Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Wednesday, July 13, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim attends provincial heads’ meeting at Justice and Development (AK) Party's HQ.

GREECE

SPECIAL REPORT: Greece: Effect of Greece's capital controls one year on

By Magda Panoutsopoulou

ATHENS (AA) – A year has passed since the imposition of capital controls that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras hoped would end austerity and “bring back dignity to the Greek people”.

FRANCE

PARIS – French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault meets Tunisian counterpart Khemaies Jhinaoui for talks.

GERMANY

BERLIN – Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen to present new strategy document for German armed forces.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama convenes meeting of civil rights activists, faith groups, law enforcement and elected leaders after police- and race-related shootings.

WASHINGTON – CIA Director John Brennan and retired Marine Corps general John Allen to discuss CIA strategy regarding emergent threats.

SOUTH AFRICA

CAPE TOWN – Demonstrations in Cape Town at U.S. consulate in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter campaign.

CHINA

BEIJING – China accuses Philippines of having “deliberately mischaracterized” South China Sea issue in a white paper published after Hague ruling that Beijing's claim to areas of the sea has no basis.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL – South Korea claims to be ready to hit North Korea with “strong retaliation” if Pyongyang goes ahead with threat of physical response to new missile defense system.

MYANMAR

YANGON – Powerful army chief to warn military personnel of need to avoid religious extremism during a visit to western Rakhine State. Communal violence there between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Muslim Rohingya since 2012 has left dozens dead and around 100,000 people displaced.