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ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to separately receive new ambassadors of Paraguay, Singapore, Mauritania and Kenya who will present their letters of credence.

ANKARA - President Erdogan to meet his Bolivian counterpart Juan Evo Morales Ayma at presidential complex. Two leaders also to hold joint news conference.

ANKARA - Bolivian President Ayma to address conference at Ankara University.

ANKARA - Monitoring developments and results from March 31 local elections, including recount in Istanbul.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to host Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at White House.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify before Senate panel.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May to travel to Berlin and Paris to hold Brexit meetings with Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron.

LIBYA

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

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPECIAL REPORT

Trumps 'gift of Golan recognition' prompts new annexations

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) - There could be increasing trends of annexation of Palestinian land by Israel because of US President Donald Trump’s “gift” of recognizing Syria’s Golan Heights as part of Israel, a British activist said.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey plays key role in Gambia military training

By Sorwar Alam

BANJUL, The Gambia (AA) - Turkey has given training to Gambian troops and provided military equipment and logistic support to tiny West African nation, a top Turkish Gendarmerie official said.