Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ISTANBUL - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint press conference with Moldovan counterpart Nicu Popescu.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Interior Minister Nancy Faeser to host German Islam Conference, forum for dialogue between authorities, Muslim community.

BERLIN - German Institute for Human Rights to release annual report on human rights situation in Germany.

ITALY

ROME - Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to meet representatives of labor unions.

SCOTLAND

EDINBURGH - Teachers from NASUWT union to start a 2-day strike.

US

WASHINGTON - Activists to hold candlelight vigil for victims of gun violence.

WASHINGTON - US Central Command to brief reporters on new efforts to pair artificial intelligence with drone systems.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold meeting with Russian Human Rights Council.

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to take part in Primakov Readings Eighth International Forum.

THE ECONOMY

BERLIN - Federal statistical bureau to release industrial production data.

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical institute to share GDP figures.

SPECIAL REPORT

Exploring solar energy potential for green transition

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) - Solar energy is playing a key role not only in the developing world to tackle energy access and energy security, but also in developed countries to facilitate a transition to green energy, the head of India's flagship global organization of solar alliance said.

SPECIAL REPORT

We now better understand Türkiye's terrorism concerns, says Sweden

By Mehmet Solmaz

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AA) - Addressing the Turkish public's concerns on whether Sweden will go further to distance itself from terror groups and take concrete action, Stockholm has reiterated its determination to take the steps required under a trilateral memorandum signed in June by it, Finland, and Türkiye during a NATO Summit held in Madrid.

SPECIAL REPORT

Lots of money, no concept: Germany's military modernization faces hurdles

By Oliver Towfigh Nia

BERLIN (AA) - Germany is having a hard time increasing its defense procurements, despite a special €100 billion ($107.2 billion) fund to bring the country's weapons and equipment back up to standard following decades of attrition since the end of the Cold War, according to experts.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ankara demands ships prove insurance coverage to pass through Turkish Straits

By Mustafa Deveci

ANKARA (AA) - Türkiye has started demanding that oil tankers passing through the Istanbul and Canakkale Straits confirm that they have insurance after some international companies canceled the coverage of numerous vessels due to sanctions imposed on Russia over the war in Ukraine, according to Turkish officials.