ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
KYRGYZSTAN
BISHKEK – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to arrive in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek.
BISHKEK – Erdogan to meet his Kyrgyz counterpart Sooronbay Jeenbekov; two leaders will hold High Level Strategic Cooperation Council meeting and sign bilateral agreements. The meeting will follow a news conference. Later, Jeenbekov also to host Erdogan at an official dinner.
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – Turkish Exporters' Assembly to release export figures for August.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD – Leading political parties discuss outlines of Iraq’s new government.
BASRA – Following demonstrations in southern Iraq against unemployment, poor public services and corruption.
MAURITANIA
NOUAKCHOTT – Mauritania to hold parliamentary and municipal polls.
SYRIA
IDLIB – Assad regime, allies continue to tighten noose around Idlib, Syria’s last opposition-held stronghold.
IRAN
TEHRAN – Iran, U.S. continue to trade barbs over the 2015 nuclear agreement and Washington’s decision to re-impose sanctions.
RUSSIA
SOCHI – Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev.
