ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):</p> <p><br>
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend inauguration ceremony of Gebze-Halkali commuter train line.
ISTANBUL – Erdogan to lead campaign rallies in Kucukcekmece, Avcilar, Beylikduzu, and Buyukcekmece districts of Istanbul.
ISTANBUL – Erdogan to attend “Great Sivas Meeting ” with Sivas natives living in Istanbul.
ANTALYA – Cavusoglu also to receive former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Julian-Horn Smith, co-founders of Turkish-British Tatlidil Forum. Later to meet with former Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis.
UK
LONDON – House of Commons to vote on Brexit deal reached with the EU.
US
TEXAS – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to deliver remarks at CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas.
WASHINGTON – Senior Pentagon officials to give briefing on Defense Department's fiscal year 2020 budget request.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel for talks on bilateral relations, EU, and international issues.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to hold talks with Austrian counterpart Karin Kneissl.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD – Monitoring Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s contacts
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB – Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
VENEZUELA
CARACAS – Monitoring crisis over nation’s leadership.
