ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
SANLIURFA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit provincial governor, attend opening ceremony.
ANKARA – Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Ahmet Aydin to receive Japanese Foreign Affairs Vice Minister Kentaro Sonoura.
ANKARA – Justice and Development Party Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz to chair meeting assessing events of 2016.
IZMIR – Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag to visit site of terror attack, attend funeral of martyred police officer.
ISTANBUL – Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan to unveil report on economic effects of Istanbul’s third airport, currently under construction.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON – Congress to count electoral college ballots of presidential election.
NEW YORK – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias ahead of next week’s talks to reach final settlement of reunification of Cyprus.
MYANMAR
YANGON – Eight police officers detained over video of Rohingya being beaten.
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL – Massive Q4 profit for Samsung Electronics despite problems with Note 7 telephone, company’s ties to presidential scandal.
