Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend inauguration ceremony of Gebze-Halkali commuter train line.

ISTANBUL - Erdogan to lead campaign rallies in Kucukcekmece, Avcilar, Beylikduzu, and Buyukcekmece districts of Istanbul.

ISTANBUL - Erdogan to attend "Great Sivas Meeting" with Sivas natives living in Istanbul.

ANTALYA - Cavusoglu also to receive former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Julian-Horn Smith, co-founders of Turkish-British Tatlidil Forum. Later to meet with former Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis.

UK

LONDON - House of Commons to vote on Brexit deal reached with the EU.

US

TEXAS - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to deliver remarks at CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas.

WASHINGTON - Senior Pentagon officials to give briefing on Defense Department's fiscal year 2020 budget request.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel for talks on bilateral relations, EU, and international issues.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to hold talks with Austrian counterpart Karin Kneissl.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Monitoring Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s contacts

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

VENEZUELA

CARACAS - Monitoring crisis over nation’s leadership.