Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at Presidential Palace to discuss bilateral ties and recent regional developments.

ANKARA - Erdogan to attend Police Academy graduation ceremony at Presidential Palace.

ANKARA - Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu to be guest at Anadolu Agency’s Editor’s Desk.

ISTANBUL - Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman to deliver opening speech at third Mexico, Italy, Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia (MIKTA) parliament speakers meeting.

ISTANBUL - Finance Minister Naci Agbal and Development Minister Lutfi Elvan to attend 8th Istanbul Finance Summit.

ISTANBUL - Science, Industry and Technology Minsiter Faruk Ozlu to attend 34th IASP World Conference on Science Parks.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) to release economic confidence index for Sept. 2017.

ISTANBUL - Istanbul Municipal Council to elect new mayor after resignation of Kadir Topbas.

SPAIN

MADRID - Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik to meet separately with Spain's Senate President Pio Garcia-Escudero and Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis, and also address gathering of Spanish employers.

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU - Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli to meet Azerbaijan's Deputy Prime Minister Yakup Eyubov and Defense Minister Col. Gen. Zakir Hasanov.

UK

LONDON - In speech at Bank of England, Prime Minister Theresa May expected to address post-Brexit trade and economy.

LONDON - IMF President Christine Lagarde to visit.

LONDON - Stop the War Coalition to hold No Nuclear War protest.