ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, May 19, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive youth representatives to mark May 19 Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day at presidential palace.
ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim will also receive youth representatives to commemorate the country's national day at Cankaya Palace.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON - Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford to give update on the anti-Daesh fight.
GERMANY
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to open G20 Health Ministers Meeting, which brings together health ministers from world’s 20 largest economies.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA - Geneva VI peace talks on Syria to conclude. UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura to meet separately with regime and opposition delegations.
IRAN
TEHRAN - Iranians to vote in presidential polls pitting incumbent President Hassan Rouhani against conservative rival.