ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday Nov. 2, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum at Lutfi Kirdar Congress Center. Erdogan to later attend Ministerial Conference on Women’s Role in the Development of OIC Member States.
ANKARA – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to chair ruling AK Party Central Executive Board meeting.
ANKARA – Main opposition CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu to chair party’s Central Executive Board meeting.
FRANCE
PARIS- French president holds weekly Cabinet meeting and limited Defense Council, followed by press conference.
PARIS- French Prime Minister Manuel Valls to answer deputies’ questions at the National Assembly.
UK
LONDON – On a state visit, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos to meet British Prime Minister Theresa May in London.
GREECE
ATHENS – Turkey’s EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik to meet Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
ATHENS – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to meet President Pavlopoulos, Prime Minister Tsipras, and Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias.
SYRIA
SPECIAL REPORT:
Syrian painter uses shell casings as new artistic medium
By Mohamed Misto
DOUMA, Syria (AA) – Artist in Syria’s war-weary Rif Damashq province uses brightly painted shell casings to send message of peace.
NIGERIA
SOKOTO- International symposium on Sokoto caliphate and 10th anniversary of incumbent Sultan of Sokoto to begin in Sokoto, northwestern Nigeria.
SOUTH AFRICA
PRETORIA- Thousands of opposition supporters to march in capital to demand President Jacob Zuma resign due to alleged corruption and poor leadership.
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL – Embattled President Park Geun-hye picks new prime minister. MOVED
MYANMAR
YANGON – Group of foreign diplomats to visit Rakhine State amid reports of rights violations during crackdown launched by military after fatal attacks on police stations.
THAILAND
BANGKOK – Deputy prime minister, police spokesman insist security still tightened in Bangkok after memo about possible bombings – which they describe as “old” – circulates on social media.
