Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, April 8, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend opening ceremony of the Museum of Islamic Civilizations.

UKRAINE

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

KYIV - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to meet Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for talks on bilateral relations, regional issues.

UK

LONDON - Press conference of British Prime Minister of Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz following their meeting in London.

FINLAND

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address Finland’s parliament via video conference.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks over Senate’s confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson as first black woman to serve as Supreme Court justice.

THE ECONOMY​​​​​​​

ANKARA - Turkish Airports Authority to reveal airport statistics for March.

SPORTS​​​​​​​

ISTANBUL/BELGRADE - In Round 34 of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Fenerbahce Beko will host Greek team Panathinaikos OPAP; Anadolu Efes to face Serbia's Red Star MTS team away

SPECIAL REPORT

OPEC doesn’t have extra capacity to boost production: Nigerian minister

By Tuba Sahin

ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) does not appreciate high crude prices but there is no extra capacity to mobilize to boost production, the minister of state for petroleum resources of Nigeria, which is also an OPEC member, told Anadolu Agency.

SPECIAL REPORT

Immigration and identity key themes for French presidential candidates

By Shweta Desai

PARIS (AA) - Russia’s war on Ukraine and the displacement of millions of Ukrainians has evoked a widespread sympathy among the French people to welcome the refugees with open arms into the country, but it has not deterred presidential hopefuls from making the fight against foreign immigration a key agenda of their electoral campaign.

SPECIAL REPORT

Volunteers from UK deliver aid to Poland-Ukraine border, transport back refugees

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LUBLIN, Poland (AA) – Many volunteers from across Europe have filled eastern Poland this week to deliver much needed aid to refugee camps, which are still hosting Ukrainians fleeing from the war.