Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet his Turkish Cypriot counterpart Tahsin Ertugruloglu.

UZBEKISTAN

KHIVA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Itchan Kala, inner town of Khiva city.

KHIVA – Erdogan to attend dinner to be given in his honor.

FRANCE

PARIS – Turkiye’s Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum to attend environment ministers meeting of OECD member states.

US

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on status of US’ fight against COVID-19.

UKRAINE

KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address Norwegian parliament via video link.

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

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA – TurkStat to announce Turkiye’s economic confidence index for February.

WASHINGTON – US Commerce Department to announce gross domestic product for 4th quarter of 2021.

NEW JERSEY – New Jersey-based ADP Research Institute to announce private payrolls for March.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish charity donates work equipment to disadvantaged women in South Sudan

By Benjamin Takpiny

JUBA, South Sudan (AA) – The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has donated work equipment to disadvantaged women in South Sudan to help them earn a better living.

SPECIAL REPORT

South Africa’s president, Cabinet face no-confidence vote

By Hassan Isilow

JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Cabinet face a vote of no confidence on Wednesday in the National Assembly over several allegations raised by the opposition.

SPECIAL REPORT

Gulf bloc hosts Yemen peace talks amid Houthi absence

By Mohammed Alragawi

ISTANBUL (AA) – The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is set to host talks between Yemen’s different parties in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday to discuss ways of restoring peace to the war-ravaged nation.