ANKARA
Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to separately receive new ambassadors of Paraguay, Singapore, Mauritania and Kenya who will present their letters of credence.
ANKARA - President Erdogan to meet his Bolivian counterpart Juan Evo Morales Ayma at presidential complex. Two leaders also to hold joint news conference.
ANKARA - Bolivian President Ayma to address conference at Ankara University.
ANKARA - Monitoring developments and results from March 31 local elections, including recount in Istanbul.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to host Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at White House.
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify before Senate panel.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May to travel to Berlin and Paris to hold Brexit meetings with Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI - Monitoring developments after Khalifa Haftar, who commands forces loyal to Libya’s eastern government, launches campaign to capture capital Tripoli, where the UN-backed unity government is headquartered.
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
SPECIAL REPORT
Trumps 'gift of Golan recognition' prompts new annexations
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal
LONDON (AA) - There could be increasing trends of annexation of Palestinian land by Israel because of US President Donald Trump’s “gift” of recognizing Syria’s Golan Heights as part of Israel, a British activist said.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkey plays key role in Gambia military training
By Sorwar Alam
BANJUL, The Gambia (AA) - Turkey has given training to Gambian troops and provided military equipment and logistic support to tiny West African nation, a top Turkish Gendarmerie official said.