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ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>TURKEY</p> <p>ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend symposium on local authorities under new presidential government system.</p> <p>ANKARA – Parliament Speaker Binali Yildirim and ruling party’s mayor candidate for Istanbul, to also attend symposium on local authorities under new presidential government system. </p> <p>ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to brief parliamentary committee on foreign affairs about latest developments in Turkish foreign policy.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>UNITED KINGDOM</p> <p>LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May to respond to questions from lawmakers in wake of debates over her Brexit deal.</p> <p> </p> <p>NETHERLANDS</p> <p>UTRECHT/AMSTERDAM – Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy to attend UTRECHT Tourism Fair's opening ceremony and to visit Yunus Emre Institute.</p> <p> </p> <p>FRANCE</p> <p>PARIS – President Emmanuel Macron to chair council of ministers meeting.</p> <p>PARIS – Following developments in wake of Yellow Vest protests in France.</p> <p> </p> <p>SYRIA </p> <p>ALEPPO/IDLIB – Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war in wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out troops. </p> <p> </p> <p>YEMEN </p> <p>SANAA – Monitoring developments in humanitarian crisis in Yemen.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>SPECIAL REPORT:</p> <p>Turkish clothing, textile sector eyes $29B in exports </p> <p>By Tuba Sahin </p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – Already one of the world’s most prominent textile and clothing producers, Turkey this year is aiming higher to hit a sizeable rise in exports.