Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair meeting of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party provincial heads.

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend foreign minister’s meeting with Azerbaijani, Georgian counterparts.

BAKU - Cavusoglu to depart for Bangladesh as part of efforts to resolve Rohingya refugee crisis.

SENEGAL

DAKAR - Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu to meet President Macky Sall.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel campaigning in Saxony, Brandenburg ahead of Sept. 24 federal election.

SPAIN

MADRID - Catalan parliament due to pass referendum law, which will officially outline Oct. 1 independence vote.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Independent commission on Syria to launch report alleged human rights violations committed between March, July 2017. Chairman Paulo Pinheiro to hold news conference.

VENEZUELA

SPECIAL REPORT: Venezuelan slum where gangs turn to social work

By Daniel Salgar

CARACAS, Venezuela (AA) - Petare rises as a giant at the eastern end of Caracas, a maze of narrow alleyways between makeshift houses with more than a million residents, making it the largest neighborhood in Latin America and one of the most violent.