Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet with lawmakers at headquarters of his Justice and Development (AK) Party.

ANKARA - Erdogan to attend International Kindness Awards at Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center.

ANKARA - Erdogan to chair Cabinet meeting at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy and Communications Director Fahrettin Altun to attend 2nd International Media and Islamophobia Forum.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint press conference with his Ivorian counterpart Kandia Camara.

UKRAINE

KYIV - Following Russia's war on Ukraine, sanctions, efforts for peace, and related international developments.

KYIV - Russia and Ukraine to continue virtual negotiations.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz to host Jordan's King Abdullah for talks; two leaders to hold joint news conference.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Joint Expeditionary Force leaders summit to be hosted by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to hold press conference ahead of extraordinary meeting of alliance defense ministers.

FRANCE

STRASBOURG - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe - extraordinary session on Ukraine continues.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to discuss JCPOA negotiations.

RUSSIA

KAZAN - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to attend inauguration ceremony for city of Kazan as organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Youth Capital-2022.

US

WASHINGTON - CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie and AFRICOM Commander Gen. Stephen Townsend to speak at Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.

WASHINGTON - Labor Department to release Producer Price Index figures for February.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss situation in Yemen.

THE ECONOMY

WASHINGTON - US Labor Department to announce consumer price index (CPI) for February.

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to release industrial production figures for January.

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

ANKARA - Turkish Finance and Treasury Ministry to announce Central Government Budget Balance Table for February.

BERLIN - Germany's ZEW economic sentiment index for March to be unveiled

BERLIN - ECB head Christine Lagarde to speak at the 31st WELT Economic Summit in Berlin

SPORTS

MANCHESTER/AMSTERDAM - Manchester United to face Atletico Madrid, while Ajax will take on Benfica in UEFA Champions League last 16-second legs.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kyrgyzstan in favor of ‘peaceful resolution’ of Russia-Ukraine war

By Rabia Iclal Turan

ANTALYA, Turkiye (AA) - Kyrgyzstan is in favor of a “peaceful resolution” of the Russia-Ukraine war through “political and diplomatic means”, the country’s foreign minister said.

SPECIAL REPORT

OIC to focus on Islamophobia in upcoming meeting: Pakistan's envoy

By Dilara Hamit

ANKARA (AA) - Pakistan will be hosting the 48th Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting on March 22-23 to further discuss topics on Islamophobia, Afghanistan, Kashmir and Palestine, according to Pakistan's ambassador to Turkiye.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Diplomacy forums must talk world dominated by peace, not war'

By Merve Aydogan

ANTALYA, Turkiye (AA) - The head of Anatolian Lions Businessmen Association (ASKON) hailed last week's Antalya Diplomacy Forum, which took place in southern Turkiye, while stressing that diplomacy forums discuss "a world dominated by peace and not war" at last.

SPECIAL REPORT

Victim recalls traumatized moments of Christchurch mosque attack

By Kiran Butt

LAHORE, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan-born Ambreen, who lost her husband Naeem Rashid and son Talha three years ago in a New Zealand mosque attack, is now devoting time to propagate peace and teachings of Islam.

SPECIAL REPORT

Washington’s sanctions may affect Europe more than US, warns expert

By Handan Kazanci

ANTALYA, Turkiye (AA) – US sanctions on Russia over the war on Ukraine may have more of an impact on Europe than the US, according to a senior energy expert.