Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, June 15, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, hold signing ceremony, press conference after meeting.

ANKARA - Anadolu Agency Editors' Desk to host Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul.

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's Central Executive Board meeting.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

ANKARA - Following latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.

US

WASHINGTON - Following nationwide protests over death of George Floyd.

UK/BELGIUM

LONDON/BRUSSELS - UK, EU to hold high-level remote conference on progress of post-Brexit trade deal negotiations.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - World Health Organization (WHO) to hold virtual press briefing on novel coronavirus pandemic.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following clashes between Libyan army, militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release house sales statistics for May.

ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to reveal Central Government Budget Balance Table for May.

BRUSSELS - European statistical office to announce International Trade figures for April.

SPECIAL REPORT

No swift truce in sight for Afghan war theater

By Shadi Khan Saif

KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - With embroidered diplomatic maneuvers aimed at quelling the Taliban-led insurgency gaining momentum, analysts see no promising prospects for an ample truce in the Afghan war theater with dozens of armed and splinter groups.

SPECIAL REPORT

Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020 under pandemic's shadow

By Firdevs Bulut

ANKARA (AA) - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed every year on June 15 and is all the more important this year as the novel coronavirus continues to pose a new worldwide threat to the elderly.