ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive separately US president’s senior adviser Jared Kushner, Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno. Erdogan and Itno also due to hold news conference after bilateral, inter-delegation meetings.
ANKARA - Erdogan to receive newly elected parliament speaker Mustafa Sentop and several opinion leaders from eastern and southeastern Turkey at presidential complex.
ANKARA - Parliament speaker also due to meet Chad’s president.
ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend conference titled ‘Humanitarian and Enterprising Diplomacy’ at Ankara’s TOBB University of Economics and Technology.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to hold hearing with Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May to respond to questions in House of Commons.
LONDON - Series of amendments on Brexit expected to be voted by lawmakers.
FRANCE
PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss bilateral relations, EU and international issues.
VIETNAM
HANOI - US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to meet in Vietnam.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
CHINA
WUZHEN - The 16th meeting of foreign ministers of Russia, India and China to be held under China’s chairmanship.
VENEZUELA
CARACAS - Monitoring crisis over nation’s leadership.
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
IRAN
TEHRAN - Following developments after resignation of Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.
SPORTS
HATAY - Galatasaray to face Hatayspor in second leg of Turkish Cup quarterfinals.
SPECIAL REPORT
Bangladesh to set example on social development
By Sorwar Alam
ANKARA - Bangladesh will be a role model for the rest of the world in social services provided by the government to help poor, ill, disabled and elderly people, said an official.
SPECIAL REPORT
Egypt summit exposed EU’s neglect of rights: Experts
By Mohamed Sheikh Yusuf
ISTANBUL - Political experts have criticized this week’s EU-Arab summit, which wrapped up Monday evening in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh.