Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Feb.16, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, followed by joint news conference.

ANKARA - Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci and Finance Minister Naci Agbal to attend consultation meeting with exporters.

ANKARA - Following counter-terrorist Operation Olive Branch, which Turkish Armed Forces along with Free Syrian Army launched on Jan. 20 to clear PYD/PKK terrorists from Afrin, northwestern Syria.

GERMANY

MUNICH - Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim visiting Germany.

MUNICH - Yildirim to attend Munich Security Conference and hold several bilateral meetings on its sidelines.

MUNICH - Speakers at Munich Security Conference include Qatari Emir Sheik Tamim Al-Thani, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet British Prime Minister Theresa May.

SOUTH AFRICA

CAPE TOWN- A day after his election by parliament, newly elected President Cyril Ramaphosa to deliver much-awaited State of the Nation Address.

BULGARIA

SOFIA - Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik to attend unofficial meeting of European Union foreign ministers.

SOUTH KOREA

PYEONGCHANG - Following 2018 Winter Olympics.