Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Oct. 3, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair Council of Ministers meeting.

ANKARA - Erdogan to attend International Conference on Science and Technology.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - President Mustafa Akinci to meet UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to attend ceremony marking 26th anniversary of German unification in Dresden.

BERLIN - Germany’s Muslim community opens doors of mosques to non-Muslims across the country to encourage dialogue and end misunderstandings about Islam.

FRANCE

PARIS - Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault hosts counterparts from Egypt, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Turkey for talks on the political crisis in Libya.

PARIS - French President Francois Hollande meets Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.​

IRAN

TEHRAN - Kurdish Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani to visit Iran.

MYANMAR

YANGON - Nationalist groups continuing to oppose return of Muslims to Meikhtila, 3 years after riots rocked central Mandalay region.

PHILIPPINES

ZAMBOANGA - Round 2 of peace talks between government and communist negotiating panels announced for Oct. 6 in Oslo, Norway.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - Pilgrims who utilized bogus Philippines IDs to go on Hajj continue return to Indonesia; meanwhile, whereabouts of 600 remain unknown (MERITS).