Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

GERMANY

BERLIN – Chancellor Olaf Scholz to hold news conference on Germany's new National Security Strategy plan.

BERLIN – Pharmacies across Germany to close as part of strike action to protest under-funding, excessive bureaucracy, and medication bottlenecks.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS – Ambassadors to EU from member states to discuss bloc's next sanctions package against Russia over its military actions in Ukraine.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA – Annual UN Refugee Agency report analyzing global internal displacement trends to be released.

UK

LONDON – Junior doctors, who are members of British Medical Association, to go on strike for 3 days in ongoing dispute over pay, conditions.

RUSSIA

ST. PETERSBURG – 1st day of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

PAKISTAN / INDIA

KARACHI / NEW DELHI – Following latest on Cyclone Biparjoy as severe storm is expected to make landfall while South Asian neighbors evacuate people from coastal areas.

CHINA

​​​​​​​BEIJING – Following state visit by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to China.

US

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to deliver remarks at American environmental advocacy group League of Conservation Voters' annual Capital Dinner.

NEW YORK – UN Security Council to convene for ministerial-level meeting on 'values of human fraternity in promoting and sustaining peace.'

CANADA

QUEBEC – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to receive update on wildfire situation in Quebec, meet with members of Canadian Armed Forces.

CUBA

HAVANA – On final leg of his South American tour, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to meet Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel.

CHILE

SANTIAGO – Chilean President Gabriel Boric to host talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA – Ankara to host 4th meeting on permanent joint mechanism between Türkiye, Finland, Sweden, and NATO.

THE ECONOMY

LUXEMBOURG – European statistical office to share industrial production data for April.

SPORTS

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands – Netherlands to face Croatia in UEFA Nations League semifinal match.

SPECIAL REPORT

Fed set to pause rate hikes at upcoming meeting: Expert

By Ovunc Kutlu

ISTANBUL (AA) – The US Federal Reserve is set to pause interest rate increases at its upcoming meeting which will conclude Wednesday, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics.

SPECIAL REPORT

Hungary, Türkiye agree to inform each other of possible future steps on Sweden's NATO bid: Minister

By Betul Yuruk

NEW YORK (AA) – Hungary and Türkiye have agreed to inform each other "reciprocally" about possible future steps regarding Sweden's bid to join NATO as the Nordic country awaits their approval of its accession to the alliance, the Hungarian foreign minister said.

SPECIAL REPORT

Is China filling a US-shaped void in the Middle East?

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ISTANBUL (AA) – On his way back, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted in Riyadh last week that Washington was "not pushing" Saudi Arabia to make a choice between ties with the US or ties with China.