Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive separately US president’s senior adviser Jared Kushner, Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno. Erdogan and Itno also due to hold news conference after bilateral, inter-delegation meetings.

ANKARA - Erdogan to receive newly elected parliament speaker Mustafa Sentop and several opinion leaders from eastern and southeastern Turkey at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Parliament speaker also due to meet Chad’s president.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend conference titled ‘Humanitarian and Enterprising Diplomacy’ at Ankara’s TOBB University of Economics and Technology.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to hold hearing with Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May to respond to questions in House of Commons.

LONDON - Series of amendments on Brexit expected to be voted by lawmakers.

FRANCE

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss bilateral relations, EU and international issues.

VIETNAM

HANOI - US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to meet in Vietnam.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

CHINA

WUZHEN - The 16th meeting of foreign ministers of Russia, India and China to be held under China’s chairmanship.

VENEZUELA

CARACAS - Monitoring crisis over nation’s leadership.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

IRAN

TEHRAN - Following developments after resignation of Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.

SPORTS

HATAY - Galatasaray to face Hatayspor in second leg of Turkish Cup quarterfinals.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh to set example on social development

By Sorwar Alam

ANKARA - Bangladesh will be a role model for the rest of the world in social services provided by the government to help poor, ill, disabled and elderly people, said an official.

SPECIAL REPORT

Egypt summit exposed EU’s neglect of rights: Experts

By Mohamed Sheikh Yusuf

ISTANBUL - Political experts have criticized this week’s EU-Arab summit, which wrapped up Monday evening in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh.