Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Unal Ustel, prime minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, at the Presidential Complex.

ANKARA - Anadolu Agency’s Editor's Desk to host Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at agency's headquarters in capital Ankara.

ANKARA - Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to attend Turkiye-Pakistan Business Forum dinner.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - Second and final day of EU leaders' special meeting on Ukraine to be followed.

UK

LONDON - British Home Secretary Priti Patel expected to make a decision on US extradition of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to hold bilateral meeting with New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at White House.

WASHINGTON - Biden to host South Korean hip-hop group Bangtan Boys (BTS) to address anti-Asian hate crimes, discrimination.

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

UKRAINE

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

TUNISIA

TUNIS - Following developments after President Kais Saied threatened to expel representatives of Venice Commission.

UAE

ABU DHABI - First-ever free trade agreement between UAE, Israel to be signed.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following oil crisis that has caused power shortage in Libya.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release foreign trade figures for April.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release GDP figures for Q1.

ANKARA - Turkish Finance and Treasury Ministry to announce Central Government Budget Balance Table for 2021.

BERLIN - Germany’s statistical department to share unemployment figures for May.

SPORTS

ANKARA - 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League to start as Turkish national team will take on Italy.

PARIS - Quarterfinals in 2022 French Open to start in men's and women's singles.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ugandans consume milk in small quantities although country exports excess

By Godfrey Olukya

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) - Jerome Muwanga claims he last drank milk three months ago, when he visited the home of a village leader.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Provision on opening of Zangezur corridor great political achievement, historic victory'

By Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) - The provision on the opening of the Zangezur corridor, one of the main provisions of the Tripartite Declaration signed on Nov. 10, 2020 between the presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenian prime minister, is a "great political achievement, a historic victory," Azerbaijan's envoy to Ankara told Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview.