Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Tuesday, May 31, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

IZMIR - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to meet Mayor Aziz Kocaoglu.

EUROPE

GERMANY

BERLIN - Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier expected to speak at Foreign Press Association event on EU-Turkey relations, parliament’s upcoming vote on Armenian “genocide” allegations.

GREECE

SPECIAL REPORT: Delicious food: A common legacy for Greeks and Turks

By Magda Panoutsopoulou

ATHENS (AA) - Turkish and Greek cuisine share many more similar traits than just similar names; in fact, the two cuisines are remarkably similar.

MIDDLE EAST-NORTH AFRICA

SAUDI ARABIA

JEDDAH - Gulf Cooperation Council annual session.

AFRICA

UGANDA

KAMPALA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan starts four-day East Africa tour.

RWANDA

KIGALI - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold talks with counterpart Louise Mushikiwabo.

MIDDLE EAST

JEDDAH - Leaders of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to hold 16th annual consultative session.

SOUTHEAST ASIA-PACIFIC

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL - South’s military says North Korea’s attempt to test-fire an intermediate-range ballistic missile was failure.

THAILAND

BANGKOK - Thailand to participate in China-sponsored war games as ties with West remain cool.

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE - Four Bangladeshis convicted of financing terrorism.

JAPAN

SPECIAL REPORT:

Japan’s Abe faces crucial tax-election decision

By Todd Crowell

TOKYO (AA) – For one heady week, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was at the center of international attention, first hosting the G7 meeting in central Ise Shima and then escorting President Barack Obama in his historic visit to Hiroshima.