ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend the opening ceremony of the Kazan Soda Electric Factory as well as the Central Executive Board meeting of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party.
ANKARA – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend the “Turkey Artisans Meeting ” to be held at TESK service building.
ANKARA – Transportation, Maritime and Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan to explain the latest situation and project route of Canal Istanbul Project.
ANKARA – International journalists to discuss U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital at a panel organized by Turkey's Directorate General of Press and Information (DGPI).
ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) to announce labor force statistics for October 2017.
CANADA
VANCOUVER – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend inauguration ceremony of Turkey’s Consulate General in Vancouver.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier to meet a group of British MPs from All Party Parliamentary Group on EU relations in Brussels.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to give annual news conference.
SOUTH AFRICA
PRETORIA – South Africa's Foreign Affairs Ministry to approach U.S. embassy to seek explanation on President Donald Trump's derogatory statements about Africa and Haiti.
ETHIOPIA
ADDIS ABABA – Attorney General Getachew Ambay to hold news conference about government’s promise to release political party leaders who are in jail.
SERBIA
BELGRADE – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit Serbia where he is to meet Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, President Aleksandar Vucic. Abe and Vucic to hold a joint news conference.
GREECE
ATHENS – Unions of Athens mass transport to observe 24-hour strike to protest omnibus bill expected to be voted in Parliament on Monday. Strike expected to be followed by demonstrations in Athens.
