Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Central Bank to hold 6th Monetary Policy Committee Meeting of this year to set interest rates.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release animal production statistics for first half of year.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS (TRNC)

GIRNE - Fire causes explosions in military zone in coastal city.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to meet North Macedonian counterpart Nikola Dimitrov for talks on bilateral relations, regional issues.

FRANKFURT - European Central Bank to announce interest rate decision.

LUXEMBOURG

LUXEMBOURG - European Statistical Office (Eurostat) to release industrial production figures for July.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - EU Parliament President David Sassoli to hold press conference on Brexit, other issues concerning EU.

US

WASHINGTON - Democratic candidates for president to take stage in first single-night debate in Houston, Texas.

RUSSIA

SOCHI - President Vladimir Putin to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in wake of controversial election pledge to annex occupied land in West Bank.

MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold weekly press briefing.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPORTS

SLOVENIA

LJUBLJANA - Turkey to face Russia in 2019 Men's European Volleyball Championship Pool C match.

TURKEY

MARMARIS - 11th leg of Rally of Turkey, part of 2019 FIA World Rally Championship season, to begin in Mediterranean coastal town.

JORDAN

AMMAN – Following repercussions of teachers’ strike as it enters its fifth day.

ALGERIA

ALGIERS - Lower house National People's Assembly to vote on election-related legislation.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following developments in conflict in areas surrounding capital.

SPECIAL REPORT

Netherlands seeks to strengthen trade ties with Turkey

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - The Netherlands -- the largest single investor in Turkey -- is looking to marshal its trade ties with Turkey to make them even stronger, according to the country’s top trade official.