Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, European Union Minister Omer Celik to hold separate meetings with Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Mustafa Akinci and Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades to meet in efforts to resolve differences on the island.

GREECE

ATHENS – Coverage of planned demonstrations in support of migrants; previous protests have seen serious clashes between demonstrators and security forces.

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE – Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announces release of "safe and well" aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan late April by unidentified gunmen claiming to be intelligence officers.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA – Teenager arrested after trying to kill a priest in a North Sumatran church reportedly says he was inspired by July church attack in France by Daesh-linked knifemen.

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE – Government intensifies anti-mosquito breeding efforts after discovering 41 cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus infection