Georgian FM thanks “friendly” Türkiye for offering assistance over Borjomi forest fire
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday extended his gratitude to Türkiye for offering assistance in putting out the Borjomi forest fire in the country’s central-western part. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Wednesday extended his gratitude to Türkiye for offering assistance in putting out the Borjomi forest fire in the country’s central-western part.
“Grateful to friendly Türkiye and my colleague Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu personally for offering assistance in such a difficult time, when Borjomi Municipality is being devastated by forest fires. Your support and timely help is much appreciated!”, Darchiashvili tweeted.
Grateful to friendly Türkiye and my colleague @MevlutCavusoglu personally for offering assistance in such a difficult time, when ????????'s Borjomi Municipality is being devastated by forest fires. Your support and timely help is much appreciated! pic.twitter.com/EMpvjonoaa
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) August 24, 2022
Earlier today in a phone call with Darchiashvili, Çavuşoğlu expressed his concern over the fire that has been raging since Friday, and offered help in extinguishing the blaze.
In a move marking international assistance to Georgian state bodies, a specialised Turkish firefighting aircraft joined efforts to extinguish the blaze.
The Turkish aircraft, equipped with an eight-ton tank for fire extinguishing material, was being utilised by its crew on sectors of the fire in the municipality, with two more specialised aircraft expected to join the work on Wednesday.