ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend judicial year opening day ceremony at Supreme Court of Appeals in capital Ankara.
U.K.
LONDON – British parliament to resume sittings following summer recess.
SLOVENIA
BLED – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend ministerial meeting of Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, or SECI.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel to address lawmakers at the last session of parliament before Sept. 24 general elections.
FRANCE
PARIS – President Emmanuel Macron to address local prefectural representatives, outlining his reform proposals.
PARIS – Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to host Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki for talks.
PAKISTAN
SPECIAL REPORT
Amid US’ Afghan pivot, Pakistan seeks realignment
By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – As a desperate Trump administration mounts pressure on Pakistan amid its new Afghan policy, Islamabad is quietly making contacts with Russia, China, Iran, and Turkey to counter the much-hyped move
MYANMAR
RAKHINE – Monitoring developments and protests over mass killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
PALESTINE
JERUSALEM – International Committee of Red Cross head Peter Maurer to begin three-day visit to Palestine-Israel.
