Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday Feb. 22, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to host dinner in honor of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to meet media representatives at Cankaya Palace in Ankara.

ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Memmedyarov to attend a conference on 25th anniversary of Khojaly Massacre.

ISTANBUL - Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci to attend Turkey-Italy Business Forum in Istanbul.

POLAND

WARSAW - Turkish EU Minister Omer Celik to visit Poland.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - House of Lords to continue discussions on Article 50 bill as Prime Minister Theresa May will face questions at House of Commons.

LONDON - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to meet South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-se in London.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - UN Special Envoy for Syria​ Staffan de Mistura to hold news conference about upcoming Syria peace talks.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Germany’s domestic intelligence chief Hans-Georg Maassen to deliver remarks on recent challenges in fight against terrorism at 20th European Police Congress.

SERBIA

BELGRADE - President Tomislav Nikolic, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, leader of Republika Srpska of Bosnia Milorad Dodik and Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Ivanic to hold a meeting in Belgrade to discuss Bosnia reopening genocide lawsuit against Serbia.

SOMALIA

MOGADISHU - Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo to be inaugurated as Somalia's new president amid tight security in the country's capital Mogadishu.

SOUTH AFRICA

CAPE TOWN - South Africa’s finance minister Pravin Gordhan to deliver budget speech in parliament amid slowing economic growth and immense political pressure to have him replaced.

GAMBIA

SPECIAL REPORT: Gambian journalists return from exile

By Mustapha K. Darboe
BANJUL, Gambia (AA) - Following departure of Gambia’s former president Jammeh, journalists are coming back in droves.

SPORTS

ANKARA - UEFA Europa League's Round 32 second leg matches: Fenerbahce face Krasnodar, Osmanlispor meet Olympiakos and Besiktas take on Hapoel Beer-Sheva.