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ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - National Education Minister Ismet Yilmaz to meet African ambassadors.

ANKARA - Health Minister Ahmet Demircan to meet Saudi ambassador to Turkey Walid bin Abdul Karim el-Khereiji.

UNITED STATES

NEW YORK - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address 72nd UN General Assembly.

NEW YORK - UN General Assembly begins with participation from over 120 heads of states or governments.

NEW YORK - Erdogan to participate in Rohingya Contact Group Meeting and attend lunch held in honor of delegation heads hosted by UN chief.

NEW YORK - Erdogan to attend reception hosted by EU Commission President Donald Tusk, EU Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans and EU High Representative Frederica Mogherini.

NEW YORK - Erdogan to attend reception hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to attend campaign events in northern cities of Schwerin and Wismar ahead of federal elections.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - The chair of fact-finding mission on Myanmar, Marzuki Darusman, to hold press conference after presenting an update to the UN Human Rights Council.

GENEVA - The president of inquiry commission on Burundi to hold press conference at end of an interactive dialogue on Burundi at the UN Human Rights Council.

RUSSIA

SPECIAL REPORT: Riyadh amps up diplomacy with Moscow before Syria talks

By Yuri Barmin

MOSCOW - At the close of the summer, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made a tour of the Middle East, visiting Gulf monarchies as well as Jordan. The visits came at a time when Moscow is hoping to make a last push towards solidifying the idea of de-escalation zones in Syria and revitalizing political dialogue.

INDONESIA

SPECIAL REPORT: Taxi firm fights for Indonesians with disabilities

By Ainur Rohmah

YOGYAKARTA - For Mamik, her blindness used to make negotiating the busy sidewalks of Yogyakarta such an ordeal that she usually preferred to stay at home rather than undertake a journey dodging broken paving stones and potholes.