Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President and ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party chair Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend his party’s presentation of mayoral candidates for upcoming local elections.

ANKARA - Turkey’s statistical authority (TurkStat) to release tourism statistics and foreign trade figures for 2018.

ANKARA - Ministry of Culture and Tourism to release 2018 figures for arrivals and departures by foreigners and citizens.

ANKARA - European Statistical Office (Eurostat) to release unemployment figures for December 2018.

ISTANBUL - International entertainment and game expo Gaming Istanbul (GIST) 2019 to kick off.

ROMANIA

BUCHAREST - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold talks on the sidelines of Gymnich, an informal meeting of foreign ministers of EU member states and candidate countries.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Memorial service to be held at German parliament for victims of Nazi dictatorship.

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet premiers of German states for talks on Brexit, energy transition and integration of refugees.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to take part in events marking 10th anniversary of Russian Orthodox Church Local Council and enthronement of Patriarch.

MOSCOW - Turkish Defense Ministry delegation to hold meeting with Russian counterparts.

MOSCOW - Konstantin Kosachev, chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs, to meet with Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed al-Hakim.

MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova to hold news conference.

CHINA

BEIJING - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov to meet with U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Andrea Thompson.

US

WASHINGTON - Monitoring developments after President Donald Trump's announcement of withdrawal from Syria.

VENEZUELA

CARACAS - Monitoring developments on opposition-held demonstrations in different parts of capital Caracas.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war in wake of US decision to withdraw its troops.

YEMEN

SANAA - Monitoring developments in humanitarian crisis amid civil war.

SPORTS

MUNICH - Round 21 of 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season to tip off. Turkey's Fenerbahce to face Germany's Bayern Munich.

ISTANBUL - Mid-season transfer window to be closed for Turkey.