Acting Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov, on Saturday (February 18), met with Foreign Minister of Türkiye Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to express solidarity in the wake of last week's devastating earthquakes in the southern region.
Met my brother @MevlutCavusoglu (@MFATurkiye) in #Gaziantep. On behalf of @president_uz & people of #Uzbekistan expressed our sincere condolences due to devastating earthquakes, consequences of which left a deep wound in our hearts. We all stand w/#Turkiye at this difficult time. pic.twitter.com/IPl9wBL2H8
— Bakhtiyor Saidov 🇺🇿 (@FM_Saidov) February 18, 2023
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Twitter expressed gratitude for the solidarity visit of Acting Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov.
On the same day, Uzbekistan's top diplomat visited the Ovakent district in Hatay, where an Uzbek search and rescue team is stationed. In addition, the Central Asian republic has set up a field hospital.
Visited #Ovakent mahalla (district) in #Hatay where 10K+ ethnic Uzbeks live. Grateful to all our compatriots who came here from all across the 🌐 to support locals. @mudofaarasmiy mobile hospital treated ~2K people, 🇺🇿Emergency Ministry personnel rescued 20+ ppl from the rubbles. pic.twitter.com/MmjWgdAtua
— Bakhtiyor Saidov 🇺🇿 (@FM_Saidov) February 18, 2023
Earlier, the Interior Minister of Türkiye, Suleyman Soylu, announced that the death toll in the country from the earthquake had risen to 39,672. Combined with the fatalities in Syria, the overall death toll has reached 43,360.
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