ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend “Forest for Human, Forest for Economy” program. Erdogan to also meet Kuwait’s Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, with whom he is expected to sign economic and energy agreements.
ANKARA/ISTANBUL – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to meet Al-Sabah, before gathering with opinion leaders in Istanbul.
ANKARA – Anadolu Agency’s Editors’ Desk to host Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkey, Kuwait: A history of deep ties
By Ahmed al-Masri
ANKARA (AA) – Visit by Kuwaiti emir to Turkey reflects two states’ deep and longstanding relations.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet Burkina Faso’s President Marc Roch Christian Kabore for talks on bilateral ties, refugee crises and regional security issues.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – Scottish parliament to begin debating second independence referendum.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to begin two-day visit to Washington.
NIGERIA
ABUJA – Central bank to conclude two-day monetary policy committee meeting, with statement expected to be release on monetary policy by bank’s governor.
MOZAMBIQUE
MAPUTO – Government to announce date for 5th municipal elections which will take place next year.
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL – Former President Park Geun-hye arrives for questioning as prosecutors probe 13 charges against country’s first democratically elected leader to be expelled from office.
