ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, July 20, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – Desk to monitor reactions over passage of controversial Jewish nation-state law by Israel.
ANKARA – Anadolu Agency's finance desk to host chairman of Turkish Exporters' Assembly.
ANKARA – Eurostat, statistical office of EU, to release quarterly data on member states' government debt and deficit for January-March period.
ANKARA – Ministry of Treasury and Finance to release central government debt statistics for June.
ANKARA – The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey to release established and liquidated companies statistics for June.
TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
LEFKOSA – 44th anniversary of Turkey’s military operation to Cyprus to protect island’s Turkish population to be marked with various ceremonies.
LEFKOSA – Turkey’s Vice President Fuat Oktay to attend ceremonies and to meet with Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci.
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
PRIJEDOR – Mass funeral ceremony to be held for Bosnian civilians killed in northwestern city of Prijedor during 1992-1995 war.
FRANCE
PARIS – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to meet with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at Elysee Palace.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel to hold annual news conference on domestic, international issues at federal press center.
UNITED STATES
NEW YORK – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to address UN Security Council on North Korea.
SYRIA
ALEPPO / IDLIB / HOMS – Monitoring Syrian civil war.
SPECIAL REPORT:
‘Level playing field’ demanded ahead of Pakistan polls
By Islamuddin Sajid
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) – Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), a major political alliance of five religious parties in Pakistan, has voiced concerns over “threatening environment” ahead of July 25 general elections in the country.
