Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, May 31, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, at presidential complex.

MALATYA - Erdogan to attend campaign rally of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in eastern Malatya province.

GIRESUN / ORDU - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to also attend rallies.

ANKARA - Statistical authority TurkStat to release foreign trade statistics and road motor vehicles figures for April.

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank (CBRT) to publish 26th volume of financial stability report.

ANKARA - EU statistical office Eurostat to release unemployment data for April.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - World Health Organization to release tobacco report on World No Tobacco Day.

NYON - Turkish National Football Team Coach Mircea Lucescu to hold press conference before June 1 friendly match between Tunisia and Turkey. ​

GERMANY

BERLIN - Foreign Minister Heiko Maas meets his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi for talks on international issues.

FRANCE

STRASBOURG - European Court of Human Rights to issue rulings in two cases concerning CIA secret detention sites in Lithuania and Romania.​

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu to hold talks with his Israeli counterpart.

TAJIKISTAN

DUSHANBE - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to hold talks with President Emomali Rahmon.

NORTH KOREA

PYONGYANG - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov​ to hold talks with his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong-ho.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB / HOMS - Monitoring Syrian civil war.

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - Foreign ministers of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to discuss South Sudan peace agreement.

KENYA

NAIROBI - Anti-corruption protests after over $100 million lost from National Youth Service.

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