Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar and National Intelligence Agency chief Hakan Fidan separately at Presidential Complex. He is also expected to chair meeting of Central Decision and Executive Board of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party.

ANKARA - Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli to attend ceremony on Independence Day of Ukraine.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) to release data of non-formal education activities in year 2016 and housing sales statistics for July, 2017.

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to announce financial services statistics and financial services confidence index for August, 2017.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Bertelsmann Foundation to release results of its research on integration of Muslims in Western European countries.

SERBIA

BELGRADE - European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia David McAllister begins two-day visit to Serbia, where he is due to meet President Aleksandar Vucic and other officials.

BELGRADE - Vucic to meet Ambassador of Macedonia to Serbia Vera Jovanovska-Tipko.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Home office to release quarterly immigration statistics.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - A press stakeout with U.N. Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy and advisor for U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Jan Egeland following meeting of International Syria Support Group's Humanitarian Access Task Force. ​