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TURKEY AGREES TO EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FROM ARMENIA, BUT FORMAL REQUEST NOT YET RECEIVED
news.am, Armenia
Oct 26 2011
YEREVAN. - Turkey requested for earthquake relief missions from around
thirty countries, which earlier had offered Turkey assistance. These
countries also include Armenia, Russia, US, China, Japan, neighboring
countries as well as EU. Turkey will also receive aid from Israel.
Turkish MFA stated that Turkey is prepared to receive international
assistance from those countries that had expressed readiness to
provide earthquake relief to the country.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, immediately upon hearing
the news of the earthquake, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who was
on a state visit to the Russian Federation at the time, had sent an
urgent message of condolence to his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul,
and had offered Armenia's assistance.
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, however, had said Turkey was capable
of surmounting the tremor's effects on its own, but at the same time
he had thanked all those countries, including Armenia and Israel,
which had offered to provide assistance.
But Yerevan has not yet received a formal request from the Turkish
side, Ministry of Emergency Situations Press Service informed Armenian
News-NEWS.am, noting that, upon receiving the request, Turkey must
specify the kind of assistance it needs.
news.am, Armenia
Oct 26 2011
YEREVAN. - Turkey requested for earthquake relief missions from around
thirty countries, which earlier had offered Turkey assistance. These
countries also include Armenia, Russia, US, China, Japan, neighboring
countries as well as EU. Turkey will also receive aid from Israel.
Turkish MFA stated that Turkey is prepared to receive international
assistance from those countries that had expressed readiness to
provide earthquake relief to the country.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, immediately upon hearing
the news of the earthquake, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who was
on a state visit to the Russian Federation at the time, had sent an
urgent message of condolence to his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul,
and had offered Armenia's assistance.
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, however, had said Turkey was capable
of surmounting the tremor's effects on its own, but at the same time
he had thanked all those countries, including Armenia and Israel,
which had offered to provide assistance.
But Yerevan has not yet received a formal request from the Turkish
side, Ministry of Emergency Situations Press Service informed Armenian
News-NEWS.am, noting that, upon receiving the request, Turkey must
specify the kind of assistance it needs.