Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair National Security Council meeting.

US

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to participate in welcoming ceremony in honor of 20th Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marc Milley.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at State Department.

NEW YORK - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Mustafa Akinci to meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

UK

LONDON - Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to meet opposition leaders to discuss next steps in Brexit strategies.

FRANCE

PARIS - Funeral ceremony to be held for former French President Jacques Chirac.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - European Council President Donald Tusk to meet European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen.

UKRAINE

KIEV - Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Arsen Avakov. Separately President Volodymyr Zelensky to receive Soylu.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

ALGERIA

ALGIERS - Chief of staff to deliver speech on current events.

JORDAN

AMMAN - Teachers union rules to continue strike despite court ruling to end it.

YEMEN

SANAA - Following developments after Houthis' announcement of capturing hundreds of Saudi soldiers.

SAUDI ARABIA

RIYADH - Following developments after investigation into murder of Saudi King’s top bodyguard.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release foreign trade statistics for August.

ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak to attend launch of country's New Economy Program for 2020-2022.

ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to announce general government budget balance table, public net debt stock, external debt statistics for second quarter.

ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to release Domestic Borrowing Strategy for October-December period.

ANKARA - Culture and Tourism Ministry to reveal numbers of arriving-departing foreigners in August.

ISTANBUL - Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency to release banking sector statistics for August.

BRUSSELS - European Statistical Office, Eurostat, to reveal unemployment statistics for August.

SPORTS

DOHA - Covering 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships.

SPECIAL REPORT

International journalists acquire war safety skills

By Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) - Anadolu Agency has gathered international journalists for a training which arms them with skills to avoid danger while reporting under emergency situations.