February 21, 2022

*) Biden, Putin agree to hold summit on Ukraine crisis France says US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed - in principle - to hold a summit on Ukraine. But Biden said the meeting would “only take place” if Russia does not invade Ukraine. The summit is planned after the meeting of G7 leaders on February 24, which will also discuss the ongoing crisis. The announcement was made as new satellite imagery shows an increase of Russian troops on its border with Ukraine. *) Iranian lawmakers lay out six condition to revive nuclear deal Iran could reach a new nuclear deal with western countries soon. Iran's parliament laid out six conditions to revive the deal. Tehran says it will reverse its nuclear steps but insists Washington must first lift sanctions on the country. But Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is sceptical about the agreement. According to him, the new deal is weaker than the previous one in 2015. *) Ethiopia begins producing power at Nile mega-dam Ethiopia starts producing electricity from a controversial dam built on the Blue Nile, even as Sudan and Egypt continue their opposition to the project. After inaugurating the dam on Sunday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will feed electricity to 60 percent of the population. He also dismissed Egyptian and Sundanese concerns that the dam will hinder the flow of the Nile's water into their countries. *) Erdogan visits African countires Turkiye has donated 100-thousand Covid-19 vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Kinshasa as part of his four-day tour of central and west Africa. He was received by his Congolese counterpart President Felix Tshi-sekedi. At least seven bilateral agreements on defence, construction and transport were signed. Erdogan also thanked his host for supporting Turkiye's fight against terrorism. On Monday, President Ergodan will visit Senegal and his trip will end in Guinea-Bissau. And finally … *