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ARMENIA SENDS AID FOR TURKISH QUAKE SURVIVORS
Today's Zaman, Turkey
Oct 28 2011
Armenian aid crew arrived in Erzurum on Friday.
Armenia has sent a plane to Turkey as part of international aid that
started pouring into the country since Monday yet it is distant that
it could play a role in bringing the two foes together.
Gagik Kostandyan, an official from Armenia, told reporters in Erzurum
airport where the aid plane landed on Friday afternoon, that Armenian
President Serzh Sarksyan called President Abdullah Gul and expressed
Armenia's readiness to send aid.
Kostandyan said the Armenian government sent 111 tents in different
sizes, 4,345 blankets, 36 beds, 6 bedsheets, 474 sleeping bags.
The Armenian official said Turkey did not accept food aid but asked
for tents, recalling that Armenia also sent aid to Turkey in 1999
earthquake.
He added that Armenia always sent aid and it is the first time that
Armenians came to Turkey. "We are ready to offer every kind of support
if needed. We would like the two countries to enjoy good relations.
This is a humanitarian aid. We are two neighboring countries,"
Kostandyan stressed.
Speaking during a visit to Saudi Arabia Embassy in Ankara to express
his condolences over the death of Saudi Crown Prince, Foreign Minister
Ahmet Davutoglu said while commenting on aid from Armenia that these
tragic days could be seen as a way for reconcilitation among nations
and countries. Recalling that Turkey always sent humanitarian aid
to other countries regardless of recepient's religion, ethnicity,
sect or political view.
"We always accepted humanitarian aid with gratitude, no matter who
sends it," Davutoglu said. But Davutoglu ruled out that aid from Israel
and Armenia will play a role in reconciliation with the countries. "Our
position is known in political problems," Davutoglu underlined.
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-261334-armenia-sends-aid-for-turkish-quake-survivors.html
Today's Zaman, Turkey
Oct 28 2011
Armenian aid crew arrived in Erzurum on Friday.
Armenia has sent a plane to Turkey as part of international aid that
started pouring into the country since Monday yet it is distant that
it could play a role in bringing the two foes together.
Gagik Kostandyan, an official from Armenia, told reporters in Erzurum
airport where the aid plane landed on Friday afternoon, that Armenian
President Serzh Sarksyan called President Abdullah Gul and expressed
Armenia's readiness to send aid.
Kostandyan said the Armenian government sent 111 tents in different
sizes, 4,345 blankets, 36 beds, 6 bedsheets, 474 sleeping bags.
The Armenian official said Turkey did not accept food aid but asked
for tents, recalling that Armenia also sent aid to Turkey in 1999
earthquake.
He added that Armenia always sent aid and it is the first time that
Armenians came to Turkey. "We are ready to offer every kind of support
if needed. We would like the two countries to enjoy good relations.
This is a humanitarian aid. We are two neighboring countries,"
Kostandyan stressed.
Speaking during a visit to Saudi Arabia Embassy in Ankara to express
his condolences over the death of Saudi Crown Prince, Foreign Minister
Ahmet Davutoglu said while commenting on aid from Armenia that these
tragic days could be seen as a way for reconcilitation among nations
and countries. Recalling that Turkey always sent humanitarian aid
to other countries regardless of recepient's religion, ethnicity,
sect or political view.
"We always accepted humanitarian aid with gratitude, no matter who
sends it," Davutoglu said. But Davutoglu ruled out that aid from Israel
and Armenia will play a role in reconciliation with the countries. "Our
position is known in political problems," Davutoglu underlined.
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-261334-armenia-sends-aid-for-turkish-quake-survivors.html