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ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Wednesday March 23, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Erdogan will hold joint press conference with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.

ANKARA - Turkish EU Minister Volkan Bozkir will meet Finnish State Secretary for EU Affairs Kare Halonen and Foreign Minister Timo Soini in Finland.

EUROPE

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - PM Cameron will face lawmakers for questions in House of Commons for first time since controversial annual budget was approved.

LONDON - London Mayor Boris Johnson, a lead campaigner for Britain’s exit from EU, will be questioned by parliament’s Treasury committee.

SPECIAL REPORT:

Cameron and the fragility of his government

By Micheal Daventry

LONDON (AA) - It took a row over cuts to welfare payments for disabled people to remind Britain’s government how fragile it actually is.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Syria peace talks in Geneva continue.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - Developments after terrorist attacks in Belgian capital to be followed.

AMERICAS

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Obama visits Argentina, marking the first time that a sitting American president visits the Latin American country in nearly two decades.

WASHINGTON - House Foreign Affairs Committee holds hearing on Obama administration's plan to close Guantanamo.

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

MOROCCO

RABAT – Morocco says one of its citizens killed and four others injured in Brussels attack.

SOUTHEAST ASIA-PACIFIC

THAILAND

BANGKOK - Constitution drafting committee gives in to junta's pressure over widely criticized draft charter.

BANGKOK – Former PM and statesman articulates the need for political reforms in Thailand.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA – Indonesian and Australian foreign ministers to attend Bali Process meeting, expected to release declaration on emergency response
mechanism against people smuggling and human trafficking in region (MERITS)