Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.

ISTANBUL - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif to hold joint press conference.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

ANKARA - Following developments in wake of pirate attack on cargo ship in waters off the Gulf of Guinea, kidnapping Turkish crew.

EUROPEAN UNION

BRUSSELS - European Medicines Agency (EMA) expected to announce decision on COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca.

ITALY

ROME - Following developments in current government crisis.

PALESTINE

RAMALLAH - Palestinians to hold anti-settlement protests in various parts of occupied West Bank.

SUDAN

KHARTOUM - Following tension along Sudanese-Ethiopian border.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Latest developments in Iraqi government offensive against remnants of terrorist group Daesh/ISIS.

NIGERIA

ABUJA - Following surrender of 7 prominent bandits, handover of arms.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release tourism statistics for 2020.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistics Institute to release foreign trade statistics for 2020.

ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to announce borrowing strategy for next 3 months.

ANKARA - Culture and Tourism Ministry to announce number of arriving and departing foreigners and citizens for 2020.

SPECIAL REPORT

Challenges in US-Mexico relations

By Jorge Antonio Rocha

MEXICO (AA) - On Jan. 22, after his first phone conversation with US President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on social media: "Everything indicates that the relationship will be good for the well-being of our people and our nations."

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Biden returning to multilateralism in Latin America’

By Bala Chambers

LONDON (AA) - While new US President Joe Biden’s return to multilateralism, the Paris Agreement, and a commitment to protect the Amazon forests has raised hopes, experts believe there will be less substance in US-Latin America relations due to a host of factors.

SPECIAL REPORT

Archives reveal French role in Rwandan genocide

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - Experts have urged France to own up its role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, which witnessed the killing of about one million people belonging to the Tutsi ethnic group in a span of just 100 days.

SPECIAL REPORT

Delivery bikers, supply chain lifeline, seek respect

By Ali Murat Alhas

ANKARA (AA) - Braving unprecedented restrictions against the COVID-19 pandemic, motorbike delivery drivers became the backbone of Turkey’s supply chain mechanism, bringing food, medicine, masks, and other essential items from just a phone call away.​​​​​​​