Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday Dec. 14, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address village leaders (mukhtars) at presidential palace in Ankara. Separately, he will also receive Moldova's Deputy Prime Minister Octavian Calmic.

ANKARA – Prime Minister and ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party leader Binali Yildirim to meet Turkish opposition party leaders to discuss recent terror attacks. Yildirim to also chair AK Party's Central Executive Committee meeting.

FRANCE

PARIS – Amnesty International and other groups organize gathering to protest atrocities committed by Syrian regime and its allies against civilians in eastern Aleppo.

STRASBOURG – European Commission to present recommendations on Turkey-EU migrant deal signed earlier this year.

STRASBOURG – Ahead of his departure as European Parliament president, Martin Schulz, to deliver final statement.

GERMANY

BERLIN – Turkey’s EU minister Omer Celik visiting Berlin for talks with German counterpart Michael Roth and senior officials on future of EU-Turkey ties.

BERLIN – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets Croatian counterpart Davor Stier for talks on EU issues, refugee crisis.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON – Turkey's National Defense Minister Fikri Isik will meet representatives of Turkish NGOs at London Yunus Emre Institute.

LONDON – U.K. Home Secretary Amber Rudd will speak at event organized for unaccompanied child refugees settled in Britain.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON – FED Chairwoman Janet Yellen to hold news conference following Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

SYRIA

ALEPPO – Follow up on cease-fire deal between Syrian opposition and pro-regime forces to evacuate civilians from Aleppo.

PALESTINE

GAZA CITY – Palestinian resistance movement Hamas to mark its 29th anniversary.

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR – Imprisoned opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim loses final legal battle to quash five-year jail sentence.

CAMBODIA

PHNOM PENH – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on second day of state visit to Cambodia. MERITS

VIETNAM

HANOI – Vietnam again protests Chinese involvement in disputed South China Sea island, this time over postage stamps featuring the Spratlys.