Diary

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

TURKIYE

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet Colombian counterpart Ivan Duque at Dolmabahce Palace.

US

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden visiting South Korea for first summit with his counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol.

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to meet Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi.

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

UKRAINE

KYIV - Following war between Ukraine and Russia, international reactions.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to meet Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and address joint press conference.

ITALY

TURIN - 132nd Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to begin.

ALBANIA

TIRANA - Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to meet European Council President Charles Michel and hold joint press conference.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry to announce central government debt figures for April.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release consumer confidence data for May.

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to announce international reserves and foreign currency liquidity figures for April.

BONN - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde to address meeting of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Germany.

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to release consumer confidence data for May.

LONDON - UK’s Office for National Statistics to announce retail sales figures for April.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish aid agency trains South Sudan villagers in beekeeping

By Benjamin Takpiny

JUBA, South Sudan (AA) – Turkish aid organizations are helping villagers in South Sudan to earn additional income to feed their families by rearing bees.