Diary

By Seyit Ahmet Aytac and Handan Kazanci

ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

KYRGYZSTAN

BISHKEK - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to arrive in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek.

BISHKEK – Erdogan to meet his Kyrgyz counterpart Sooronbay Jeenbekov; two leaders will hold High Level Strategic Cooperation Council meeting and sign bilateral agreements. The meeting will follow a news conference. Later, Jeenbekov also to host Erdogan at an official dinner.

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - Turkish Exporters' Assembly to release export figures for August.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Leading political parties discuss outlines of Iraq’s new government.

BASRA - Following demonstrations in southern Iraq against unemployment, poor public services and corruption.

MAURITANIA

NOUAKCHOTT - Mauritania to hold parliamentary and municipal polls.

SYRIA

IDLIB - Assad regime, allies continue to tighten noose around Idlib, Syria’s last opposition-held stronghold.

IRAN

TEHRAN - Iran, U.S. continue to trade barbs over the 2015 nuclear agreement and Washington’s decision to re-impose sanctions.

RUSSIA

SOCHI - Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev.