Race is alternative to strengthen relations between two nations, says state secretary in Ministry of Sports.
(AA Archive)
The Turkish-Serbian Friendship Cup, which has been a practice within the Serbian capital Belgrade since 2018, was held for folks affected by the devastating twin earthquakes that struck Türkiye in early February.
Members of Türkiye’s biking membership from Mardin, one of many cities that suffered harm within the earthquakes, had been particular company on the race on Sunday, by which greater than 250 cyclists participated.
Turkish Ambassador to Serbia Hami Aksoy mentioned additionally they celebrated each National Sovereignty and Children’s Day and the 103rd anniversary of the inspiration of the nation’s parliament.
“Sport brings people together, gathers them in one place. We will continue with these activities,” mentioned Aksoy.
Friendly relations
The State Secretary in Serbia’s Ministry of Sports, Marko Keselj, mentioned he was glad that this was one other alternative and event to strengthen brotherly and pleasant relations between the 2 nations.
“Following the tragic earthquakes in Türkiye, Serbian rescuers and our firefighters were among the first to come to the aid of the Turkish people. Thus, this race and all sports events can be one of the examples of how we strengthen friendly relations between our two countries,” mentioned Keselj.
Citizens and civil organisations in addition to the Serbian authorities organised many campaigns to assist Türkiye’s quake victims.
The twin earthquakes on February 6 in southern Türkiye killed greater than 50,000 folks within the nation.
The magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 quakes struck 11 Turkish provinces – Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Elazig, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa.
Around 14 million folks in Türkiye have been affected by the quakes.
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Source: AA
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