ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANTALYA – Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to give opening speech at 8th Plenary Session of South East European Cooperation Process Parliamentary Assembly in Mediterranean resort city of Antalya. Sentop is also due to hold bilateral talks.
ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend opening ceremony of embassy buildings of Zimbabwe, Guinea-Bissau.
ANKARA – Following gradual normalization process in Turkey with drop in COVID-19 cases, pandemic situation worldwide.
ITALY
ROME – Education ministers of members states of G20 to come together at Joint Meeting of Education and Labor Ministers to be hosted by Italy, rotating G20 president.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to hold talks with his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza. Lavrov also due to attend Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) forum.
MOSCOW – Helga Maria Schmid, secretary general of Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe, to visit headquarters of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
LEFKOSA – Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar to receive Jane Holl Lute, UN special envoy on Cyprus dispute.
PALESTINE
JERUSALEM – Following aftermath of cease-fire agreement between Israel, Hamas.
MYANMAR
YANGON – Monitoring developments in Myanmar after Feb. 1 military coup triggered violent protests, crackdown.
SPORTS
LONDON, GLASGOW – Czech Republic to face England, while Croatia to take on Scotland in EURO 2020 GROUP D games.
SPECIAL REPORT
Secrets tumble out of Afghan war closet
By Iftikhar Gilani
ANKARA (AA) – Even a month before the 9/11 attacks, the US administration under President George Bush had finalized a strategy to overthrow the Taliban regime by using direct action.
SPECIAL REPORT
Bangladesh foreign secretary addresses risky migration to Europe
By Md. Kamruzzaman
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Bangladesh's Foreign Secretary Masud bin Momen shared his views on a range of issues, including migration to Europe, Dhaka's interest in procuring military equipment from Ankara, and bilateral trade.
SPECIAL REPORT
'Homeless' and 'hopeless' families continue to suffer in Kashmir
By Nusrat Sidiq
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – In one of the longest and devastating anti-insurgent operations in recent times, four families were rendered homeless in Indian-administered Kashmir on March 14 this year.
SPECIAL REPORT
'Worsening situation in Amazon is warning to humanity'
By Burak Bir
ANKARA (AA) – The fact that the Amazon rainforest, which continues to be hit by intense deforestation, releases more CO2 than it has absorbed in the last 10 years, is a warning for humanity, according to an expert from a nonprofit environmental group.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkish resort Bodrum takes action after mucilage outbreak in Sea of Marmara
By Yunus Girgin
ANKARA (AA) – The mucilage outbreak in the Sea of Marmara has caused concern in other coastal regions of Turkey.
