Georgia sends over 100 tonnes of aid for Turkey quake survivors
The necessities have been purchased using the ₾1 million ($374,000) allocated by the Georgian Government last week. Photo: Health Ministry press office
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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.
The Georgian Health Ministry said the aid included first aid supplies, medication, medical equipment, baby nutrition, supplies for emergency personnel, uniforms, warm clothes, tents, power generators, sleeping bags, dry food, canned food and other necessities that had been purchased using the ₾1 million ($374,000) allocated to the purpose on Friday on the instructions of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
The Georgian Government on Tuesday send humanitarian cargo to Turkey. Video: Health Ministry press office.
A portion of the cargo has been ensured from the Health Ministry and Defence Ministry stocks, it added.
The Georgian Parliament on Saturday also delivered humanitarian supplies collected by the legislative body for the victims affected by the disaster in the neighbouring country.
Turkish Ambassador Ali Kaan Orbai (L) speaking with Georgian Health Minister Zurab Azarashvili. Photo: Health Ministry press office.
Calling Georgia a “true friend” that had been “one of the first” to offer aid, Ali Kaan Orbai, the Turkish Ambassador to Georgia, last week said the Turkish business community in Georgia had also collected humanitarian items, with five trucks loaded with necessities departing for Turkey on Friday.
His Georgian counterpart Giorgi Janjgava on Sunday said he was travelling to Turkey’s southeastern Adıyaman Province to deliver supplies to the region that has been most affected by the deadly quake.
The Georgian Government has pledged "maximum support" to Turkey in the aftermath of the disaster. Photo: Health Ministry press office.
In his social media post, Janjgava said the Georgian Embassy would contact the local Government and meet with survivors.
The latest aid follows the ongoing work of 108 Georgian professionals and their trained dogs to find and rescue more survivors following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The crews arrived in Turkey along with accompanying hardware following the disaster, and have been working in the city of Adiyaman in the south-east of the country.
Two separate earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 struck in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria last Monday, killing a combined 37,000 as it collapsed 6,000 buildings.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after departing for a visit to the country on Thursday with a Government delegation, the Government Administration said.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili was on Thursday welcomed at Ankara's Esenboga International Airport in the official start of his visit to Turkey, the Government Administration said.
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.
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.