Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to hold joint news conference with his El Salvadorian counterpart Nayib Bukele at presidential complex.

ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend joint news conference after meeting with his Estonian counterpart Eva-Maria Liimets.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

ABU DHABI – Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to hold bilateral and interdelegational talks with Saqr Ghobash, head of Federal National Council of United Arab Emirates, as part of his official talks.

ABU DHABI – Sentop to meet with Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, deputy prime minister and interior minister of United Arab Emirates.

GERMANY

BERLIN – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to meet his German, French and British counterparts to establish united approach towards Russia amid rising tensions over Ukraine.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to address State Duma, Russia’s lower chamber parliament.

MOSCOW – Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian.

SPORTS

MELBOURNE – Following 2022 Australian Open, first Grand Slam of year, as second-round matches are being played.

YAOUNDE – Following 2021 Africa Cup of Nations group matches in Cameroon.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA – Turkish Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee to hold 1st meeting this year to determine interest rate.

ANKARA – Turkish Central Bank to reveal international reserves, foreign currency liquidity for December 2021.

ANKARA – Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry to reveal central government external debt stock for December 2021.

LUXEMBOURG – European statistical office Eurostat to share inflation figures for December 2021.

WASHINGTON – US Department of Labor to announce weekly initial jobless claims.

SPECIAL REPORT

UAE uses ‘humanitarian diplomacy’ to mend fences with Somalia

By Mohammed Dhaysane

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Diplomatic relations between Somalia and United Arab Emirates have been at their lowest point since 2018, when Somalia accused the Gulf country of interfering in its internal affairs and instigating chaos.

SPECIAL REPORT

Farmers in Uganda keep bees to boost coffee production

By Godfrey Olukya

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Alex Masaba, a coffee farmer in eastern Uganda’s Elgon region, smiles from ear to ear as he tells Anadolu Agency how he has become the most successful coffee farmer in his area.

SPECIAL REPORT

Italy votes on a new president: Draghi, Berlusconi or…?

By Alvise Armellini

ROME (AA) – Italy is electing a new president next week via a parliamentary ballot that is marked by secrecy, intrigue and the threat of reviving political instability in a country that changes its governments nearly every year.