Thursday, 27 October 2011
President Abdullah Gül. AA Photo.
Turkish President Abdullah Gül says Turkey is now accepting quake aid from any foreign country willing to offer it as the country
Turkey is not discriminating between countries that have offered help in the wake of a devastating earthquake in Van, President Abdullah Gül said on Oct. 26, as Israel announced it would send prefabricated houses to the disaster-struck area after Ankara gave the green light for foreign aid.
“There are many countries offering assistance. The Turkish Foreign Ministry made an announcement for specific assistance at the moment the need emerged,” Gül told reporters.
Gül said that not only Israel, but other countries were also sending aid when asked about his phone conversation with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Israel’s assistance for Van.
“There is no discrimination against any country,” he said, adding that Azerbaijan and Iran had sent assistance immediately after the quake without giving prior notification to Ankara. ...
(For more on this, please see: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=no-discrimination-on-foreign-quake-aid-gul-2011-10-26)
Turkey is not discriminating between countries that have offered help in the wake of a devastating earthquake in Van, President Abdullah Gül said on Oct. 26, as Israel announced it would send prefabricated houses to the disaster-struck area after Ankara gave the green light for foreign aid.
“There are many countries offering assistance. The Turkish Foreign Ministry made an announcement for specific assistance at the moment the need emerged,” Gül told reporters.
Gül said that not only Israel, but other countries were also sending aid when asked about his phone conversation with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Israel’s assistance for Van.
“There is no discrimination against any country,” he said, adding that Azerbaijan and Iran had sent assistance immediately after the quake without giving prior notification to Ankara. ...
(For more on this, please see: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=no-discrimination-on-foreign-quake-aid-gul-2011-10-26)
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