Diary
Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018
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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - Turkey's Parliament Speaker Binali Yildirim to meet Japanese Princess Akiko Mikasa.
ANKARA - Turkey’s statistical authority TurkStat to release GDP figures for second quarter of this year and final version of annual GDP figures for 2017
US
WASHINGTON - Russian national Maria Butina, accused of being a Russian agent, to appear before U.S. district court in nation’s capital.
WASHINGTON - Trump administration to announce closure of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) office in Washington over Palestine's seeking prosecution of Israel through International Criminal Court.
NEW YORK - UN Security Council expected to discuss crisis in Venezuela.
GERMANY
BERLIN - Foreign Minister Heiko Maas meets Luxembourg counterpart Jean Asselborn for talks on EU and international issues.
UK
LONDON - Global Donors Forum to start in London.
LONDON - British parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee to publish report on Britain and humanitarian intervention.
FRANCE
STRASBOURG - The EP sitting kicks off with debate on EU accession to Istanbul Convention, international treaty that aims to reduce violence against women.
PARIS - UNESCO to hold International Meeting on the Recovery and Rehabilitation of the Iraqi City of Mosul.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA – UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura to meet guarantor countries’ -- Turkey, Russia, Iran -- diplomats.
RUSSIA
VLADIVOSTOK - Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
CROATIA
ZAGREB - Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen meets Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic during his visit to capital Zagreb.
KOSOVO
PRISTINA - Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi will hold a press conference with leaders of the Presevo Valley located in Southern Serbia, populated with Albanian community.
SOUTH AFRICA
DURBAN - President Cyril Ramaphosa to open the international Telecommunications World Conference in Durban expected to attract more than 7,000 delegates.
JOHANNESBURG - Follow-up on reports that former President Jacob Zuma held a secret meeting with top officials of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) planning to oust current party and state President Cyril Ramaphosa.
SYRIA
IDLIB - Civilians in Idlib, Syria’s last opposition stronghold, brace for expected attack by Assad regime.
YEMEN
SANAA - War-weary Yemenis struggle with effects of recent plunge in value of local currency.
SPORTS
SOLNA/SWEDEN - Turkey to play against Sweden in their second UEFA Nations League match in Group B.
