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- 15.03.2023 10:48:00
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On difficult days, the most important need of any state and society is, first of all, to see his friends next to him. On February 6, The People of Turkey experienced the so-called "disaster of the century" and successive earthquakes.
Earthquake victims include the Republic of Turkey, the Turkish nation and NGOs and from all over the world, especially. Necessary support was provided from Uzbekistan.
From the first day of the earthquake, Turkey speaks with great pride and satisfaction of all Uzbek institutions and organizations and citizens, especially the friendship and fraternal sympathies of the president of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, social assistance and support.
The embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Tashkent organized a "thank you reception ceremony"in order to symbolically express gratitude to Uzbekistan, which is showing friendship, brotherhood, support and support.
A press conference was held at the event with the participation of Mr. Bekar, who received the Turkish Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Uzbekistan.
- Turkey experienced a "disaster of the century" as a result of the earthquakes that occurred. to this day, we have lost a total of 47,475 people with our 7 Uzbek brothers in this notorious disaster, "says the ambassador gentleman," the state and people of Uzbekistan, as in history, did not show their nobility, demonstrating their loneliness. Initially, President Mirziyoyev, almost all top leaders of the Cabinet and state organizations visited our embassy and expressed their condolences became a symbol of solidarity, which would never fade from memory.
In fact, 6 separate flights carrying search and rescue, medical teams and humanitarian aid were organized from Uzbekistan to the Adana region of Turkey from February 6 to February 13. The 100-man Uzbek search-and-Rescue Team, which reached Turkey by these flights, performed rescue work in the Khatai region.
-From the first moments of the news of the earthquake, in the Coordination of our embassy, material assistance was collected at 3 addresses in Tashkent with contributions from organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and industry of Uzbekistan, the Union of entrepreneurs of Uzbekistan (UTID), the Business Council of Turkey–Uzbekistan, the representative office of the Council of independent industrialists – entrepreneurs, – The assistance sent by our generous Uzbek relatives from all over Uzbekistan was coordinated in the index repository, which the Uzbek government allocated in Sergeli district from February 12.
Two days after the disaster, on February 8, another 71-person medical officer set up a field hospital in Hatay province, Turkey and proceeded to treat the wounded. The field hospital provided medical care to 1,795 men, 1,177 women and 888 children, for a total of 3,860 Turkish citizens. At the same time, our compatriots went to the earthquake areas, cooked Uzbek pilaf and distributed it to the needy.
– On such difficult days, the most important need of the state and societies is to see their friends next to them. The Republic of Turkey was also very pleased to see friends with ointments for pain even more than material and social assistance at such a difficult time, – said the participant of the event, rector of the University of journalism and mass communications of Uzbekistan Sherzodkhan Kuhrakhoja.
According to Mr. Ambassador, 674 tons of humanitarian aid supplies have been delivered to Turkey to date through Uzbekistan Airways, Turkish Airways, MNG cargo and cargo transport.
- until today, cash funds in the amount of 644 000 US dollars have been sent to our country. Funds continue to come. I consider it my duty to express gratitude to those who have not helped us, " says The Bachelor, who received the Turkish Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Uzbekistan at the organized event.
