Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend parliamentary group meeting of Justice and Development (AK) Party.

ANKARA - Erdogan to welcome Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif with official ceremony at presidential complex, also to hold joint news conference.

HATAY - US Ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield to hold meetings about Syrian refugees in Türkiye.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz to address parliament on 2022 budget.

BERLIN - Scholz to meet Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic for talks on bilateral relations, regional issues.

THE NETHERLANDS

ROTTERDAM - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to speak at European People's Party Congress.

SWEDEN

STOCKHOLM - Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson to host UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

UKRAINE

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

US

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to hold joint news conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at State Department.

WASHINGTON - Blinken to deliver virtual remarks as part of Foreign Affairs Magazine Centennial Event series.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to meet virtually with administration officials, major infant formula manufacturers to discuss his administration’s progress to accelerate infant formula production.

SAUDI ARABIA

RIYADH - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to attend ministerial meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Airports Authority to announce airport statistics for 2021, airport cargo statistics for Q4.

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical office Eurostat to reveal unemployment figures for April.

WASHINGTON - US Labor Department to announce Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey report for April.

SPORTS

PARIS - Following 2022 French Open (Roland Garros) quarterfinals.

LONDON - Italy, Argentina to face off in CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champions (Finalissima 2022) match.

​​​​​​​GLASGOW - Scotland to face Ukraine in delayed 2022 FIFA World Cup European playoff semifinal.

SPECIAL REPORT

Sit-in families in Türkiye reject YPG/PKK terror group’s ‘guardian role’ for Kurds

By Ali Murat Alhas

ANKARA (AA) - If it was not for the weapons and financial support by some European countries, the PKK terror group would have been totally eliminated, so our children would not be abducted by its terror affiliates, says one of the fathers attending the anti-terror protest in southeastern Türkiye.