Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, April 8, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to depart Istanbul for meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Erdogan, Putin to chair 8th meeting of High Level Cooperation Council following one-on-one talks in at Kremlin.

MOSCOW - Two leaders to attend joint news conference at Kremlin.

MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to take part in opening ceremony of 12th session of the Russian-Arab Business Council (RABC) and 4th International Exhibition and Forum Arabia EXPO 2019.

UK

LONDON- Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald to speak to Anadolu Agency on Brexit's possible effects to Northern Ireland.

LONDON- Brexit related developments to be followed.

GERMANY

BERLIN - President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to host Berlin-based foreign journalists at presidential palace and deliver remarks on major foreign policy issues.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Monitoring developments after Khalifa Haftar, who commands forces loyal to Libya’s eastern government, launches campaign to capture capital Tripoli, where UN-backed unity government headquartered.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPORT

BUCHAREST - European Wrestling Championships to begin in Romanian capital.

BATUMI - European Weightlifting Championship to continue in Georgian city.

SPECIAL REPORT

US keeps pressuring Turkey against S-400 deal with Russia

By Zehra Nur Duz and Satuk Bugra Kutlugun

ANKARA (AA) - While the delivery of S-400 missile defense systems is expected to top the agenda of Monday’s meeting between Turkish and Russian presidents, the U.S. has not yet back down from making its NATO ally to reconsider its decision.