Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair National Security Council meeting at presidential complex, receive Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with his Togolese counterpart Robert Dussey.

ANKARA - Following gradual normalization process with declining COVID-19 cases in Turkey, as well as pandemic situation worldwide.

PAKISTAN​​​​​​​

ISLAMABAD - Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to meet Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Sahibe Gafarova, and deliver remarks at closing session of Parliamentary Assembly of Economic Cooperation Organization.

PALESTINE

JERUSALEM - Following aftermath of cease-fire agreement between Israel, Hamas.

MYANMAR

YANGON – Monitoring developments in Myanmar after Feb. 1 military coup triggered violent protests, crackdown.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - Head of European Union Foreign Policy Josep Borrell to meet with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Trade Minister Mehmet Mus to announce preliminary foreign trade figures for May.

SPECIAL REPORT

India: ‘Growing bicycling trend amid pandemic encouraging’

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) - People in India have taken to bicycling in large numbers to beat pandemic restrictions for exercise, a health expert has said on eve of World Bicycle Day.

SPECIAL REPORT

Rwanda encourages bicycle taxis for city transportation

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – The landlocked African country Rwanda is perhaps the only country, where bicycle taxis are seen circumventing traffic jams and transporting men and material in the capital Kigali.