ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ceremony commemorating completion of sea section works for TurkStream natural gas project. Erdogan also due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
ANKARA – Desk to follow local and international reactions about killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
ANKARA – TurkStat to release retail sales indices for September.
ANKARA – Turkish central bank to release international investment position figures for September
BULGARIA
SOFIA – Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan to meet Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov and Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – Developments and political moves in Westminster about Brexit deal reached with EU to be followed.
UNITED STATES
NEW YORK – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend 8th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) for prevention and sustaining peace.
CROATIA
ZAGREB – President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic to receive Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
NIGERIA
LAGOS – Opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar to launch election campaign amid predictions by some foreign tabloids that he might defeat incumbent President Buhari in next year polls.
SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG – Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordon to appear before commission of inquiry, investigating corruption involving former President Jacob Zuma, Indian Gupta family and several government officials.
SYRIA
ALEPPO / IDLIB – Monitoring developments on Syrian civil war.