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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

BURSA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address crowds in northwestern province.

ANKARA - Following repercussions of Thursday's Sochi summit on Syria between Turkey, Russia and Iran.

ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to release central government’s budget balance table for January.

ANKARA - Turkey’s statistical authority TurkStat to release unemployment figures for November 2018.

ANKARA- TurkStat to release turnover and retail trade indices for December 2018.

ANKARA - Europe's statistical office Eurostat to release international trade in goods statistics for December 2018.

ANKARA - European Automobile Manufacturers' Association to release new passenger car registrations statistics for January.

RUSSIA

SOCHI - President Vladimir Putin to meet with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.

SOCHI - Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to meet with heads of Russian regions.

GERMANY

MUNICH - 3-day Munich Security Conference to begin with attendance of more than 100 leading figures, including presidents, prime ministers, cabinet ministers from all over world.

MUNICH - Turkey's National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to attend conference, where he will hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts.

SPAIN

MADRID - Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expected to hold news conference on possible snap elections after his government lost budget vote at parliament.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to announce 2019 joint aid plan for Rohingya Muslims.

US

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to deliver remarks on national security, humanitarian crisis on southern border.

VENEZUELA

CARACAS - Monitoring developments amid calls for protests by supporters, opponents of President Nicolas Maduro.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war in wake of US decision to withdraw troops.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - FIFA Executive Football Summit in Istanbul to wrap up with participation of 47 heads of federations. FIFA President Gianni Infantino to hold news conference.

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