South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit New Zealand, the United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held in Poland's Katowice, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will pay a state visit to China, and the 175th (Ordinary) Meeting of the OPEC will be held in Vienna.
These international events will be under the spotlight for the week starting Dec 3.
Moon to visit New Zealand
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook arrive ahead of the 13th G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov 29, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will arrive in Auckland on Dec 2 to make a three-day state visit to New Zealand, following his departure from Argentina the previous day.
Moon will meet with Governor-General of New Zealand Patsy Reddy and hold a summit with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Katowice Climate Change Conference to begin
A man passes by a logo of COP24 in Katowice, Poland on Nov 27, 2018. [Photo/IC]
The Katowice Climate Change Conference, which includes the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, will be held from Dec 2 to 14 in Poland.
The most important task of COP24 will be to finalize and adopt the rules for implementing the Paris Agreement under the Paris Agreement Work Program, to ensure it can take effect in 2020.
The UN climate change conference is an annual global conference during which climate change policy is being negotiated.
German president to visit China
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier gives a speech during a ceremony at the lower house of parliament Bundestag in the Reichstag building in Berlin to mark National Mourning Day in Germany on Nov 18, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will pay a state visit to China from Dec 5 to 10 at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.
During his first state visit to China as German president, Steinmeier will exchange views with President Xi and Premier Li Keqiang respectively on bilateral ties, China-EU relations and major international issues of common concern.
Steinmeier will also visit the provinces of Guangdong and Sichuan after his stay in Beijing.
175th (Ordinary) OPEC Meeting to be held in Vienna
The logo of the Organization of the Petroleoum Exporting Countries is seen at OPEC's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on June 19, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]
The 175th (Ordinary) Meeting of the Conference of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will be held on Dec 6, 2018 in Vienna, Austria.
Oil prices have tumbled to their lowest level since last October due to overwhelming fears of oversupply. Investors remained doubtful over potential supply cuts, which will top the agenda of the meeting.
The mission of OPEC is to coordinate and unify petroleum policies in its 15 member countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets.
