ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Thursday Feb. 23, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive separately Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, National Intelligence Organization chief Hakan Fidan, Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar at presidential palace.
ANKARA – Yildirim to meet Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, attend Pakistan-Turkey cooperation council.
ANKARA – Sharif to visit parliament.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA – Fresh round of Syria peace talks to begin. Bilateral meetings hosted by UN envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura with government, opposition delegations.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis for talks on NATO, EU-Russia relations.
FRANCE
PARIS – Presidential candidate for far-right Front National Marine Le Pen to hold news conference.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – Prime Minister Theresa May to host the United Arab Emirates’ Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for talks on trade.
LONDON – Parliamentary by-elections in Stoke-on-Trent, Copeland.
LONDON – Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to host Party of European Socialists meeting.
GAMBIA
SPECIAL REPORT: Gambian president pledges to recover stolen assets
By Mustapha K. Darboe
BANJUL, Gambia (AA) – Gambia’s incoming government will do “everything possible” to recover assets and funds stolen during former President Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year rule, the new president has told Anadolu Agency.
