ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):<br>
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend symposium on archives development, vision and their contribution to history researches. Erdogan is to later attend a meeting regarding health and food policies at the presidential complex.
ANKARA – Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to receive children from abroad as part of events to mark April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day.
ANKARA – Turkey’s statistical authority TurkStat to release sectoral confidence indices for April.
ANKARA – The Central Bank of Turkey to release capacity utilization rate of the manufacturing industry figures for April.
U.S.
WASHINGTON – Turkish American National Steering Committee to hold demonstration in remembrance of Turkish diplomats killed by Armenian terrorists.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
UK
LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May to respond to lawmakers' questions at the House of Commons.
LONDON – The Magic of Ara Guler panel to be held in Saatchi Gallery.
RUSSIA
SAINT PETERSBURG – President Vladimir Putin to chair meeting with members of Council of Legislators and to take part in video conference to launch loading of LNG to the Coral Anthelia gas tanker at CryoGas-Vysotsk, a new LNG plant in the city of Vysotsk, Leningrad Region.
MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu to take part in 8th Moscow Conference on International Security.
MOSCOW – Lavrov to meet with OSCE Secretary-General Thomas Greminger
SRI LANKA
COLOMBO – Following developments in the wake of Sunday's terrorist attacks.
SUDAN
<p>KHARTOUM – Following developments after new head of military administration was sworn in.</p> <p> </p> <p>LIBYA</p> <p>TRIPOLI – Monitoring developments after Khalifa Haftar, who commands forces loyal to Libya’s eastern government, launches campaign to capture capital Tripoli, where UN-recognized unity government is based.</p> <p> </p> <p><br>
SYRIA
ALEPPO / IDLIB- Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
SPORTS
BARCELONA – Anadolu Efes to face Barcelona Lassa in the third round of Turkish Airlines Euroleague play-off quarter-finals.
SPECIAL REPORT
EU's 'games with Turkey' show disrespect: Hungarian FM
By Betul Yuruk
NEW YORK (AA) – The games being played by the European Union with regards to Turkey's accession into the union are a sign of disrespect, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.
