Diary

ANKARA (AA) — Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, June 12, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

FRANCE

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron to receive German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Polish President Andrzej Duda for talks in Paris.

GERMANY

BERLIN - NATO countries to launch air maneuvers in German, other European air space as part of Air Defender 2023 military exercise.

BERLIN - First hearing to be held in lawsuit against COVID vaccine maker BioNTech over alleged side effects of jab.

UK

LONDON - Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic to address EU-UK Forum Annual Conference.

LONDON - Following reactions in wake of Home Affairs committee report on asylum claims, migration from Albania.

CHINA

BEIJING - Monitoring first-ever trip to China by Honduras' President Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento to meet with President Xi Jinping.

PAKISTAN/INDIA

KARACHI/NEW DELHI - Following advance of Cyclone Biparjoy as it nears shores of Pakistan and India.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to host NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to attend Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony with AfghanEvac Coalition at Department of State.

WASHINGTON - Blinken also to hold joint press conference with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani at Department of State.

BRAZIL

BRASILIA - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to host talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

VENEZUELA

CARACAS - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Caracas on first stop of official tour of Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba this week.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - After reelection last month, Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to pay his new term's first foreign visit to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), where he will meet with President Ersin Tatar, receive Prime Minister Unal Ustunel.

LEFKOSA - Erdogan, Tatar to discuss developments in Eastern Mediterranean, possible future steps on Cyprus issue before holding joint news conference.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release balance of payments data for April.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to reveal April unemployment data.

SPORTS

DENVER, US - Denver Nuggets to take on Miami Heat at home in NBA Finals Game 5, Nuggets up 3-1 in series as they eye NBA Champions title if they win.

SPECIAL REPORT

Iran-Saudi Arabia ties: What comes next after 'smooth restart'?

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN, Iran (AA) — Less than three months after agreeing to restore diplomatic ties, long-time regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia have recently taken another significant step toward full reconciliation.

SPECIAL REPORT

World 'very far' from eliminating child labor: Activist

By Beyza Binnur Donmez

GENEVA (AA) — The world is "very far" from eliminating child labor and a previous goal to do so by 2025 is entirely out of reach, a human rights activist told Anadolu.

SPECIAL REPORT

Upcoming UN talks must inject ‘credibility’ in climate action: Expert

By Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) — The year 2023 could be "really important" for global climate action, but much depends on what happens at the COP28 meeting later this year, according to a climate change specialist.