Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Tuesday, April 3, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at presidential complex; both leaders to later address joint news conference.

ANKARA - Erdogan, Putin to attend groundbreaking ceremony of Akkuyu Nuclear Santral via video conference call; Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to also attend event.

ANKARA - Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Cavusoglu to meet Albanian Minister of Diaspora Pandeli Majko at Cankaya Palace.

ANKARA - TurkStat to release inflation figures for March.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to hold joint press conference with leaders of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia.

FRANCE

PARIS - Strikes over rail reforms and rubbish collection to begin.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - UN to convene pledging conference for Yemen crisis; UN chief Antonio Guterres to hold press stakeout; U.S. delegation to hold news conference.

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU - Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul to meet Azeri President Ilham Aliyev, Justice Minister Fikret Memmedov and Interior Minister Ramil Usubov.

SYRIA

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

EGYPT

CAIRO - Arab League to hold emergency session on recent Israeli attacks on Palestinian demonstrators on Gaza border.

PALESTINE

GAZA - Desk to monitor developments after Israeli troops attacked Palestinians during Friday’s rally.

JAPAN

TOKYO - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag to meet Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Keiichi Ishii.

SPORTS

SEVILLE - Juventus to Real Madrid, Sevilla to meet Bayern Munich in EUFA Champions League quarterfinal matches.