Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend 3rd Tourism Council at Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center.

ISTANBUL – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend 8th annual meeting of the Aman Union at Swiss hotel and Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TIM) Export Week 2017 at Istanbul Congress Center.

ISTANBUL – Binali Yildirim to attend academic year opening event of National Defense University.

ANKARA – Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin to hold press conference at the Presidential Complex.

UNITED STATES

NEW YORK - Following developments in the United States in the aftermath of Manhattan terrorist attack in New York.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON – Prime Minister Theresa May to respond to questions at the parliament in a weekly session. She is expected to be asked to explain what the government will do to prevent sexual harassment at the parliament as a wave of harassment cases have come under focus since last week.

LONDON - Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will appear before the members of the parliament's Foreign Affairs committee.

SERBIA

BELGRADE - International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) President Judge Carmel Agius to pay official visit to Serbia. Agius will meet with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Minister Ana Brnabic. ICTY recently set verdict date for former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic who is facing war crimes charges.​

IRAN

TEHRAN - Vladimir Putin to visit Tehran for trilateral summit between Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan.

SPECIAL REPORT:

Pak-Afghan tension making huge impact on trade: Experts

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - Traders and experts on both sides of border urge radical measures to boost bilateral economic ties