ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Sept.18, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend opening ceremony of 2018-2019 academic year of Kabatas High School.
ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan to hold joint news conference with Jordanian counterparts.
US
NEW YORK – UN Security Council to hold political and humanitarian briefing on Syria.
UK
LONDON – House of Commons' Exiting the European Union Committee to publish report on Brexit negotiations.
LONDON – Remnants of Hurricane Helene are expected to reach Ireland and UK.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – EU Brexit chief negotiator Michel Barnier to meet Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney in Brussels.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel and coalition partners to hold crisis talks about future of domestic intelligence chief Heiko Maas amid calls for his dismissal.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA – UN's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar to present detailed report on “genocide ” against Rohingya Muslims.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
MOSCOW/NEW YORK – Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to participate in UN General Assembly opening ceremony.
MOSCOW – Exhibition of “Tastes of Turkey ” products.
SOUTH AFRICA JOHANNESBURG – Turkish scholars to participate in a musical, as well as a conference on human migrations in pre-colonial period between 700-1500 AD at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
ECONOMY
ANKARA – TurkStat to release following reports: Income and living conditions survey for 2017 and retail sales indices for July
ANKARA – Turkish Treasury to hold auction for zero coupon bonds with 12-month maturity
SPORTS
ISTANBUL – Galatasaray to host Lokomotiv Moscow in UEFA Champions League.
SPECIAL REPORT
INTERVIEW: 'Russia, Iran planning to declare victory over Idlib'
By Gulsum Incekya
ISTANBUL (AA) – An expert analyst evaluated possible scenarios for the embattled opposition stronghold of Idlib, Syria, the effects of the great migration wave on Turkey and Europe, and Idlib’s strategic importance for Turkey.
