Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair meeting of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's provincial heads at party headquarters.

ANKARA - Erdogan also to attend State Medal of Commendation Ceremony at Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center.

ANKARA - Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum to be special guest at Anadolu Agency’s Editor's Desk.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to inaugurate 7th Istanbul Mediation Conference via video link.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.

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

US

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump to speak at White House conference on American history.

LIBYA

Following developments after UN-recognized government announced nationwide truce.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release short-term external debt statistics for July.

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical agency Eurostat to announce inflation figures for August.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Chinese prying in domestic politics rattles Australia’

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ANKARA (AA) - Australia’s turbulent relations with China in recent months are linked to its domestic issues rather than hopping on the anti-Beijing bandwagon of its Western allies, experts believe.

SPECIAL REPORT

'World's Turkic states should unite, much like EU model'

By Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) - The world's Turkic states should come together and join forces similar to the EU, an Azerbaijani academic and political activist told Anadolu Agency in an interview.

Stage is set for stronger Turkey-Bangladesh ties: Top diplomat

By Sorwar Alam

ANKARA (AA) - The current level of bilateral relations between Ankara and Dhaka is ready for takeoff, said Bangladesh’s top diplomat on a visit to Turkey, stressing that a slight push by the two governments is needed to get things going.

SPECIAL REPORT

India woos Iran to keep China away from Chabahar

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN (AA) - New Delhi has grown uneasy over the rowing closeness between Iran and China, as the two allies hold negotiations to finalize a 25-year strategic deal, Anadolu Agency has learned.