Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

SYRIA

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

JORDAN

AMMAN - Follow up developments of militant attack in Jordan.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - British PM Theresa May to brief the parliament on EU leaders summit held last week.

LONDON - A report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights to urge government to protect residency rights of EU nationals living in the UK and not to use fundamental rights as a bargaining chip in Brexit negotiations.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO-Russia Council to convene in Brussels, where NATO ambassadors and Russian diplomats are expected to discuss the situation in the eastern Ukraine.

MYANMAR

YANGON – Amnesty International warns that military crackdown in Rakhine State may constitute the crimes against humanity against Rohingya Muslim minority, as government hosts meeting with foreign ministers of Southeast Asian countries over recent violence.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL – Impeached South Korean president's secret confidante to make first court appearance over a scandal that continues to stir local politics.

JAPAN

TOKYO - Emperor Akihito, 82, cancels annual year-end luncheon with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe due to cold.