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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019
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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend oath-taking ceremony at Constitutional Court.
ANKARA - Erdogan later to attend meeting on elderly people at Bestepe People's Congress and Culture Center.
ANKARA - Erdogan also to address nation in campaign rallies in capital for March 31 local elections.
ANKARA - Central Bank of Turkey to announce short term external debt statistics for December 2018.
ANKARA - Turkey’s statistical authority TurkStat to release consumer confidence index for February.
ISTANBUL - Turkish metropolis to host meeting and event sector expo, ACE of MICE.
ISTANBUL - Treasury and Finance Ministry to release central government’s gross debt stock and treasury receivable statistics as of January.
ISTANBUL - Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu to attend 6th Ministerial Conference of Budapest Process.
ISTANBUL - Conscience Movement to hold international press conference to raise awareness for suffering of women, young girls imprisoned by Syrian regime.
US
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump to meet with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in Oval Office.
UK
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May to respond to questions at parliament before leaving for Brussels to hold meetings with EU officials on Brexit.
LONDON - Developments on resignations from Labour Party to be followed.
GERMANY
BERLIN - Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to meet with British counterpart Jeremy Hunt for talks on bilateral ties, Brexit and EU issues.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to address Federal Assembly.
AZERBAIJAN
BAKU - Turkey's Energy Minister Fatih Donmez to attend 5th Ministerial Meeting of Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council.
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.
SPECIAL REPORT
Auroville: An international 'utopian' community
By Sena Guler
ANKARA (AA) - A one-of-a-kind experimental community gathered on the outskirts of southern India is preparing to mark its 51st anniversary with a series of activities.
SPECIAL REPORT
INFOGRAPHICS - New era of YouTube sports club channels
By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL (AA) - Bypassing traditional TV, top European sports clubs are increasingly reaching out their fans via dedicated YouTube channels.
SPECIAL REPORT
TIMELINE: Venezuelan political unrest
By Beyza Binnur Donmez
ANKARA (AA) - Nearly six weeks have passed since a political conflict erupted between Venezuela’s elected president, Nicolas Maduro, and opposition leader Juan Guaido.
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