Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - Foreign ministers of the EU countries to meet.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - UK to host UK-Africa Investment Summit in London which will see attendance of 21 African leaders -- including Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov to hold news conference on upcoming BRICS summit.

LIBYA/RUSSIA/TURKEY

TRIPOLI/MOSCOW/ANKARA - Monitoring developments on diplomatic initiatives carried out to find a solution to crisis in Libya following Berlin Conference, as well as on cease-fire process.

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU - Azerbaijan to mark 30th anniversary of 1990 Black January massacre.

GAMBIA

BANJUL - Thousands of Gambians are expected to take to streets against President Adama Barrow, demanding him to respect his pledge to quit power after 3 years in office.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB/RAQQA/HASAKAH - Monitoring developments after cease-fire brokered by Turkey and Russia came into effect in Idlib, which was targeted by Bashar al-Assad regime and allies.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Monitoring anti-government protests across country.

IRAN

TEHRAN - Following nationwide anti-government protests.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release International Investment Position data for November 2019.

ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to reveal Central Government's Debt statistics for December 2019.

LUXEMBOURG - European statistic office Eurostat to announce GDP data for the third quarter of 2019.

SPORTS

MELBOURNE - Tennis’ first Grand Slam of the year, Australian Open, gets underway with some players already complaining of poor air quality from bushfires.