Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Leaders expected to discuss bilateral relations, international issues, particularly Syria. They will also hold a joint press conference.

MOSCOW - Erdogan set to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019.

MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, EU’s competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager to address annual Ambassadors’ Conference.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syria.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey to attract more FDI despite global slack: expert

By Gokhan Ergocun and Tuba Sahin

ISTANBUL/ANKARA (AA) – Receiving $13 billion foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2018, Turkey will attract more investment across from the world, according to a strategist and an analyst.

SPECIAL REPORT

S.Sudan: Infant deformities due to oil pollution

By Benjamin Takpiny

JUBA, South Sudan (AA) - South Sudanese citizens in oil producing areas are worried about the pollution causing infant deformities, miscarriages, and deaths, during delivery as well as death of their livestock.

SPECIAL REPORT

Fires indicator of Bolsonaro's 'toxic policy' in Amazon

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - Amazon fires show Brazilian government's assault and "toxic policy" in the rainforest region, which leads to Amazon's ecological destruction, according to the head of a nonprofit environmental group.