Georgian PM sends condolences over deadly quake in Turkey, pledges “any aid needed”
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has sent his “deepest sympathies” to the Government and citizens of Turkey over the devastating earthquake on Monday. Photo: Government press office
Tweet 
Share
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has sent his “deepest sympathies” to the Government and citizens of Turkey over the devastating, 7.8-magnitude earthquake early on Monday that killed at least 284 and left more than 2,300 injured in the country.
My deepest sympathies to the people and government of Türkiye over the loss of lives following the devastating earthquake in #Kahramanmaras. I wish a speedy recovery to all the injured. We stand with the people of ???????? and are ready to provide any assistance needed. @RTErdogan
— Irakli Garibashvili (@GharibashviliGe) February 6, 2023
Taking to his social media account, the head of the Government also pledged “any necessary assistance” to the neighbouring country in dealing with the consequences of what was the largest quake on record for the past 80 years.
The earthquake struck just after 4 am local time on Monday, 23 kilometres east of Nurdağı in Gaziantep province, CNN cited the United States Geological Survey as saying.
The city is located near the Turkey-Syria border, with the shockwaves felt in several countries of the region, including Syria and Lebanon, with the latest figures putting the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria at 568.
Georgian officials sent their condolences to the Turkish people following a major earthquake that struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing over 500 and injuring hundreds.
Georgian professionals will help with rescue efforts in the aftermath of the major earthquake in Turkey, after Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said the Government would send crews and equipment to the country.
A Georgian citizen is among those killed in the major earthquake in Turkey on Monday, the Georgian Foreign Ministry has confirmed.
Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri on Monday pledged the readiness of his office to support Turkish rescuers working in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake that killed hundreds in the country earlier in the day.
Sixty Georgian professionals left for Turkey on Monday along with accompanying hardware to ensure aid for the country in its rescue efforts following the recent earthquake that killed at least 1,014 and left thousands injured, the Georgian Interior Ministry said.
Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday opened hotline numbers for Georgian citizens in Turkey following the deadly, 7.8-magnitude earthquake that killed more than 912 in the country’s south earlier today.
The Turkish Embassy in Georgia on Monday thanked the country’s authorities for their assistance following the earthquake that left over a thousand people dead in the south of the country.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, has thanked rescue crews sent from Georgia and other countries to help with the search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake on February 6, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Monday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday sent his condolences to the people of Morocco in wake of the devastating earthquake that killed at least 1037 people.