ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend his Justice and Development (AK) Party's central decision and executive board meeting.
ANKARA – TurkStat to release 2017 sectoral energy consumption statistics.
ANKARA – The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) to release established and liquidated companies figures for August.
ANKARA – The Central Bank to release international investment position figures for July.
AZERBAIJAN
BAKU – Parliament Speaker Binali Yildirim to attend centennial celebrations of the establishment of Azerbaijani National Council.
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
SARAJEVO – Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival, of which Anadolu Agency is a global communication partner, to kick off in Sarajevo.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Turkey's Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan, and Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Sonmez to visit Berlin for talks with German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and Economy and Energy Minister Peter Altmaier followed by a joint press briefing.
RUSSIA
SOCHI – Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.
MOSCOW / SARAJEVO – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina.
SAINT PETERSBURG – Roundtable meeting titled “Russia and Turkey in the mirror of Russian archives ” to be held.
U.K.
LONDON – U.K. Independence Party autumn conference to start. The party is expected to abolish a ban on accepting members of far-right organizations to the party as members.
SURINAME
PARAMARIBO – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to be received by Surinamese President Desire Delano Bouterse. A joint news conference to be held after meeting with Surinamese Foreign Affairs Minister Yldiz Pollack-Beighle.
SYRIA
IDLIB – Following developments in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province after Turkey-Russia agreement.
YEMEN
SANAA – Following developments in Yemen Civil War.
SPORTS
BAKU – 2018 World Judo Championships to continue in Azerbaijani capital of Baku.
TRNAVA – United World Wrestling Junior World Championship to continue in Slovakia’s Trnava.
IZMIR – 2018 3-Cushion Billiards World Championship Juniors to begin in Billiards hall of Izmir’s Ataturk Stadium.
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