Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Erdogan and PM Yildirim to attend ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s Parliamentary Group meeting.

ANKARA - PM Yildirim to meet Gabon's FM Boubeya at Cankaya Palace before dinner with teachers from 81 provinces.

ANKARA - Undersecretary for Defense Industries Ismail Demir to attend Anadolu Agency’s Editor's Desk.

ANKARA - FM Cavusoglu to meet UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Cyprus Barth Eide. Cavusoglu will also meet with Boubeya and hold a joint press conference.

UNITED KINGDOM

SCOTLAND - Scottish National Party to launch election manifesto ahead of June 8 snap election.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - On the eve of May 31 World No Tobacco Day, WHO to hold press conference on how tobacco threatens sustainable development based on findings from a first-ever report to be released.

GENEVA - UN's Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon to hold press conference about humanitarian situation in Nigeria.

FRANCE

PARIS - FM Le Drian to hold talks with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.​

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Merkel to meet Indian PM Modi for talks on bilateral ties, regional and international issues.

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - Representatives of South Sudan and Sudan expected to begin negotiations on the future of disputed oil-rich Abyei region.