PM meets Georgian rescuers involved in Turkey earthquake relief efforts
Garibashvili thanked the “hero rescuers” who managed to save three survivors during their work since the first day in the aftermath of the earthquake. They also found more than 80 people dead in the rubble of buildings in the city. Photo: Government Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday thanked Georgian rescuers engaged in relief operations in southern Turkish city of Antakya following the February 6 earthquake for their efforts.
Meeting the professionals on the final day of his visit to Turkey, Garibashvili and his Government delegation visited the city to be introduced to the progress of the rescue efforts.
Photo: Government Administration
He thanked the “hero rescuers” who managed to save three survivors during their work since the first day in the aftermath of the earthquake. They also found more than 80 people dead in the rubble of buildings in the city.
Photo: Government Administration
“Georgia and the Georgian people stand next to Turkey and the Turkish people. I conveyed this message and my condolences to President Erdoğan, to whom I confirmed my support for Georgia and expressed our solidarity. This is a terrible tragedy that has befallen Turkey and our fraternal Turkish people”, Garibashvili said.
Photo: Government Administration
Crews and hardware from the Special and Emergency Operations Centre of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs were deployed to help with the rescue efforts following an initiative by Garibashvili. They have been working to help deal with the aftermath of the disaster that killed more than 42,000 people in Turkey.
The head of the Georgian Government received a formal sendoff from the Antakya-Hatay International Airport by Fatih Dönmez, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey, Ahmet Genger, the Deputy Governor of Hatay and Çağatay Kılıç, the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Turkish Parliament.
Turkish interior and energy ministers on Friday praised the rescue efforts of Georgian professionals who joined the international relief work following the devastating earthquake of February 6 that killed more than 42,000 people in the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said he wanted to send the message to Turkey that Georgia and its citizens “stood by” the country in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit its south earlier this month.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday met Georgian rescuers engaged in relief operations in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Turkey earlier this month and hailed their contribution to the efforts.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday continued his working trip to Turkey by heading to the city of Antakya in Hatay Province, affected by the devastating earthquake of February 6 that killed more than 42,000 people.
Georgian rescuers of the country’s Emergency Management Service completed the search and rescue operations of the latest deadly quake in Turkey and returned to Georgia with a special charter flight by the decision of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
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A Georgian rescue dog received a special award for saving the life of a survivor of Turkey’s devastating earthquake, the Georgian Emergency Management Service said on Saturday.
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.
A Georgian citizen died in an explosion in a furniture workshop in Baku that killed seven and injured at least 24 on Monday, the Georgia’s Foreign Ministry told Georgian Public Broadcaster.