Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim will chair Council of Ministers meeting.

ANKARA – Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Omer Celik will meet separately EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides and U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.

US

NEW YORK – Presidential Candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to square off in first televised debate as recent polls show a dead heat between two largely unpopular nominees.

FRANCE

CALAIS – French president visits Calais to meet officials over closure of so-called ‘Jungle’ refugee, migrant camp.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA – UN Special Rapporteur on Health Dainius Puras to give briefing on healthcare workers and facilities in Syria under continued and indiscriminate attack.

AUSTRIA

VIENNA – Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak to address general conference of International Atomic Energy Agency.

MYANMAR

SPECIAL REPORT:

Myanmar boosted by sanctions lift

By Kyaw Ye Lynn

YANGON – Myanmar's business community is welcoming a United States promise to lift sanctions imposed on the country during almost 50 years of repressive military rule, but many set to gain are the allies of the very people that the international community fought for so long to keep at bay.

KOREAS

SEOUL – South Korea and U.S. hold special naval drills to ward off North Korean threats.

SEOUL – North Korean bank under investigation for flaunting sanctions by operating underground in China.