ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TÜRKİYE
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro with official ceremony at presidential complex, followed by a joint news conference after one-on-one, inter-delegation meetings.
ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
ANKARA - Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with Dutch counterpart Wopke Hoekstra.
US
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to participate in inaugural ceremony of 9th Summit of Americas.
WASHINGTON - Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hold hearing on US policy on Syria.
UK
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson to respond to questions from lawmakers for 1st time after surviving no-confidence vote as Conservative Party leader.
LONDON - Counter Terror Expo opens to exhibit latest technologies in fight against terrorism.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold weekly press briefing.
FRANCE
STRASBOURG - Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk to address European Parliament.
ITALY
ROME - Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio to host 1st Mediterranean Ministerial Dialogue on Food Security Crisis.
UKRAINE
KYIV - Following war between Ukraine and Russia, international reactions.
SPORTS
ISTANBUL - Following UEFA Nations League matches.
SPECIAL REPORT
Tanzanian activist fights ocean’s plastic pollution
By Kizito Makoye
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) - In an effort to educate the public about marine conservation, a young science teacher in the East African country of Tanzania is running a campaign to protect the ocean from the looming threat of plastic pollution, which is responsible for the deaths of fish and loss of livelihoods for coastal communities.