ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
QATAR
DOHA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend foreign ministers' meeting of Asian Cooperation Dialogue.
US
WASHINGTON - Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan to testify at House Appropriations Committee's Defense Subcommittee on Defense Department's FY2020 Budget hearing.
UK
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May to respond to questions at weekly session.
LONDON - Worker unions to hold May Day march in central London.
VENEZUELA
CARACAS - Monitoring crisis after coup bid
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
SPORTS
ISTANBUL – Anadolu Efes to face Barcelona in EuroLeague basketball quarterfinal playoffs.
BARCELONA – Barcelona to face Liverpool in semi-finals of UEFA Champions League.
SPECIAL REPORT
Zambia looks to enhance defense ties with Turkey
By Nilay Kar Onum
ISTANBUL (AA) - Zambia’s defense minister praised his country’s bilateral relations with Turkey and voiced hope that defense ties between the two countries would further strengthen in the future.