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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, August 29, 2019
ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, August 29, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend journalist group's award ceremony.
ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) to release Foreign Trade Statistics for July.
ANKARA - Culture and Tourism Ministry to announce number of arriving-departing foreigners and citizens for July.
ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to announce domestic borrowing strategy for Sept.-Oct.-Nov. period.
NORWAY
OSLO – On official visit, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet his Norwegian counterpart Ine Eriksen Soreide, also to meet Turkish citizens and attend Turkish Victory Day reception.
UK
LONDON - Following developments after queen approved government request to suspend parliament for a month ahead Brexit.
ITALY
ROME - President Sergio Mattarella to give outgoing Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte mandate to form new government after two days of crisis talks.
GERMANY
BERLIN - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to meet German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chancellor Angela Merkel for talks on bilateral issues, regional problems, and Mideast peace process.
BERLIN - Merkel to meet Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to discuss bilateral ties, EU, and regional issues.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - European Commission to release economic sentiment and business climate indicators for August.
SYRIA
ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
SPORTS
FRANCE
MONACO - 2019-2020 UEFA Champions’ League group stage draw to be held in Monaco. Turkey’s Galatasaray to be in pot four.
TURKEY
TRABZON - Turkish football club Trabzonspor to host Greek team AEK in UEFA Europa League playoff second leg.
SPECIAL REPORTS
'Using force to quell Hong Kong protests not an option'
By Riyaz ul Khaliq
ANKARA (AA) - Sending Chinese troops to Hong Kong to contain the over-two-month long protests may be the last option, according to a political commentator.
Basketball: Argentina seeks to end dry spell in China
By Can Erozden
ANKARA (AA) - The 1950 FIBA Basketball world champion and 2002 runner-up Argentina wants to end its World Cup title drought in China as the 2019 Basketball World Cup is set to begin on Aug. 31.
Serbia counting on NBA stars for FIBA World Cup 2019
By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL (AA) - Serbia is counting on their NBA stars to make a splash at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.
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