Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover Wednesday, March 29, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):



TURKEY



ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend an event at Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center as part of April 16 referendum on constitutional changes. Erdogan will later chair National Security Council meeting.



UNITED KINGDOM



LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Article 50 and officially begin the Brexit process. She is also expected to comment on Scottish parliament's vote on a second independence referendum.



GERMANY



BERLIN - German foreign minister to host a meeting with ethnic Turkish lawmakers, amid recent tensions between Berlin and Ankara. German interior and integration ministers will also attend.



FRANCE



PARIS- London Mayor Sadiq Khan to hold talks in Paris ahead of Britain's move to trigger Article 50, beginning the formal process of leaving the EU.



JORDAN



AMMAN - Annual Arab League summit to kick off in Jordan's Dead Sea region.



SUDAN



KHARTOUM - Sudan to host joint military exercises with Saudi Arabia.​



SOUTH AFRICA



JOHANNESBURG - Former South African anti-Apartheid struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada to be laid to rest in Johannesburg. -