ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – Following aftermath of Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections.
ANKARA – Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci to hold news conference regarding update of free trade agreement between Turkey and European Free Trade Association countries.
SPECIAL REPORT:
US Muslim leaders happy with Turkish election results
By Cansu Dikme
ANKARA (AA) – A group of Muslim American opinion leaders visiting Turkey expressed satisfaction at the results of Sunday's presidential and parliamentarian elections.
DENMARK
COPENHAGEN – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to participate in international Ukraine Reform Conference, being held at joint initiative of Denmark and Ukraine.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet National Security Adviser to President Trump John Bolton.
SUDAN
KHARTOUM – South Sudanese rivals Salva Kiir and Riek Machar to sign landmark agreement in Sudanese capital.
SYRIA
DARAA – Following ongoing military operations by Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria’s southwestern Daraa province.
ALEPPO / IDLIB / HOMS – Monitoring Syrian civil war.
YEMEN
ADEN – UN envoy Martin Griffiths to meet Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi to discuss ongoing fight over Al-Hudaydah seaport.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA – Members of commission of inquiry on Burundi to hold news conference at the 38th session of UN Human Rights Council.
GENEVA – UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea to hold news conference.
FRANCE
PARIS – France to co-host with Saudi Arabia conference to focus attention on humanitarian situation in Yemen.
INDONESIA
JAKARTA – Indonesia goes to polls for local elections.
SPORTS
ANKARA – World Cup: Serbia to meet Brazil, Switzerland to face Costa Rica; South Korea to meet Germany, Mexico to face Sweden in third and final group stage matches.
