ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, May 11, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet separately with Secretary General of National Security Council Seyfullah Hacimuftuoglu, Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar at presidential palace.
ISTANBUL – Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci to attend the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation’s economy ministers meeting.
PALESTINE
SPECIAL REPORT:
Palestinian students give leaders lessons in democracy
By Ali Abo Rezeg
ANKARA (AA) - Student union elections in Israeli-occupied West Bank provide democratic example for Palestinian leaders.
FRANCE
STRASBOURG - Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland to hold talks with Turkey's EU Minister Omer Celik.
PARIS - President-elect Emmanuel Macron movement "la Republique en Marche" to announce list of candidates for legislative elections next month.
GERMANY
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg for talks on upcoming summit of alliance at end of this month.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON - Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend high-level International Somalia Conference in London. Yildirim to address conference hosted by British PM Theresa May and co-chaired by UN Secretary-General Antonia Guterres.
LONDON - EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier to meet Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny in Dublin.
UNITED STATES
ALASKA - Russian foreign minister to attend Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting.
ITALY
MILAN - Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman in Milan for official talks. He will head to Rome to attend meeting of Parliamentary Assembly of Union for Mediterranean.
TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
LEFKOSA - Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci to meet Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades as part of Cyprus peace talks.
SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG- Members of the Pan-African Parliament to debate on the state of peace and security on the African continent in a bid to find solutions to address ongoing conflicts and terrorism.
SPORTS
LYON, France - Olympique Lyon will take on Ajax in UEFA Europa League semi-final second-leg matchup in Lyon at 7:05 p.m. GMT.
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United will square off against Celta Vigo in UEFA Europa League semi-final second-leg matchup at Old Trafford Stadium at 7:05 p.m. GMT.