Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Thursday Feb. 23, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive separately Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, National Intelligence Organization chief Hakan Fidan, Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar at presidential palace.

ANKARA - Yildirim to meet Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, attend Pakistan-Turkey cooperation council.

ANKARA - Sharif to visit parliament.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Fresh round of Syria peace talks to begin. Bilateral meetings hosted by UN envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura with government, opposition delegations.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis for talks on NATO, EU-Russia relations.

FRANCE

PARIS - Presidential candidate for far-right Front National Marine Le Pen to hold news conference.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May to host the United Arab Emirates' Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for talks on trade.

LONDON - Parliamentary by-elections in Stoke-on-Trent, Copeland.

LONDON – Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to host Party of European Socialists meeting.

GAMBIA

SPECIAL REPORT: Gambian president pledges to recover stolen assets​

By Mustapha K. Darboe

BANJUL, Gambia (AA) - Gambia’s incoming government will do “everything possible” to recover assets and funds stolen during former President Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year rule, the new president has told Anadolu Agency.