Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman to separately meet Maltese House of Representatives Speaker Anglu Farrugia.

ANKARA - Erdogan to meet Albanian President Bujar Nishani, which will include a signing ceremony and a joint press conference.

ANKARA - Erdogan to also meet head of National Intelligence Organization Hakan Fidan.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Follow developments after Daesh claims responsibility for suspected terror attack that killed 12 people at a Christmas market in Berlin late Monday.

BERLIN - Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets Italian counterpart Angelino Alfano.

SAUDI ARABIA

JEDDAH – Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus to attend the 11th Islamic Conference of Information Ministers.

TUKRISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - President Mustafa Akinci to meet UN Special Envoy Espen Barth Eide.

KENYA

NAIROBI – President Uhuru Kenyatta to formally re-open Volkswagen’s production line at a ceremony in Thika town.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL - Court issues arrest warrant for daughter of key presidential scandal figure, independent probe officially kicks off.

CHINA

BEIJING - China welcomed decision by African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe to cut off diplomatic relations with Taiwan, which expresses deep regret over move. (MOVED)

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - Police kill three suspected militants in raid near Jakarta. (MOVED)