Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, April 20, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):



TURKEY



ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend 150th foundation anniversary of Turkish observatory; Erdogan to receive intelligence chief Hakan Fidan and later to attend Turkish Green Crescent Phoenix Award Ceremony.



ANKARA – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend parliament session to debate on motion on proposed early presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24.



ANKARA – Anadolu Agency's Editors' Desk to host Turkish Education Minister Ismet Yilmaz.



ANKARA – Deputy PM Recep Akdag to receive Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Minister of Economy and Energy Ozdil Nami and an accompanying delegation at Cankaya Palace.



ANKARA – Parliament's general assembly to debate motion on proposed early presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24.



ISTANBUL - Turkish Minister of Transportation Ahmet Arslan to hold news conference with EU Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc after visiting Halkali and Cerkezkoy train stations of major rail line connecting Turkey and Europe.



SYRIA



IDLIB/AZAZ/AFRIN - Desk to monitor Operation Olive Branch against YPG/PKK-Daesh terror groups.



TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS



LEFKOSA – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Mustafa Akinci.



UNITED KINGDON



LONDON - Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to continue in London.



LONDON - Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to attend a dinner organized by Muslim Council of Britain.



FRANCE



PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron to host presidents of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara and Senegal Macky Sall, separately.



PALESTINE



GAZA CITY - Gazans to converge on borders for fourth Friday in a row as part of return march.



CHINA



SHANGHAI – Turkish Culture Minister Numan Kurtulmus to meet Turkish citizens in Shanghai and to attend press meeting ahead of dance group Fire of Anatolia's performance as part of Turkey Tourism Year in China. -