ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
GERMANY
BERLIN - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to be welcomed by German counterpart Frank Walter Steinmeier at Bellevue Palace with military ceremony.
BERLIN - Erdogan also due to be received by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and speak at joint press conference.
BERLIN - Turkish president to meet German business leaders. He and First Lady Emine Erdogan also due to attend honorary dinner to be hosted by Steinmeier.
TURKEY
ANKARA - TurkStat to release foreign trade statistics for August.
ANKARA - Central bank to release international reserves and foreign currency liquidity figures for August.
ANKARA - Ministry of Culture and Tourism to release number of arriving-departing foreigners and citizens figures for August.
ANKARA - Ministry of Treasury and Finance to release external debt statistics of Turkey for the second quarter of this year.
ANKARA - Ministry of Health to release annual official figures for 2017.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee expected to vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
TAJIKISTAN
DUSHANBE - Commonwealth of Independent States to hold presidential summit.
YEMEN
SANAA - Following developments in Yemen Civil War.
SYRIA
IDLIB - Following developments in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province after Turkey-Russia agreement.
KOSOVO
PRISTINA - Office for Community Affairs at Kosovo Prime Minister's Office to hosts reception marking Day of Kosovo’s Bosniak Community.
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
SARAJEVO - Chairman of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bakir Izetbegovic to attend International Sarajevo Halal Fair 2018.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON - Facing charges in Turkey of funding Fetullah terrorist organization, Fugitive Turkish businessman Hamdi Akin Ipek to appear in Westminster Magistrates Court as part of extradition proceedings.
SPORTS
SPAIN
TENERIFE/CANARY ISLANDS - 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup quarter-finals to continue with following encounters.
USA vs. Nigeria / Australia vs. China / Belgium vs. France / Canada vs. Spain