Diary

1- Izmir, Turkey's third biggest metropolis, will host the Fifth Izmir Economic Congress at Swissotel. Turkish President Abdullah Gul will deliver remarks at the opening ceremony of the congress, which will be held with the attendance of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

2- Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, Development Minister Cevdet Yilmaz, and Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank, will also deliver speeches at the opening ceremony of Izmir Economic Congress.

3- Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek of Turkey will receive Ria Ooman-Ruijten, European Parliament's Rapporteur for Turkey, in capital Ankara.

4- Turkey's Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis will meet Rapporteur Ooman-Ruijten in Ankara.

5- President Gul will receive World Bank’s Kim and his delegation in Izmir. Prime Minister Erdogan will separately receive Kim.

6- Babacan will hold a joint press conference with Kim following the opening of World Bank's Global Islamic Finance Development Center on Oct 28.

7- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will depart for Slovakian capital Bratislava for a one-day working visit. Davutoglu will meet Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico. He will also hold a press conference with Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak.

8- EU Minister Bagis and Energy Minister Taner Yildiz will attend the "European Energy Summit," organized by The Economist magazine in Istanbul.

9- Recent developments in Syria and its regional ramifications will be covered.

10- Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour will pay an official visit to Kuwait. Recent developments and anti-coup protests in Egypt will be covered.

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