japan (to Oct 29) – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 ** KUALA LUMPUR – Leaders of the ASEAN regional bloc meet with Chinese Premier Li Qiang during the 47th ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Kuala Lumpur. ** KUALA LUMPUR – Leaders of the ASEAN regional bloc meet with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during the 47th ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Kuala Lumpur. ** RIYADH – Vice President of the People's Republic of China, Han Zheng to Visit Saudi Arabia. (to Nov 2). ASTANA – President of Finland Alexander Stubb will an official visit to Astana on October 28-29 at the invitation of the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (To Oct. 29) BERLIN – German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche gives a speech and takes part in the opening panel at the Foreign Trade Day event focused on opportunities for German foreign trade amid geopolitical tensions – 0830 GMT. RIGA – Denmark's King Frederik and Queen Mary begin their state visit to Latvia (To Oct. 29) – – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 ** BERN, SWITZERLAND – South African President Ramaphosa visits Switzerland to strengthen trade and innovation ties (To Oct. 30) SEOUL – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ahead of the APEC summit in Gyeongju, the White House said. He'll also deliver keynote remarks at the APEC CEO luncheon and participate in a U.S.-APEC leaders' working dinner. KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. – 0300 GMT ZANZIBAR – Zanzibar House of Representatives election. ZANZIBAR – Zanzibar Presidency election. United Republic of Tanzania – Tanzanian Presidency election. Netherlands – Dutch Second Chamber election. United Republic of Tanzania – Tanzanian National Assembly election. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30 ** TASHKENT – Finnish President Alexander Stubb will visit Uzbekistan. (To Oct. 31) ** RIGA – Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė visits Riga and meets Latvian counterpart Evika Silina. BERLIN – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make his inaugural visit to Turkey, meeting with Turkish President Erdoğan to discuss bilateral relations, foreign policy, and cooperation on economics, migration, and security. The visit marks Merz's first official trip to Turkey as Chancellor. SEOUL – Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, will visit South Korea for three days to attend the APEC Summit in Gyeongju. (To Nov 1) GYEONGJU, South Korea – South Korea hosts the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit. (To Nov. 1) – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 GYEONGJU, South Korea – Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit South Korea to attend the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit in Gyeongju (to November 1). – – – – – – – – – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 LONDON – OPEC+ ministers from eight nations that have been gradually raising oil output will meet online on Sunday to decide whether to continue with output hikes for December or pause. – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3 ** ABU DHABI – ADIPEC 2025 in Abu Dhabi brings together global energy leaders — including energy ministers from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, and CEOs of ADNOC, ExxonMobil and others — to shape the future of energy, technology, and sustainability. (To Nov. 6) – – – – – – – – – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 DOHA – Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is set to visit Qatar next month, where he will meet Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (To Nov. 6) TEHRAN – 46th anniversary of U.S. embassy takeover. In 1979 Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and captured 90 hostages; 52 were held captive for 444 days. – – – – – – – – – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6 GLOBAL – International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. – – – – – – – – – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7 ROME- Palestinian P…

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