Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):



TURKEY



ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's Central Executive Board (MYK) meeting.



ANKARA - Erdogan to receive Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani at Presidential Complex; president to also meet Maltese and Greek ambassadors Carmel Vassalo and Petros Mavoridis separately.



ANKARA - Erdogan to attend event to commemorate Alija Izetbegovic -- founding president of modern Bosnia who died 14 years ago -- at Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center.



ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend meeting on economy at Cankaya Palace.



SERBIA



BELGRADE - Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman to meet Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Minister Ana Brnabic as well as his counterpart Maja Gojkovic.



BELGRADE - Kahraman and Gojkovic to hold joint news conference. ​



FRANCE



PARIS - Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian hosts U.K.'s Secretary for Exiting the European Union David Davis for dinner.



STRASBOURG - European Parliament plenary session to start.



GREECE



ATHENS - Heads of creditors' mission to begin talks on third bailout review with government.



UNITED KINGDOM



LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May to make statement on last week's European Council.



SWITZERLAND



GENEVA - International donor pledging conference for Rohingya Refugee Crisis to be held in UN.



PALESTINE



SPECIAL REPORT: Small Palestinian village gets new skateboarding home



By Kaamil Ahmed



JAYYOUS, Palestine - Some of the youngest children were hardly any larger than the skateboards they rolled around on while more accomplished skaters, both Palestinians and visiting enthusiasts from abroad, hurtled around the brand new skate park opened in Jayyous on Saturday.



ETHIOPIA



ADDIS ABABA - Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed to solicit military support from neighboring countries and African Union during official visit.



INDONESIA



JAKARTA - Reception to be held for official inauguration of Anadolu Agency's Indonesian News Desk and Pacific Central Office. -