Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Tuesday, March 27, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s parliamentary group meeting.

ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to also attend AK Party's parliamentary group meeting.

ANKARA - Erdogan to receive Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) to release Economic Confidence Index for March.

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ISTANBUL (AA) - John Bolton, the newly-appointed US national security advisor, portends a more hawkish approach to America’s perceived enemies.

UZBEKISTAN

TASHKENT - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend “Tashkent Conference on Afghanistan” . Cavusoglu also due to meet Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

SYRIA

IDLIB / AZAZ / AFRIN - Desk to monitor Turkish-led Operation Olive Branch against YPG/PKK-Daesh terror groups in Afrin, Syria.

EGYPT

CAIRO - Egyptians head to polls for second day of three-day presidential election.

PALESTINE

RAMALLAH - Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita to hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Diplomatic stand off between Western countries and Russia is expected to be taken up by Prime Minister Theresa May in cabinet meeting and Foreign Office briefing at parliament.