Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to separately receive foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, governor of Gagauz in presidential complex. Erdogan is also due to chair his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's Central Executive Board meeting.

ANKARA - Following 5th Trilateral Foreign Ministers' meeting between Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. Foreign ministers of 3 countries are due to hold joint news conference.

ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkmenistan’s counterpart Rasit Meredov to hold bilateral meeting, hold joint news conference.

ANKARA - Following latest developments on COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide, including new virus strains.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to participate in his 1st virtual bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Libyan parliament to convene to discuss latest developments in the country, government formation.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Following developments in southern Dhi Qar province following killing of protester.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - President Michel Aoun to deliver speech on government formation bid, economic crisis.

YEMEN

SANAA - Following regional, international efforts to end military escalation in country.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

KINSHASA - Following developments after killing of Italian ambassador.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - TurkStat to announce road motor vehicle figures for January.

ANKARA - European statistical department Eurostat to reveal inflation figures for January.

ANKARA - Industry and Technology Ministry to reveal international direct investments in 2020.

SPECIAL REPORT

Normalization process in Bangsamoro seeks more time: Chief Minister

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ANKARA (AA) - The top official of the Bangsamoro autonomous region in the southern Philippines says the normalization process to pave the way for elections will take until 2025, arguing that many important goals in an agreed peace plan are yet to be realized.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kashmir situation likely to deteriorate in 2021: Report

By Hilal Mir

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - Violence along the de-facto border in Kashmir is likely to continue to increase and India and Pakistan are unlikely in the near future to make efforts to resolve the conflict bilaterally, according to a report by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) Project.

SPECIAL REPORT

OPINION - Nine things that need to happen for a new inclusive Myanmar

By Maung Zarni

LONDON (AA) - I woke up to the live images of hundreds of thousands of Civil Disobedience Movement activists filling the streets of my old city of Mandalay where I roamed for 25 years.

SPECIAL REPORT

Geopolitical rivalry blocks Libyan settlement, says expert

By Zehra Nur Duz

ANKARA (AA) - Realizing that even after a decade of popular uprising Libya continues to remain in chaos, an expert on the region urged for granting a social space to the traumatized country to bring divided institutions together.

SPECIAL REPORT

Yemen: Women captives recall ordeal in Houthi prisons

By Mohammed Alragawi

ISTANBUL (AA) - Three Yemen-based human rights organizations have accused Iran-backed Houthi rebels of committing civil rights violations, amounting to war crimes.

SPECIAL REPORT

Rwanda: Spike in mental disorder cases among genocide survivors

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - A spike in mental health cases has been noticed in Rwanda among the survivors of the 1994 genocide which took place against the Tutsi ethnic group.