Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, May 16, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune to hold joint news conference after attending agreement signing ceremony, one-on-one talks, meeting between delegations.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS – EU foreign ministers to discuss latest developments in Russia-Ukraine war, cooperation with Western Balkan countries.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin to meet with leaders of Collective Security Treaty Organization.

MOSCOW – Representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan to have meeting on border delimitation.

UK

BELFAST – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to visit Northern Ireland, meet leaders of political parties on formation of new executive.

FRANCE

PARIS – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to attend US-EU Trade and Technology Council meeting.

PARIS – President Emmanuel Macron to meet European Council President Charles Michel.

US

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to hold bilateral meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at White House.

LEBANON

BEIRUT – Lebanese await general elections results as counting goes on.

PALESTINE

RAMALLAH – Rallies protesting murder of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in West Bank continues for 6th day.

RAMALLAH – Palestinians mark 74th anniversary of Nakba, which marks creation of state of Israel in historical Palestine.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD – Following situation in Iraq after Muqtada al-Sadr, head of the majority in parliament, fails to form government, chooses to be among opposition.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA – Turkish Central Bank to announce balance of payments for March.

ANKARA – Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry to announce budget balance for April.

ANKARA – EU’s statistical office Eurostat to announce trade balance for March.

SPECIAL REPORT

ANALYSIS – Turkiye-Africa relations after 3rd Turkiye-Africa Summit

By Elem Eyrica Tepeciklioglu

IZMIR, Turkiye (AA) – At the time of the establishment of the Republic of Turkiye, the majority of African countries were under colonial rule. During this period, the newly established republic had domestic priorities such as economic development and nation-state building.

SPECIAL REPORT

ANALYSIS – Turkiye, Africa building joint humanitarian aid outlook

By Halil Ibrahim Izgi

ANKARA (AA) – Henry Dunant, the founding father of the Red Cross, took the humanitarian principles of the law of war adopted by Emir Abdelkader, who was fighting against the French colonial occupation in Algeria. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement which laid the foundations of humanitarian aid has evolved from African lands. These activities have a history of keeping human dignity alive.

SPECIAL REPORT

Russia’s ruble return to pre-war level not mean its economy back on feet

By Aysu Bicer

ANKARA (AA) – Russia has bailed out the ruble with the help of capital controls and higher interest rates, making it the world's top performing currency year to date. Yet, it remains too early to say whether the country’s economy is back on its feet.