ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Friday March 16, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend local congress of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in eastern Erzurum province.
ANKARA – Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) to announce established and liquidated companies figures for February.
SYRIA
IDLIB/AZAZ/AFRIN – Monitoring Turkey's continuing Operation Olive Branch against terrorist groups YPG/PKK-Daesh in Afrin, northwestern Syria.
KAZAKHSTAN
ASTANA – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend trilateral Syria meeting of foreign ministers of Turkey, Russia, and Iran.
ASTANA – Cavusoglu to later hold bilateral meeting with Kazakh counterpart Kairat Abdrakhmanov, as well as be received by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
GEORGIA
TBILISI – Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu to meet separately with Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili and Georgian counterpart Giorgi Gakharia.
UK
LONDON – Following tension between Britain and Russia over poisoning of former Russian spy and his daughter and subsequent diplomatic moves.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven for talks on EU and international issues.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA – Launch of UN’s 2018 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis by High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, IOM head William Swing, and Resident Coordinator for Bangladesh Mia Seppo.
NYON – UEFA Champions League and Europa League quarterfinal draw to be held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon.
PALESTINE
RAMALLAH – Palestinians to mark passage of 15 years since murder of American pro-Palestine activist Rachel Corrie.
