Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend meeting of OIC’s Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) in Istanbul. He is due to meet Secretary General of OIC Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen.

ISTANBUL - Erdogan also due to receive Malaysia People’s Justice Party leader Anwar Ibrahim.

ISTANBUL - Vice President Fuat Oktay to host diner for guests attending OIC’s COMCEC meeting.

ANKARA - Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu to attend local magazine's symposium in Ankara.

ANKARA - Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy chair Aykut Erdogdu to hold news conference at party headquarters.

ANKARA - Turkey's Central Bank to announce international reserves and foreign currency liquidity for October.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to announce Research and Development (R&D) research results for 2017 and solid fuel statistics for September.

ANKARA - Following local and international developments in case of killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis to brief senators on US-Saudi relations following murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a closed-door session.

UNITED KINGODM

LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May to respond to questions on Brexit deal and future UK-EU relations at parliament.

LONDON - Westminster Magistrates Court to deliver its verdict on extradition case of FETO fugitive Akin Ipek.

KAZAKHSTAN

ASTANA - 11th round of Syria peace talks set to begin in Kazakhstan's Astana.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments on Syrian civil war.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Monitoring developments in Sea of Azov after Russia seized Ukrainian ships off Crimea.

MOSCOW - Energy Minister Alexander Novak to meet Iranian counterpart Reza Ardakanian.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis.

NIGERIA

MAIDUGURI - President Mohammadu Buhari to visit Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, heartland of Boko Haram insurgency.

SPORTS

MOSCOW - Turkish football heavyweights Galatasaray to be hosted by Russia's Lokomotiv Moscow in UEFA Champions League Group D match. Match day five in group stage to end after Group A, B, C and D games.