DIARY - Political and General News Events From June 07

Reuters will issue this diary daily at around 1000 GMT.

All times in GMT unless otherwise stated.

Items marked ** denote new or amended listings.

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JUNE (UNDATED)

QATAR - Parlimentary elections.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 7

CALIFORNIA - U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping (to June 8).

** LONDON - Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos and Colombia Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas speaks at Colombia Investment Day.

** ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to attend a conference on Turkish-European Union relations - 1130 GMT.

** ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to meet Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico - 1330 GMT.

NAYPYITAW - The World Economic Forum is holding its annual meeting on East Asia in Naypyitaw.

HELSINKI - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny will meet Finnish Prime Minister Katainen.

ST. PETERSBURG - G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting (FINAL DAY).

** TOKYO - Japanese Prime minister Shinzo Abe and French President Francois Hollande deliver a joint press conference in Tokyo.

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.

** MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to meet senior officials on implementation of his economic plans.

** BEIJING - EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Tonio Borg to hold a news conference following his meetings with Chinese officials regarding the safety of all products exported from and imported into China.

** ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's new Federal Cabinet to be sworn in by President Asif Ali Zardari.

** LISBON - Portuguese Ministers meet in parliament to debate on the amended 2013 budget.

** AMMAN - The Global March to Jerusalem (GMJ) announces marches around the world to mark the 46th anniversary of the occupation of the eastern part of the holy city of Jerusalem, which includes the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and other sacred sites.

KHARKIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian court tries to resume a second trial of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

MONTREAL, Canada - Formula 1 Grand Prix Canada (to June 9). Link: http://www.formula1.com/races/calendar_preview.html.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 8

** ISLAMABAD - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle visits Pakistan (to June 9).

PRAGUE - Morocco's Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane visits the Czech Republic.

CAIRO - Retrial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak expected to resume. Mubarak and his former interior minister, Habib el-Adli, were convicted and sentenced to life in prison last June for failing to stop the killing of protesters in the uprising that swept him from power in 2011.

TOKYO - French President Francois Hollande attends an official welcome ceremony with Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace.

** TOKYO - French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech at a forum hosted by Nikkei Shimbun.

STOCKHOLM - Marriage of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis meets Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.

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MONDAY, JUNE 10

WASHINGTON - Peru President Ollanta Humala will visit United States (to June 12).

ATHENS - Luxembourg Prime Minister and Former Head of the Eurogroup Jean-Claude Juncker to visit Greece (to June 11).

PIACENZA, ROME - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny will visit Bobbio Abbey in Piacenza and then meet Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta in Rome.

** JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears before parliament's foreign affairs and defense committee.

** LJUBLJANA - Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Gamini Lakshman Peiris visits Slovenia, meets his counterpart Karl Erjavec.

NEWDELHI - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calls all-party meet to discuss strategy to tackle Maoist rebels.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 11

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama meets with Peru President Ollanta Humala in Washington.

VIENNA - French Prime Minister Ayrault addresses Chamber of Commerce event in Vienna.

PANAMA CITY - The 65th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission and the associated meetings of its Scientific Committee and other sub-groups (to July 6).

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12

BRATISLAVA - The Slovak Republic will host the 18th Summit of Presidents of Central and Eastern European countries (to June 13).

LONDON - 2013 London Sukuk Summit.

GLOBAL - World Day Against Child Labour ILO .

** SRIHARIKOTA, India - India to launch its first navigational satellite, which will provide terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation services and help in disaster and fleet management. The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-1A will be launched through home-grown rocket, PSLV-C22 XL from Sriharikota, Andrapradesh.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 13

WARSAW - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Poland for the opening of a new exhibition at the museum of the former Nazi German death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.

BERLIN - German Chancellor Merkel gives speech at Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Civil 20 Summit (to June 14).

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FRIDAY, JUNE 14

** ROME - Ministers from Italy, France, Germany and Spain meet to discuss youth unemployment measures.

** GENEVA - ILO Informal ministerial meeting.

IRAN - Presidential elections.

GLOBAL - World Blood Donor Day.

GAZA - 6th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah.

ALANYA, Turkey - European Triathlon Championships 2013 (to June 16).

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SATURDAY, JUNE 15

GENEVA - Conference on Syria - diplomats (to June 16).

PRISTINA - Kosovo marks 5th anniversary of its constitution.

GLOBAL - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD).

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MONDAY, JUNE 17

LOUGH ERNE, Northern Ireland - U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G8 summit.

LOUGH ERNE, Northern Ireland - G8 Summit.

PARIS - 50th Paris International Air Show (to June 23).

