Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

SANLIURFA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit provincial governor, attend opening ceremony.

ANKARA - Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Ahmet Aydin to receive Japanese Foreign Affairs Vice Minister Kentaro Sonoura.

ANKARA - Justice and Development Party Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz to chair meeting assessing events of 2016.

IZMIR - Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag to visit site of terror attack, attend funeral of martyred police officer.

ISTANBUL - Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan to unveil report on economic effects of Istanbul’s third airport, currently under construction.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - Congress to count electoral college ballots of presidential election.

NEW YORK - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias ahead of next week’s talks to reach final settlement of reunification of Cyprus.

MYANMAR

YANGON - Eight police officers detained over video of Rohingya being beaten.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL - Massive Q4 profit for Samsung Electronics despite problems with Note 7 telephone, company’s ties to presidential scandal.