Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, May 6, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Cankaya palace. They will participate meeting of NATO Council and NATO Mediterranean Dialogue partners.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with Stoltenberg.

ANKARA - Following reactions after Israeli warplanes hit building in Gaza where Anadolu Agency's office is also located.

ANKARA - Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Minister Chingiz Aidarbekov to hold talks with Turkish officials.

US

WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence to speak on opening day of Satellite 2019 conference.

WASHINGTON - Golf icon Tiger Woods to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom award from President Donald Trump.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza to hold news conference at country’s embassy in Moscow.

FINLAND

ROVANIEMI - Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to take part in 11th ministerial meeting of Arctic Council. Lavrov expected to meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on sidelines of event.

NORTH MACEDONIA

SKOPJE - Following developments in aftermath of presidential election in North Macedonia.

SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG - Special voting for some 77,500 Africans to start ahead of May 8 general and provincial elections. Elderly, sick and pregnant women will be granted permission to cast their ballots.

JOHANNESBURG - South African Institute for Race Relations to unveil its latest survey on the upcoming performance of political parties in Wednesday’s polls.

NIGERIA

LAGOS - UN General Assembly President Maria Espinosa to visit Nigeria to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari on undisclosed agenda.

VENEZUELA

CARACAS - Monitoring crisis after coup bid.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.