ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend 1st International Media and Islamophobia Symposium.
ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to address symposium.
ANKARA – Following gradual normalization process with declining COVID-19 cases in Turkey, as well as pandemic situation worldwide.
ISTANBUL – Polish President Andrzej Duda to visit Latin Catholic Cemetery, Fener Greek Patriarchate and Istanbul's Polonezkoy district known for its Polish background.
ISTANBUL – Poland's Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Glinski to visit Adam Mickiewicz Museum dedicated to Polish poet.
RUSSIA
SOCHI – President Vladimir Putin to open series of meetings with Russia's military chiefs.
SOCHI – Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with his Maltese counterpart Evarist Bartolo.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – EU leaders to conclude 2-day special summit with discussions on COVID-19, climate change, other global issues.
BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to meet Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas to discuss international security issues.
US
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to meet with family of George Floyd on anniversary of his death.
ISRAEL/PALESTINE
TEL AVIV/RAMALLAH – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit Israel, Palestine as part of Middle East tour.
PALESTINE
RAMALLAH – Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi to pay visit to Palestine.
JERUSALEM – Following aftermath of cease-fire agreement between Israel, Hamas.
MALI
BAMAKO – Following developments after Malian military arrests interim president, prime minister.
MYANMAR
YANGON – Monitoring developments in Myanmar after Feb. 1 military coup triggered violent protests, crackdown.
SPECIAL REPORT
'Now is time to act on Palestine and Kashmir'
By Islamuddin Sajid and Muhammet Nazim
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The time to act on Palestine and Kashmir is now, and tangible actions are needed to be taken immediately by the UN, whose "credibility is at stake," said a top Pakistani politician.
