ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.
ISTANBUL – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif to hold joint press conference.
ANKARA – Following latest developments in COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
ANKARA – Following developments in wake of pirate attack on cargo ship in waters off the Gulf of Guinea, kidnapping Turkish crew.
EUROPEAN UNION
BRUSSELS – European Medicines Agency (EMA) expected to announce decision on COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca.
ITALY
ROME – Following developments in current government crisis.
PALESTINE
RAMALLAH – Palestinians to hold anti-settlement protests in various parts of occupied West Bank.
SUDAN
KHARTOUM – Following tension along Sudanese-Ethiopian border.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD – Latest developments in Iraqi government offensive against remnants of terrorist group Daesh/ISIS.
NIGERIA
ABUJA – Following surrender of 7 prominent bandits, handover of arms.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to release tourism statistics for 2020.
ANKARA – Turkish Statistics Institute to release foreign trade statistics for 2020.
ANKARA – Treasury and Finance Ministry to announce borrowing strategy for next 3 months.
ANKARA – Culture and Tourism Ministry to announce number of arriving and departing foreigners and citizens for 2020.
SPECIAL REPORT
Challenges in US-Mexico relations
By Jorge Antonio Rocha
MEXICO (AA) – On Jan. 22, after his first phone conversation with US President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on social media: "Everything indicates that the relationship will be good for the well-being of our people and our nations."
SPECIAL REPORT
‘Biden returning to multilateralism in Latin America’
By Bala Chambers
LONDON (AA) – While new US President Joe Biden’s return to multilateralism, the Paris Agreement, and a commitment to protect the Amazon forests has raised hopes, experts believe there will be less substance in US-Latin America relations due to a host of factors.
SPECIAL REPORT
Archives reveal French role in Rwandan genocide
By James Tasamba
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Experts have urged France to own up its role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, which witnessed the killing of about one million people belonging to the Tutsi ethnic group in a span of just 100 days.
SPECIAL REPORT
Delivery bikers, supply chain lifeline, seek respect
By Ali Murat Alhas
ANKARA (AA) – Braving unprecedented restrictions against the COVID-19 pandemic, motorbike delivery drivers became the backbone of Turkey’s supply chain mechanism, bringing food, medicine, masks, and other essential items from just a phone call away.
