UNESCO members in solidarity with quake-hit Türkiye

UNESCO members in solidarity with quake-hit Türkiye

Published February 14,2023


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The everlasting consultant of Türkiye to UNESCO organized a assist marketing campaign after final week’s earthquakes.

Ambassador Gulnur Aybet held the marketing campaign at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Representatives from many international locations, together with Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Nigeria, attended the occasion.

She thanked the Ambassador to Uzbekistan Umid Shadiev and the Ambassador to Azerbaijan Elman Abdullayev, specifically.

Abdullayev advised Anadolu that his nation shares Türkiye’s ache.

“We want to remind that we, Azerbaijanis, as a component of the Turkic world, stand side by side with Türkiye, and are ready to mobilize all of our capacities to provide the support needed,” he stated.

The everlasting consultant of Uzbekistan to UNESCO, Umid Shadiev stated that “Türkiye’s losses are his country’s losses.”

Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, ambassador of Pakistan to France and consultant everlasting to UNESCO, expressed his nation’s help to Türkiye.

“This earthquake has devastated and saddened us all,” he advised Anadolu, guaranteeing that Pakistan has mobilized all the pieces to indicate solidarity.

“We will continue our efforts, knowing that the Turkish nation will come out stronger from this big disaster,” he added.

Pakistani associations Muslim Hands France and Pakistan Business Forum France have collected a donation of €35,000 ($37,560) for the victims.

The latter’s consultant Shahibzada Ateeq recalled that in 2005 after an earthquake hit Pakistan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his household went to the nation to indicate help.

Pakistan additionally donated 350 packages of emergency assist materials, together with blankets and garments.

Nigerian consultant to UNESCO, Hajo Sani hailed “strong and historic” ties between Türkiye and her nation, and expressed Nigeria’s help.

On Feb. 6, two large earthquakes struck southern Türkiye.

The magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 quakes have been felt in a number of international locations and triggered destruction in northern Syria.

More than 31,600 folks have been killed in Türkiye, in keeping with the most recent official figures, whereas loss of life toll topped 3,600 in Syria.

Source: www.anews.com.tr

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