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Catalan president Pere Aragones and former regional leader Carles Puigdemont greet each other in Waterloo, Belgium, before holding a meeting. IMAGES
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez meets Catalan President Joaquim Torra to discuss ways of resolving the separatist conflict. The talks come just days after Torra said the wealthy northeastern Spanish region would hold a snap election this year following a major dispute between its two ruling parties, Together for Catalonia (JxC) and the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), both staunchly pro-independence. IMAGES
Pope Francis meets Indonesia's President Joko Widodo in Jakarta in the first major set piece of his tour. The head of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics is on a three-day visit to the Muslim-majority nation before he travels to Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore on the longest trip of his papacy. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets his Mongolian counterpart Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh in Ulaanbaatar on his first visit to an International Criminal Court member since it issued a warrant for his arrest last year. IMAGES
Images released by the Armenian Presidential Press Service show Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during an official visit to Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran. Pashinyan is planning to attend the official inauguration ceremony of the President of Iran. IMAGES
Newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets his supporters before delivering a speech in the Khomeini shrine in Tehran. Iran's reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocates improved ties with the West, on Saturday won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, the interior ministry said. IMAGES