Türkiye will proceed cooperation with the EU in restoration and rebuilding processes following final month’s devastating earthquakes within the nation’s south, says Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
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Türkiye noticed “strong international solidarity” following final month’s lethal earthquakes that shook the nation’s southern provinces, the Turkish overseas minister has stated.
“We have a phrase ‘united we stand, united we are stronger’ and we believe in this. I do know that many European countries also use this phrase,” Mevlut Cavusoglu stated in his remarks made to the EU ambassadors to Türkiye and different European diplomats in Ankara on Thursday.
“Now, we are seeing strong international solidarity at a time of disaster we are going through. This support not only gives us morale but also gives us strength.”
He stated the first agenda of the assembly with the diplomats is the February 6 earthquake, including that there are residents of different international locations who additionally misplaced their lives within the large earthquakes.
“We have experienced a disaster that led to the major loss of life and destruction in our republic’s history. It is the extraordinary natural disaster to occur in a European country in a century,” he stated.
Calling for joint motion on points threatening humanity, Cavusoglu stated that Türkiye has been “the most charitable country in the world according to its national income” because it “stood by anyone in need of help.”
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Spirit of solidarity
Recalling his participation within the current G-20 overseas ministers’ assembly within the Indian capital New Delhi and the fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in Qatar’s capital Doha, Cavusoglu stated: “We have seen that all countries are on our side, from the most developed to the least developed countries.”
“The European Union, with its member countries, candidate countries and institutions, has a great share in this support,” he added.
The Turkish minister additionally thanked all international locations that despatched their officers on solidarity visits to Türkiye and its quake-hit areas.
Noting that the EU’s emergency help and search and rescue groups have been dispatched to Türkiye instantly, Cavusoglu stated that his nation will “continue cooperation with EU in recovery and rebuilding processes in the upcoming period.”
“Türkiye, of course, is an important country in our common home – Europe. Türkiye is either a neighbour, a commercial partner or an ally of many countries who are here today,” Cavusoglu stated as he added that the “earthquake once again reminded us not only of our neighbourliness, friendship and alliance but also of our human ties.”
He expressed hopes for this spirit of solidarity, alliance and friendship to “be reflected in all dimensions of Türkiye-EU relations in the coming period,” and stated: “Regional and international developments show how important our cooperation is at the global level.”
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Turkish, Greek defence chiefs talk about Türkiye quakes
Turkish National Defence Minister Hulusi Akar and his Greek counterpart Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos have mentioned final month’s highly effective earthquakes in Türkiye’s southern area that claimed the lives of at the very least 46,104 individuals.
In a telephone name, Panagiotopoulos reiterated his condolences for the earthquake victims, the Turkish National Defence Ministry stated in a press release.
Akar, for his half, thanked Panagiotopoulos for his condolence message and for the solidarity proven by Greece.
During the “constructive and positive” telephone name, the ministers agreed to develop an agenda based mostly on good neighbourly relations between the 2 neighbouring international locations, in line with the assertion.
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. More than 13.5 million individuals in Türkiye have been affected by the devastating quakes, in addition to many others in northern Syria.
Condolences have poured in from around the globe, expressing solidarity with Türkiye, with many international locations sending rescue groups and help, together with Greece.
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Source: AA
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