ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, July 3, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend several groundbreaking ceremonies via video link.
ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba to take part in eighth meeting of Turkey-Ukraine Joint Strategic Planning Group.
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.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) to release inflation figures for June.
LONDON – IHS Markit to release EU's Purchasing Managers Index for June.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel to address Federal Council (Bundesrat) on goals of Germany’s EU Term Presidency.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – Central Election Commission to announce official results of referendum on constitutional changes.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI – Following clashes between Libyan Army and militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.
SPECIAL REPORT
In new career milestone, Messi nets 700 goals
By Can Erozden
ANKARA (AA) – Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi this week scored his 700th goal, reaching a new milestone in his storied career.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkey to begin trying 20 Saudis over Khashoggi killing
By Muhammed Enes Can and Sena Guler
ISTANBUL / ANKARA (AA) – A Turkish court will begin trying 20 Saudi nationals in absentia Friday over the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi Arabia’s Consulate in Istanbul.
