Turkish foreign minister meets heads of UN migration, refugee agencies

Turkish foreign minister meets heads of UN migration, refugee agencies

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Friday met International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Antonio Vitorino and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in Ankara, who’re within the nation to specific solidarity after the lethal Feb. 6 earthquakes.

Çavuşoğlu tweeted that he expressed his “gratitude for #earthquake solidarity” to IOM’s Vitorino, and in addition mentioned joint tasks.

Later, the Turkish minister hosted Grandi. “Disaster of the century was the main issue on our agenda,” mentioned Çavuşoğlu on Twitter.

Grandi and Vitorino have been later obtained by Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay individually.

Pascale Moreau, UNHCR Europe area director, and Türkiye consultant Philippe Leclerc additionally accompanied Grandi within the assembly.

The magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 quakes struck 11 provinces in southern Türkiye, killing greater than 46,000 individuals and destroying hundreds of buildings.

Source: www.anews.com.tr