ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham at Presidential Complex.
ANKARA - Erdogan also to receive Venezuelan Industries and National Production Minister Tareck El Aissami.
ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank (CBRT) to release International Investment Position for November 2018.
ANKARA - Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges to announce statistics for established and liquidated companies for December 2018.
ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to hold annual General Assembly meeting.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May to continue meeting with groups of MPs to discuss next steps on Brexit strategy after House of Commons rejected her last deal.
GERMANY
BERLIN - President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to meet Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella for talks on bilateral and international issues.
BERLIN - Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli to take part in the 11th summit of ministers of agriculture.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with his German counterpart Heiko Maas who will also hold talks with Ukraine's FM Pavlo Klimkin in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.
SYRIA
ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war in wake of U.S. decision to withdraw its troops.
YEMEN
SANAA - Monitoring developments in humanitarian crisis amid civil war.
SPORTS
ISTANBUL - Round of 19 of 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season to conclude. Anadolu Efes to face Darussafaka Tekfen, both Turkish clubs.
MELBOURNE - Third round matches of the Australian Open.