ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – Free trade talks, declaration between Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci, Thai Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn. Both to address media.
AZERBAIJAN
BAKU – Foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan to meet for regional cooperation talks.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – Prime Minister’s Questions in parliament to see Theresa May quizzed on Brexit negotiations.
LONDON – First full meeting of municipal representatives following Grenfell Tower fire that killed 80 residents.
GERMANY
MUNICH – Prosecution closing statement in trial of Beate Zschaepe and four other alleged neo-Nazis linked to National Socialist Underground (NSU), a terror group said to be behind 10 killings from 2000-07.
KENYA
SPECIAL REPORT:
Anti-graft Kenyan activist runs for political office
By Magdalene Mukami and Andrew Wasike
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – Boniface Mwangi, a photojournalist-turned-activist, has a decade-old history of being tear-gassed, arrested and beaten by police during his fight against corruption.
PAKISTAN
KARACHI – Kashmiris across divided region to observe Accession to Pakistan Day, 70th anniversary of accession of Jammu Kashmir to Pakistan.
MYANMAR
YANGON – Martyrs’ Day ceremony to commemorate assassination of independence leader General Aung San.
