Turkish Ambassador cites Georgia as “true friend” following aid in disaster relief
Turkish Ambassador to Georgia Ali Kaan Orbai on Friday reiterated Georgia had been one of the first to offer aid to his country following the disaster. Photo: 1TV
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Turkish Ambassador to Georgia Ali Kaan Orbai on Friday reiterated his gratitude to the Georgian Government and citizens for their assistance in the aftermath of Monday’s devastating quake, citing Georgia as a “true friend” of his country.
The diplomat thanked the Government for its recent decision to allocate ₾1 million ($374,000) from its reserve fund to delivering medicine, food, clothes, medical equipment and other necessities for survivors of the 7.8 magnitude quake, and to send professionals to ensure aid in search and rescue operations in the worst-affected south-eastern city of Adiyaman.
Orbai said Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili had personally briefed him about the Government's aid plans, before making symbolic notes to the book of condolences opened in the Turkish Embassy in Tbilisi following the disaster.
The Turkish Ambassador said five trucks loaded with humanitarian cargo were set to leave for Turkey later today. Photo: 1TV.
The Ambassador noted along with the official assistance coming from the Georgian authorities, the Turkish business community in Georgia had also collected humanitarian items, with five trucks loaded with necessities for the survivors set to leave for Turkey later today.
“This move shows the generosity of our Georgian brothers and sisters, the Turkish community here in the country”, he said, adding the cargo would arrive at distribution centres in Turkey before being sent to the country’s worst-affected provinces.
The death toll from the Turkey-Syria earthquakes passed 22,000 early on Friday, with at least 18,991 killed in Turkey and 3,377 in Syria.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday signed the book of condolences at the Turkish Embassy in Tbilisi over Monday’s devastating earthquake that left more than 18,342 killed and thousands injured in the country.
The Georgian Government on Friday announced it had allocated ₾1million ($374,000) from its reserve fund to deliver medicine, food, clothes, medical equipment and other necessities for survivors of Monday’s devastating earthquake that killed more than 18,342 in Turkey.
Georgia has been one of the first countries to offer aid to Turkey in the aftermath of Monday’s devastating earthquake, Ali Kaan Orbai, the Turkish Ambassador to Georgia said on Thursday.
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.
The Georgian Parliament on Saturday delivered humanitarian supplies, collected by the legislative body for the victims affected by the devastating quake in Turkey, to the country’s Embassy in Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday said the country was ready to “do even more” for Turkey following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that occurred early on Monday, killing at least 24,150 in the country, the Government Administration said.
The Georgian Ambassador to Turkey, Giorgi Janjgava, along with the representatives of the Embassy, is travelling to Turkey’s southeastern Adıyaman Province to deliver humanitarian supplies to the disaster zone worst affected by the deadly quake, the Ambassador said on Sunday.
The Georgian Government on Tuesday sent more than 100 tonnes of humanitarian cargo to Turkey in aid of the survivors of last week’s devastating earthquake that killed more than 31,600 in the country.
A new group of 85 Georgian professionals left for Turkey’s city of Adıyaman worst affected by the deadly quake, for the rotation, to replace the rescuers on the site and ensure aid for the country in its frantic rescue efforts, Georgian Emergency Management Service said on Tuesday.
More than 100 tonnes of humanitarian cargo arrived in Turkey on Thursday from Georgia, sent by the decision of the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, in aid of the survivors of last week’s deadly earthquake in Turkey that killed at least 36,187.
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.
Turkish Ambassador to Georgia Ali Kaan Orbai on Friday said his country did not recognise the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia and was not establishing official contacts with de facto authorities in them, following media reports that claimed Russia had started shipping cargo to Turkey via Georgia’s occupied northwestern region of Abkhazia.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, on Tuesday awarded rescuers, including Georgian professionals, who helped in the aftermath of the earthquake in the cities of Adiyaman and Antakya in February, in a move recognising their assistance.
Numan Kurtulmuş, the Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, on Friday hailed the relations between Turkey and Georgia as being “at an excellent level”, following a meeting with his Georgian counterpart Shalva Papuashvili on the sidelines of the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Dublin.
Ali Kaan Orbay, the Turkish Ambassador in Georgia, on Tuesday said his country and Georgia represented “pillars of stability” in the South Caucasus despite “quite challenging” security environment in the region.