ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday Feb. 06, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s parliamentary group meeting.
ANKARA – Monitoring developments in and reactions to Turkey's Operation Olive Branch against PYD/PKK and Daesh terrorist groups in Afrin, northwestern Syria.
ANKARA – Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli to meet with Philippines Trade and Industry Minister Ramon Lopez.
PALESTINE
JERUSALEM – Turkish Youth and Sports Minister Osman Askin Bak to attend opening ceremony for Jerusalem 2018 OIC Youth Capital International Program.
BANGLADESH
DHAKA – Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Numan Kurtulmus to attend 10th conference of OIC tourism ministers.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Final day of coalition negotiations between Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU/CSU bloc and Social Democratic Party (SPD).
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
SARAJEVO – Communications and Transport Minister Ismir Jusko to meet with representatives from Turkey's Highways Directorate over Turkish-financed project to link capitals of Bosnia and Serbia.
UK
LONDON – Second phase of Brexit negotiations between Britain, EU to start.
LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's legal team to challenge UK arrest warrant against him.
NIGERIA
LAGOS – Corruption trial of Nigeria's Senate President Bukola Saraki to resume.
ZAMBIA
LUSAKA – Turkish ambassador to deliver medical supplies donated by Turkish government to Zambia.
