Türkiye will always remember the solidarity displayed by the EU, the UN, and different worldwide organizations after the Feb. 6 earthquakes, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mentioned on Monday.
“We will never forget the solidarity displayed by all our friends, the EU with its institutions, member and candidate countries, by the UN, and other international organizations, in these difficult days,” Erdoğan mentioned.
Erdogan just about addressed the opening session of the International Donors’ Conference, organized by the European Commission and the Swedish Presidency of the EU Council to help victims affected by the devastating earthquakes in southern Türkiye.
“This conference is another example of how well-grounded the relations between our peoples are,” he mentioned.
On Feb. 6, magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 quakes struck 11 provinces-Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Elazig, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa-in southern Türkiye, and claimed the lives of a minimum of 50,096 individuals.
More than 13.5 million individuals in Türkiye have been affected by the devastating quakes, in addition to many others in northern Syria.
Türkiye at present hosts greater than 4 million refugees, together with 3.5 million Syrians, Erdogan mentioned.
“Today, as we heal the injuries of the century’s catastrophe in our nation, we’re in solidarity with the Syrian individuals who had been affected by the earthquakes.
“We provide the necessary facilitation for third parties and other countries to transfer humanitarian aid materials by land and air to earthquake victims in Syria. We will continue this attitude in the future,” he added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
