ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):</p> <p><br>
TURKEY
KASTAMONU / CORUM – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address nation in campaign rallies in the Black Sea provinces of Kastamonu and Corum for local March 31 elections.
ISTANBUL – Following developments on deadly building collapse in Kartal district.
ANKARA – Turkey’s statistical authority TurkStat to release red meat production statistics for last quarter of 2018.
ANKARA – The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to release unemployment bulletin for December 2018.
US
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's special envoy for Venezuela Elliott Abrams to testify in Democratic-led House of Representatives.
UK
LONDON – Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to make statement on Brexit in House of Commons.
GERMANY
BERLIN – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to meet UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to hold news conference on upcoming NATO defense ministers meeting at its headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 13-14.
RUSSIA
KAZAN – President Vladimir Putin to host expanded meeting of State Council Presidium.
MOSCOW – Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with his Finnish counterpart Timo Soini.
MOSCOW – Lavrov also to meet with representatives of all major Palestinian political organizations.
MOSCOW – Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov to hold news conference.
VENEZUELA
CARACAS – Monitoring developments amid calls for protests by supporters and opponents of President Nicolas Maduro.
SYRIA
ALEPPO / IDLIB – Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war in wake of US decision to withdraw troops.
SPORTS
ISTANBUL – Turkey's Fenerbahce to face Russia's Zenit at home in the first leg of UEFA Europa League last 32 round match.
ROME / LONDON – The first leg of UEFA Champions League last 16 round matches to kick off. Roma to face Porto, Manchester United to play against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
SPECIAL REPORT
'Unemployment, economy key issues for India's election'
By Riyaz Khaliq
ANKARA (AA) – India’s much-anticipated general elections are due by May, and a new government will be in office by early June.
SPECIAL REPORT
'Turkey model for Europe in multiculturalism'
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal
LONDON (AA) – Turkey is a centre for multiculturalism and it is the precursor of the European Union, a spokesman from Turkey’s Catholic congregation said.
SPECIAL REPORT
'Lingering Rohingya repatriation risks radicalism'
By Md. Kamruzzaman
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen warned of formation of pockets of radicalism among Rohingya refugees who have taken shelter in Bangladesh after fleeing crackdown in Myanmar.
