Anadolu Agency’s Morning Briefing – Sept. 1, 2022

Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.

Afghanistan marked the first anniversary of the US troop withdrawal from the country after a 20-year conflict between foreign forces and the Taliban.

Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders agreed to accelerate work on a peace treaty, European Council President Charles Michel announced following their negotiations in Brussels.

The US declined to respond directly to Turkish statements that Greece has increasingly harassed Turkish jets flying over international airspace but did urge the two neighbors to “resolve (their) differences diplomatically.”

Türkiye is planning to submit to NATO and its allies the radar logs showing how a Greek S-300 air defense system harassed Turkish F-16 jets during a mission in international airspace, sources said.

The US struck a guarded note of optimism that it can reach an agreement with Iran on a mutual return to the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement.

At least 22 million people living in Pakistan, or 10% of the population, have been potentially exposed to flooding, according to a map published by a UN agency.

A mission from the UN’s nuclear watchdog arrived in Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia to inspect Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.

G-7 finance ministers on Friday are set to discuss putting a price cap on Russian oil, according to US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.

Moody’s raised the Turkish economy’s growth forecast for 2022 from 3.5% to 4.5%, according to the credit rating agency’s Global Macro Outlook 2022-23 Report August update.

Source: Anadolu Agency