ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend security assessment meeting at Presidential Complex.
ANKARA – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend state commendation medal ceremony at Grand Ankara Hotel.
ANKARA – Monitoring reactions and developments linked to Turkey's Operation Olive Branch against PKK/KCK/PYD-YPG and Daesh terror groups in northern Syria's Afrin.
FRANCE
PARIS – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend launch of new International Partnership against Impunity for Use of Chemical Weapons hosted by the French Foreign Ministry.
PARIS – U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson to pay visit for talks with counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian – on “global issues of mutual concern, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Libya, North Korea, and Ukraine “.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – EuroPal Forum to hold a public seminar titled “Trump's Jerusalem promise “: Time for Europe to lead for peace in the Middle East.
SWITZERLAND
DAVOS – World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos to begin.
ISRAEL/PALESTINE
TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to be received by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and visit the Western Wall in East Jerusalem.
KENYA
NAIROBI – Human Rights organizations, Kenyan women to protest against rape and theft targeting mothers at Kenya's largest hospital.
BANGLADESH/MYANMAR
SPECIAL REPORT: Rohingya repatriation looms amid international concerns
By Sorwar Alam
ANKARA (AA) – Rohingya refugees continue to flee persecution in Myanmar but Bangladesh is preparing to send them back despite deep concern among the international community, according to a Rohingya advocacy group.
