ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President and ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party chair Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend his party’s presentation of mayoral candidates for upcoming local elections.
ANKARA – Turkey’s statistical authority (TurkStat) to release tourism statistics and foreign trade figures for 2018.
ANKARA – Ministry of Culture and Tourism to release 2018 figures for arrivals and departures by foreigners and citizens.
ANKARA – European Statistical Office (Eurostat) to release unemployment figures for December 2018.
ISTANBUL – International entertainment and game expo Gaming Istanbul (GIST) 2019 to kick off.
ROMANIA
BUCHAREST – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold talks on the sidelines of Gymnich, an informal meeting of foreign ministers of EU member states and candidate countries.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Memorial service to be held at German parliament for victims of Nazi dictatorship.
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet premiers of German states for talks on Brexit, energy transition and integration of refugees.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin to take part in events marking 10th anniversary of Russian Orthodox Church Local Council and enthronement of Patriarch.
MOSCOW – Turkish Defense Ministry delegation to hold meeting with Russian counterparts.
MOSCOW – Konstantin Kosachev, chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs, to meet with Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed al-Hakim.
MOSCOW – Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova to hold news conference.
CHINA
BEIJING – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov to meet with U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Andrea Thompson.
US
WASHINGTON – Monitoring developments after President Donald Trump's announcement of withdrawal from Syria.
VENEZUELA
CARACAS – Monitoring developments on opposition-held demonstrations in different parts of capital Caracas.
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB – Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war in wake of US decision to withdraw its troops.
YEMEN
SANAA – Monitoring developments in humanitarian crisis amid civil war.
SPORTS
MUNICH – Round 21 of 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season to tip off. Turkey's Fenerbahce to face Germany's Bayern Munich.
ISTANBUL – Mid-season transfer window to be closed for Turkey.
