Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Following worldwide pandemic situation, efforts to study and contain new omicron coronavirus variant.

QATAR

DOHA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to pay official visit to Qatar to attend the 7th meeting of Supreme Strategic Committee between two countries, on invitation of Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

DOHA - Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold meeting with Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani ahead of meeting.

US

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to meet with Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai at State Department.

BELARUS

MINSK - Following ongoing migrant crisis at Belarus-Poland border.

THE ECONOMY

ISTANBUL - International two-day economic event Bosphorus Summit to be organized in Turkish metropolis Istanbul with high-level participation.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Pakistan envisions friendly relationship with Bangladesh'

By Kiran Butt

LAHORE, Pakistan (AA) - Pakistan envisions a friendly and strong relationship with Bangladesh, and the recent exchange of dialogue between the two countries on trade and economic ties symbolizes a new and bright start, said a military official.

SPECIAL REPORT

Construction of alternate Babri Mosque awaiting clearances in India

By Adil Ahmad

NEW DELHI (AA) - An alternate mosque set to be constructed as part of the settlement of the Babri Mosque case in the northern Indian city of Ayodhya is awaiting government clearance before the project take could begin, according to officials.