Foreign Ministry confirms death of Georgian citizen in Turkey quake

News agency InterPressNews earlier cited Giorgi Janjgava, the Georgian Ambassador to Turkey, as saying family members of the deceased had been informed. Photo: Anadolu Agency

Agenda.ge, 10 Feb 2023 - 15:58, Tbilisi,Georgia

The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Friday confirmed the death of the fourth Georgian citizen following Monday’s deadly earthquake in Turkey.

News agency InterPressNews earlier cited Giorgi Janjgava, the Georgian Ambassador to Turkey, as saying family members of the deceased had been informed.

The latest figures released on Friday showed over 21,000 people had been killed in Turkey and more than 3,300 in Syria in the disaster.