DIARY-Political and General News Events from Jan 7 Reuters 1/7/2021
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THURSDAY, JAN. 7 BERLIN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will make a statement on the turmoil in Washington, where hundreds of President Donald Trump s supporters stormed the Capitol – 0930 GMT. ANKARA - Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca holds talks with World Health Organisation Europe Director Hans Kluge about vaccination developments and chairs a meeting of the country s coronavirus science board – 1400 GMT. JOHANNESBURG - South Africa Health Minister Zweli Mkhize briefs parliament s health committee on the state of the country s COVID-19 epidemic and vaccine rollout plans – 0700 GMT. MADRID - Spain s Health Minister Salvador Illa holds news conference following health ministry meeting – 1000 GMT. ANKARA - Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama pays an official visit to Turkey to hold talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. The two will discuss bi
DIARY-Political and General News Events from Jan 6 Reuters 1/6/2021
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 06 JAKARTA - Indonesia s finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati to update state budget realisation up to the final month of 2020. BERLIN - German Health Minister Jens Spahn presents an interim report on the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 which began across Europe on December 27 – 1115 GMT. MUNICH, Germany - Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soeder gives news conference following a cabinet meeting on coronavirus containment measures – 1100 GMT. ANKARA - Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama pays an official visit to Turkey to hold talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. The two will discuss bilateral ties and ways to boost cooperation, as well as regional and international developments. (To Jan. 07) COLOMBO - Minister of External Affairs of India S Jaishankar will pay a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka. (to Jan. 7) ABUJA/KINSHASA/GABORONE/DOD
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ABUJA/KINSHASA/GABORONE/DODOMA/VICTORIA - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay official visits to Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Botswana, Tanzania and Seychelles from Jan. 4 to Jan. 9 at the invitation of foreign ministers of the five countries (to Jan.9).
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga holds his first New Year news conference since taking office with the main focus expected to be on COVID-19 - 0200 GMT. BURMA – 73rd anniversary of Burma s independence. - - - - - - - - -
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The minister says in this issue Budapest is ready to go as far as the neighbors may allow them.
Budapest s support for Hungarians in Zakarpattia can t cross red lines / REUTERS
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says Budapest s support for the Hungarians in Ukraine s Zakarpattia region cannot cross the red lines. Yes, there is a red line. Therefore, everything you do up to the red line, supporting ethnic Hungarians, it s okay. But let s agree as soon as you cross the red line, you must be ready that we will immediately push you back. And we ll do it firmly and decisively, he told the Ukrainian TSN news service in an interview.