ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.
ANKARA – Erdogan to chair defense industry executive committee meeting and board meeting of Turkey Wealth Fund.
ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif following meeting.
UK
LONDON – Turkey's First Lady Emine Erdogan to receive “changemaker ” award from World Humanitarian Forum.
AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE – Ali Erbas, the head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), to meet NGO representatives.
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
SARAJEVO – Turkey's Vice President Fuat Oktay to attend Sarajevo Business Forum opening.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin to meet with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon
MOSCOW – Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to reveal an annual government report to parliament
MOSCOW – Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic
INDONESIA
JAKARTA – Following general election in Indonesia
SUDAN
KHARTOUM – Following developments after new head of military administration was sworn in.
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB – Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
SPORTS
ISTANBUL – 55th edition of Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey to continue.
ISTANBUL – Anadolu Efes to face Barcelona Lassa in EuroLeague basketball quarterfinal playoffs.
ANKARA – UEFA Champions League quarterfinals second-leg matches.
SPECIAL REPORT
Sudanese scholar explains al-Bashir’s ouster
By Riyaz ul Khaliq
ISTANBUL (AA) – The ouster of Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's longtime president, in a military coup following months of popular protests, could have two possible implications, a Sudanese-American scholar has said.
