ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday Dec. 29, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend the award ceremony of Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey in presidential complex.
ANKARA - Erdogan to hold a joint press conference after meeting with President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci.
ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman to meet with the President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci.
U.S.
SPECIAL REPORT: Anadolu Agency coup exhibit inspires at US convention
By Canberk Yuksel
CHICAGO (AA) – Nedaa Skeik, a heart surgeon of Palestinian origin from Minnesota, U.S., was stuck inside an Istanbul hotel on July 15th with his wife and three horrified children as they watched the news that a fraction of Turkish army was staging a coup attempt.
DJIBOUTI
DJIBOUTI - Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci to be received by President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh, and to attend the inauguration of Turkey- Djibouti work forum.
JAPAN
TOKYO – Defense Minister Tomomi Inada visits war-linked Yasukuni Shrine after accompanying premier on visit to Pearl Harbor, drawing criticism from South Korea.
INDONESIA
JAKARTA – President Joko Widodo visits harbor from where ship is set to sail to Myanmar to deliver 10 containers of humanitarian aid to Rohingya Muslim and Buddhist communities in troubled Rakhine State.
PHILIPPINES
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Social Welfare Secretary clarifies that there were no deaths in explosion during celebration in central town that left 33 injured.