ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday Feb. 22, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to host dinner in honor of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
ANKARA – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to meet media representatives at Cankaya Palace in Ankara.
ANKARA – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Memmedyarov to attend a conference on 25th anniversary of Khojaly Massacre.
ISTANBUL – Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci to attend Turkey-Italy Business Forum in Istanbul.
POLAND
WARSAW – Turkish EU Minister Omer Celik to visit Poland.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – House of Lords to continue discussions on Article 50 bill as Prime Minister Theresa May will face questions at House of Commons.
LONDON – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to meet South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-se in London.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA – UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura to hold news conference about upcoming Syria peace talks.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Germany’s domestic intelligence chief Hans-Georg Maassen to deliver remarks on recent challenges in fight against terrorism at 20th European Police Congress.
SERBIA
BELGRADE – President Tomislav Nikolic, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, leader of Republika Srpska of Bosnia Milorad Dodik and Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Ivanic to hold a meeting in Belgrade to discuss Bosnia reopening genocide lawsuit against Serbia.
SOMALIA
MOGADISHU – Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo to be inaugurated as Somalia’s new president amid tight security in the country’s capital Mogadishu.
SOUTH AFRICA
CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s finance minister Pravin Gordhan to deliver budget speech in parliament amid slowing economic growth and immense political pressure to have him replaced.
GAMBIA
SPECIAL REPORT: Gambian journalists return from exile By Mustapha K. Darboe
BANJUL, Gambia (AA) – Following departure of Gambia’s former president Jammeh, journalists are coming back in droves.
SPORTS
ANKARA – UEFA Europa League’s Round 32 second leg matches: Fenerbahce face Krasnodar, Osmanlispor meet Olympiakos and Besiktas take on Hapoel Beer-Sheva.
