ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, June 29, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair Cabinet meeting at Presidential Complex.
ANKARA – Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to hold meeting with Indonesian Ambassador Lalu Muhammad Iqbal, and other member state ambassadors of ASEAN regional bloc.
ANKARA – Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
ANKARA – Following latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Merkel to meet French President Macron for talks on EU’s planned €750 billion coronavirus recovery fund, international issues.
UK
LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appear in court for an administrative hearing of extradition to the US proceedings.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI – Following clashes between Libyan army, militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) to release Economic Confidence Index for June and Road Motor Vehicles data for May.
ISTANBUL – Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency to announce banking sector data for May.
BRUSSELS – EU's Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs to share Economic Sentiment Index for June.
SPECIAL REPORT
Drilling activities pose high risk for Arctic: NGO
By Burak Bir
ANKARA (AA) – Norway's decision to provide more tax relief to its oil sector, which means further support for fossil fuels and continued exploration in the Barents Sea, will pose a higher risk for the sensitive Arctic region, according to experts.
