Diary

ANKARA (AA) — Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing / breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden expected to speak at Black History Month reception.

WASHINGTON - US Agency for International Development to hold press briefing on country's assistance to earthquake-hit areas in Türkiye, Syria.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to receive briefing on UN Support Mission in Libya before member nations meet for afternoon consultations on North Korea sanctions.

FLORIDA - SpaceX, NASA to launch Crew-6 mission to International Space Station.

UK

LONDON - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to meet EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in London for talks on Northern Ireland Protocol.

LONDON - About 70,000 university, college staff to go on strike until March 2 over ongoing pay, pension issues.

FRANCE

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron to give speech on engagement with Africa.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to chair Belgrade-Pristina dialogue between Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint press conference with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, followed by meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry, who will be visiting country's southern earthquake zone.

ANKARA - Following aftermath of powerful earthquakes which struck 11 southern provinces on Feb. 6.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release foreign trade statistics for January, economic confidence index for February.

SPORTS

PARIS - Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 to be presented at ceremony.

SPECIAL REPORT

EU 'complicit' in Mediterranean human rights abuses: Human Rights Watch

By Leila Nezirevic

LONDON (AA) — The European Commission earlier this month handed over search and rescue boats to the Libyan Coast Guard, promising four additional vessels to help prevent migrants and asylum seekers from fleeing to Europe.