Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend launch ceremony of third ship in Pakistan MILGEM Corvette Project.

ISTANBUL - Erdogan to meet Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at Vahdettin Mansion.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz to host French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne for talks on bilateral relations, EU, and international issues.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg to hold press conference on next week’s meeting of NATO foreign ministers.

CZECH REPUBLIC

PRAGUE - EU home affairs ministers to hold extraordinary meeting to discuss migration issues.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to meet mothers of servicemen and attend event marking 15th anniversary of Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec.

THE ECONOMY

BERLIN - Destatis to release final reading of Germany’s 3rd quarter GDP growth data.

SPORTS

AL-RAYYAN / AL-KHOR / DOHA - 2022 FIFA World Cup fixtures: Wales vs Iran, England vs US, Qatar vs Senegal, Netherlands vs Ecuador.

SPECIAL REPORT

Miles away from home, rescued Sumatran elephants find peace at Bali sanctuary

By Merve Aydogan

ANKARA (AA) – Known for its tropical beaches, terraced rice fields, mystical and colorful temples, as well as forests, Indonesia’s Bali island is home to at least 31 rescued Sumatran elephants.

SPECIAL REPORT

Effective water management in Alps key to EU energy security

By Jo Harper

TRENTO, Italy (AA) – Water management in the Alps will be the key concern for Switzerland, the first non-European Union member state to take over the 12-month presidency of the EU’s Alpine region, according to participants at a European Commission-sponsored conference in Italy.​​​​​​​