GLOBAL - United Nation's World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 18

LOUGH ERNE, Northern Ireland - G8 Summit (Final Day).

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Youth 20 Summit (to June 21).

JERUSALEM - 5th Israeli Presidential Conference Facing Tomorrow 2013 (to June 20).

BERLIN - U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Berlin and meet Chancellor Angela Merkel.

NAIROBI - 123rd Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

** JERUSALEM - Canadian Foreign Minister John Russell Baird visits region.

** ILLINOIS, United States - Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn calls for a special legislative session which aims at addressing the state's $100 billion pension underfunding.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 20

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - International Economic Forum (to June 22).

GLOBAL - World Refugee Day.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Business 20 Summit (to June 21).

LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup meeting.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 23

MONTREAL, Canada - 30th International Epilepsy Congress (to June 27).

ALBANIA - Parlimentary elections.

TUNISIA - Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

SOFIA - Britain's Prince Edward and his wife Sophie will visit Bulgaria on invitation of Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev.

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MONDAY, JUNE 24

BERLIN - 65th 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.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 25

LOS ANGELES - Fourth death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26

** TBILISI - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to visit Georgia.

DAKAR/CAPE TOWN/DODOMA - U.S. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama will travel to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania (to July 3).

MONGOLIA - Presidential elections.

GLOBAL - International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 27

BRUSSELS - European Council (to June 28).

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia - International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century (to June 29).

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SATURDAY, JUNE 29

PYEONGTAEK - South Korea observes the 11th anniversary of an inter-Korean sea clash.

BEIJING/TAIPEI - 3rd anniversary of signing of a landmark trade deal between China and Taiwan.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 30

GUINEA - Parliamentary elections.

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JULY (UNDATED)

ZIMBABWE - Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

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MONDAY, JULY 1

WASHINGTON - United States will ban the transfer of any precious metals or gold to Iranian state and private institutions, as well as Iranian citizens, as part of its effort to pressure Iran to curb its nuclear program.

BAMAKO - U.N. Security Council is considering a draft resolution on deployment of peacekeepers in Mali.

VIENNA - International Conference on Nuclear Security: Enhancing Global Efforts (to July 5).

EUROPEAN UNION - Croatia Joins as 28th member state of the European Union.

EUROPEAN UNION - Lithuania hold EU Presidency for Second half of 2013.

CHINA - 92nd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of China.

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TUESDAY, JULY 2

GLOBAL - World UFO day on anniversary of the Roswell incident.

SIENA - July annual horse race "Palio di Siena".

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THURSDAY, JULY 4

UNITED STATES - Independence Day.

GLOBAL - International Day of Cooperatives.

CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. - Annual Coney Island 'Hot Dog' eating competition.

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SATURDAY, JULY 6

SONKAJARVI - (TBC) 18th Wife-Carrying World Championship (to July 7).

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SUNDAY, JULY 7

TUNISIA - Presidential run-off election.

KATHMANDU - 67th birthday of Nepal's deposed King Gyanendra.

LONDON - 8th anniversary of the attacks on London's transport network, killing more than 50 and injuring 700.

PAMPLONA, Spain - Annual bull-running festival (San Fermin) (to July 14).

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MONDAY, JULY 8

PYONGYANG - Death anniversary of Kim Il-sung, founder of North Korea.

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TUESDAY, JULY 9

TEHRAN - 14th anniversary of attack on Tehran University dormitory in 1999.

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH - Palestine marks 9th anniversary of a World Court ruling that Israel's walls and fences in the West Bank were illegal.

SOUTH SUDAN - 2nd Anniversary of South Sudan becoming an Independent State.

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THURSDAY, JULY 11

JAPAN - Parlimentary elections.

GLOBAL - United Nations World Population Day.

MUMBAI - 7th anniversary of deadly bomb attacks on Mumbai's commuter rail network.

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SATURDAY, JULY 13

BHUTAN - Second Round of Parlimentary elections.

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SUNDAY, JULY 14

PARIS - Bastille Day.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 17

SAINT HELENA - Parlimentary elections.

GLOBAL - World Day for International Justice, which commemorates the adoption of the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court, the Rome Statute.

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THURSDAY, JULY 18

GLOBAL - Nelson Mandela International Day.

JOHANNESBURG - 95th birthday of South African leader Nelson Mandela.

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FRIDAY, JULY 19

MOSCOW - G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting (to July 20).

BARCELONA, Spain - 15th FINA World Championships (to Aug. 4).

ROYAL LYTHAM & ST. ANNES, England - (TENTATIVE) GOLF - The Open Championship 2012 (British Open) (to July 22).

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SATURDAY, JULY 20

CYPRUS - Cyprus marks the anniversary of the Turkish invasion in 1974.