Published February 18,2023
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Denmark‘s Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen has referred to as for nearer cooperation between the EU and Türkiye following the lethal earthquakes.
“We, alongside many other European countries, have decided to support Turkey with humanitarian aid. This is time you should prove your friendship,” Rasmussen instructed Anadolu on Saturday through the Munich Security Conference.
The high Danish diplomat stated moreover stepping up humanitarian reduction for the earthquake victims, the EU must also bear in mind doable long-term implications of this catastrophe.
“First of all, right now, it’s about stepping up, and deliver aid through channels like Red Cross and other NGOs,” Rasmussen stated.
“And then of course there will be the aftermath, these have implications for Turkey in the long term,” he continued.
“For that, we need close cooperation. We have to ensure that we have close relations in terms of trade and investments, in order to make it possible for Turkey to regain the losses.”
Rasmussen stated EU overseas ministers will talk about the problem on Monday, and he expressed assist for EU time period president Sweden’s efforts.
“On a bilateral basis Sweden is supporting Turkey, but also organizing joint effort among European countries, so we have to take stock on that Monday, and I’ll wait (for) the initiative from the Swedish presidency,” he stated.
At least 40,642 individuals had been killed by the 2 sturdy earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, in response to the most recent figures.
The magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 quakes had been centered in Kahramanmaraş and struck 10 different provinces-Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Hatay, Gaziantep, Malatya, Kilis, Osmaniye, Elazığ and Şanlıurfa. More than 13 million individuals have been affected by the devastating quakes.
They had been additionally felt in different nations within the area, together with Syria, the place at the least 5,840 individuals have been killed.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
