Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, March 18, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories)



TURKEY





CANAKKALE - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ceremonies marking 104th anniversary of victory in Battle of Canakkale, commemorating martyrs of victory.



CANAKKLE - Erdogan also to inaugurate Troy Museum, to visit construction site of 1915 Canakkale Bridge.



BELGIUM





BRUSSELS - Foreign Affairs Council to convene with participation of ministers of EU member states.





RUSSIA



MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to attend inauguration ceremony of Balaklavskaya, Tavricheskaya power plants, and Port substation in Taman, Sevastopol, Russia-annexed Crimea, via video conference.



GERMANY



BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet with European Council President Donald Tusk ahead of EU summit in Brussels on March 21-22.



UK



LONDON - Commemoration ceremony to be held in Turkish Naval Cemetery in Gosport on Martyrs' Day.



US



NEW YORK - UN Security Council members to meet to receive briefing followed by consultations on political situation in Syria.



SYRIA





ALEPPO/ IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.



NEW ZEALAND





CHRISTCHURCH - Monitoring developments in wake of terror attacks at two mosques. -