Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Abul Kalam Abdul Momen at presidential complex.

ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend World Knowledge Forum webinar.

ANKARA – Health Minister Fahrettin Koca to speak at news conference following meeting of Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board.

ANKARA – Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.

ANKARA – Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI – Following developments after UN-recognized government announced nationwide truce.

US

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump to speak at National Republican Congressional Committee battleground dinner.

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to separately meet United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at Department of State.

NEW YORK – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to hold press conference ahead of 75th General Assembly session.

NEW YORK – UN Security Council to discuss Syria.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA – Turkish Central Bank to release data on outstanding loans received from abroad by private sector for July

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkic languages spoken in large parts of Russia

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA) – Spoken by more than 180 million people across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Siberia, Turkic is one of the widely disseminated language families in the world.

SPECIAL REPORT

TV series fuels Pakistan’s love for Turkey

By Islamuddin Sajid

NARAN, Pakistan (AA) – On a sunny afternoon, red flags bearing a white star and crescent fluttered in the breeze as they hung from businesses and homes in northern Pakistan, a testament to the region's love for Turkey spurred by a Turkish drama series.

SPECIAL REPORT

Resolving East Med conflict hinges on Cyprus: EU

By Agnes Szucs

BRUSSELS (AA) – The dispute over maritime borders and distribution of gas resources in the Eastern Mediterranean cannot be settled unless the division of Cyprus is resolved, said EU lawmaker Marton Gyongyosi.

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