Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party group meeting and chair National Security Council (MGK) meeting at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

ANKARA - Following latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

MALABO - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu set to pay visit in final stop on his three-nation West African tour. Cavusoglu also to attend ribbon-cutting for Turkey's Embassy in capital Malabo.

US

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to deliver remarks on “Operation Legend: Combatting violent crime in American cities.”

UK

LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take questions from parliamentarians.

LONDON - Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to host his German counterpart Heiko Mass for talks on Iran, China, Russia, and security cooperation post-Brexit.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with his Algerian counterpart Sabri Boukadoum.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release domestic tourism figures for first quarter of 2020.

SPECIAL REPORT

Rwanda turns harmful plastic into construction material

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - A firm in the African country of Rwanda has found ways to turn single-use plastic into construction material under tough new laws on the use of plastic and waste management.

SPECIAL REPORT

Armenian threat to Turkey-Azerbaijan energy corridor

By Cavid Veliyev

ISTANBUL (AA) - Clashes along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border on July 12-14 not only triggered widespread international condemnation but also highlighted Yerevan’s desperation to divert world attention from occupied territories.

SPECIAL REPORT

India: 11 rare rhinos die in flooded Kaziranga Park

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) - With over 80 people dying in floods in northeastern India and 2.4 million people feeling the impact, 113 wild animals, including 11 one-horned rhinos, also died at Kaziranga Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Assam state, officials said.