Diary

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

TURKEY

ANKARA - President and Chairman of Justice and Development (AK) Party Erdogan to meet Hungarian PM Viktor Orban before chairing Central Decision and Executive Board meeting at AK Party headquarters.

ANKARA - PM Yildirim to hold joint news conference with Orban following third meeting of Turkey-Hungary High Level Strategic Cooperation Council.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - UN special envoy on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide, Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci, Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend ongoing Cyprus Conference.

GENEVA - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to hold news conference regarding Cyprus talks.

GERMANY

BERLIN - FM Gabriel to meet with representatives of Foreign Correspondents' Association in Germany (VAP) and deliver remarks on international issues.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Political parties in Northern Ireland to continue talks to form new power-sharing government after deadline by central UK government was extended until Monday.

UNITED STATES

SPECIAL REPORT

US: Largest mosque worries of alienation amid ban

​By Michael Hernandez

WASHINGTON (AA) - The Trump administration's most recent attempt to curtail Muslim immigration to the U.S. is having a "counterproductive" effect on its stated goal - securing the nation, according to a top official at the nation's largest mosque.

CANADA

SPECIAL REPORT

Controversy clouds Canada's 150th birthday celebration

By Barry Ellsworth

TRENTON, Ontario (AA) - Canada will mark its 150th birthday as a nation July 1 with celebrations across the country, with the biggest event in the capital of Ottawa.