Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to meet opposition Republican's People Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli at Cankaya Palace.

Yildirim will also chair Cabinet meeting in the capital.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint press conference with his Lithuanian counterpart Linas Linkevicius after bilateral talks.

KENYA

NAIROBI - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss counter-terrorism issues with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi.

KOREA

SEOUL - South Korea and the U.S. kick off annual joint exercise, with North Korea threatening pre-emptive nuclear attack.

CHINA

BEIJING - Myanmar Foreign Minister Suu Kyi wraps up 5-day visit to China, with Beijing promising to shore up porous border – long the site of drug/gunrunning.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - Government meets to discuss terrorism.