The European Union has proven nice solidarity with Türkiye throughout such a troublesome interval, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says at a joint press convention with senior EU officers.
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Türkiye’s prime diplomat has expressed gratitude to the European Union and the worldwide neighborhood for the assist and solidarity given within the wake of lethal earthquakes earlier this month.
The EU has proven nice solidarity with Türkiye throughout such a troublesome interval, Mevlut Cavusoglu mentioned on Wednesday at a joint press convention within the capital Ankara with EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi and Johan Forssell, the worldwide growth minister of Sweden, at the moment the EU’s time period president.
Underlining that Türkiye has benefitted from EU solidarity funds and its Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) as a candidate nation, Cavusoglu mentioned there had been interruptions in IPA funds earlier than and that such interruptions weren’t helpful.
For his half, EU Commissioner Varhelyi conveyed his condolences over the lethal earthquakes and mentioned they had been in Türkiye to assist.
“We care because we are friends because we are allies and I think this cannot be underlined strong enough.”
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Turkish FM Cavusoglu in joint presser with officers from EU and Sweden:
– EU emergency help directed to us
– 50k tents and 100k blankets had been supplied
– EU officers proceed to pledge their assist pic.twitter.com/onbkD38mOT— TRT World (@trtworld) February 22, 2023
‘Unimaginable disaster’
“My generation for sure has not seen such a devastating earthquake on the planet and this is why the human suffering is immense,” he confused.
Meanwhile, Forssell additionally conveyed a message of “solidarity and of commitment to the people in Türkiye affected by the devastating earthquakes.”
“There are, of course, no words of condolences from the outside world that will properly match this unimaginable catastrophe and its consequences for the Turkish people. But, we can take action and we will take action, and that is why we are here today,” Forssell added.
At least 42,310 individuals had been killed by two sturdy earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on February 6. Thousands of others had been injured.
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Thousands of aftershocks
The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) mentioned the quakes, centred within the Pazarcik and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaras province, had been adopted by 7,184 aftershocks.
Several international locations within the area, together with Syria and Lebanon, additionally felt the tremors that struck in lower than 10 hours.
A complete of 14,740 native and worldwide search and rescue personnel are at the moment working within the area, it added.
The groups have arrange tent and container cities within the earthquake zone in addition to cell well being clinics to supply psychological assist to the victims.
Separately, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu introduced at a press briefing that no less than six individuals had been killed and 562 others wounded with 18 in vital situation after a contemporary earthquake jolted Türkiye’s southernmost province of Hatay late on Monday.
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