Turkish Ambassador: Georgia among first countries to offer assistance to Turkey

11:45, 09.02.2023

Turkish Ambassador to Georgia, Ali Kaan Orbai, said that Georgia was one of the first countries to respond to Turkey’s call for international assistance, dispatching a search and rescue team to the disaster zone of the quake-ravaged country.

“Our close neighbour, an old friend and strategic partner, brotherly Georgia, was among the first countries to respond to our call for assistance.

On the very same day of the earthquake, within a few hours, Georgian Emergency Situations Services organized a team of search and rescue efforts. I learnt that they have already rescued a 21-year-old lady, and their presence is a light of hope for the people in Adiyaman,” he said.

According to the latest information, the death toll in earthquake-hit Turkey reached 12 391 people. The deadly quake killed three Georgian citizens.

By - Elene Dobordjginidze

Society

Али Каан Орбаи