Turkish chief hosts a rare summit of leaders of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) within the Turkish capital, Ankara.
(AA)
The Turkic world has been among the many first to assist after the lethal February 6 earthquakes in southern Türkiye, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mentioned.
Erdogan made the declaration on Thursday as he hosted the extraordinary summit of leaders of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) within the Turkish capital, Ankara.
“We called for international help. The Turkic world was among the first to help. You did not leave us alone in our most difficult moment,” Erdogan mentioned on the opening of the summit.
“Our beloved nation will never forget your support,” he added.
“We will once again show at the highest level that the Turkic world is of one heart and band together,” Erdogan additional mentioned.
Erdogan was joined by OTS Secretary-General Kubanychbek Omuraliev on the presidential advanced as they welcomed leaders of the Turkic-speaking world.
The summit was additionally attended by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Ersin Tatar, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in addition to Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan.
Following the summit, the leaders signed the Ankara declaration, which conveyed condolences to the Turkish folks for the 2 devastating earthquakes.
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On February 6, the magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 quakes struck 11 provinces — Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Elazig, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa, claiming the lives of practically 50,000 folks.
More than 13.5 million folks in Türkiye have been affected by the devastating quakes, in addition to many others in northern Syria.
Multilateral cooperation and coordination
During the assembly, whose theme is Disaster-Emergency Management and Humanitarian Assistance, the leaders mentioned the multilateral cooperation and coordination mechanisms within the combat towards disasters, in addition to different challenges within the area.
The OTS, previously known as the Turkic Council, is a global group comprising distinguished unbiased Turkic international locations that work collectively to raise relations and union amongst themselves.
Its members are Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, whereas EU state Hungary, Turkmenistan, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus have observer standing.
Following the assembly, President Erdogan additionally held a separate bilateral assembly with Hungary’s Orban, however there have been no further particulars launched of the assembly on the time of publication.
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Source: AA
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