Türkiye despatched Wednesday messages of condolences to neighboring Greece after a lethal prepare crash close to the town of Larissa killed at the least 32 individuals and injured 85.
“We have learned with sorrow that many people lost their lives and were injured last night as a result of a train crash in our neighbor Greece,” Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry mentioned in a press release.
“We extend our condolences to the relatives of those who lost their lives in this tragic accident as well as to the people and Government of Greece and wish a speedy recovery to the injured,” the assertion added.
Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu additionally prolonged his condolences in a telephone name together with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias on Wednesday morning.
On a associated notice, Greece was one of many first international locations to come back to Türkiye’s help following the Feb. 6 twin earthquake that killed practically 45,000 individuals.
Despite a historical past of rivalry that goes again centuries, Greece despatched rescuers and humanitarian help inside hours of the catastrophe.
The earthquakes additionally prompted the primary contact in months between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Every week into the aftermath, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias too made the primary go to by a European minister to Türkiye following the earthquakes.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
