Diary

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

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet Balkan Federation members at the presidential complex.

TUNCELI/BATMAN - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to hold public rally in eastern Tunceli and Batman provinces as part of the upcoming constitutional referendum campaign.

ISTANBUL - Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek to address the 12th Turkish Arab Economic Forum.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute (Turkstat) to announce consumer confidence index for March and the 2016 labor force statistics.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Peace talks on Syria to begin during which deputy of UN special envoy will meet delegations of the regime and opposition, separately.

BERN - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold talks with representatives of Turkish expat community.

GERMANY

SPECIAL REPORT: ‘Ban on Turkish campaign rallies violation of democratic rules'

By Erbil Basay

BERLIN - Former top EU official Gunter Verheugen slams German authorities for banning Turkish campaign rallies, saying this is violation of rules of democracy and an insult to Turkish migrants living in Germany. ​

UK

LONDON - Police investigation into London terror attacks continues.

LONDON - Funeral of Northern Ireland's former deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness to be held in Londonderry.

GREECE

ATHENS - German Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel to meet his Greek counterpart.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee to hold full hearing on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.

PALESTINE

SPECIAL REPORT: Israel ratchets up pressure on international aid agencies

By Adel Fathi

JERUSALEM - Israeli pressure on NGOs that provide humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip has mounted steadily over the last two years.