EU plans donor conference for Turkey and Syria

In the statement made by the EU Commission, it was stated that Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the EU Mandate Chair, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson wanted to organize such a conference. under the coordination of the Turkish authorities.

The statement stated that the aim was to mobilize financial assistance from the international community for the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria, and that the conference was scheduled to take place in Brussels in early March.

It was stated that the high-level conference will be open to EU countries, as well as neighboring countries, UN members, international financial institutions and other institutions, and will be chaired by Oliver Varhelyi, a member of the EU Commission. responsible for neighborhood and enlargement, and Johan Forssell, Minister for International Development, Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Sweden.

EU Commission President von der Leyen, whose views were included in the statement, said they were shocked by the devastating effect of the earthquakes and that the priority at the moment is to save the lives of as many people as possible from under the rubble. race against time.

Von der Leyen said: “We are sending the following message to the Turkish people and the Syrian people; The EU will support you. No one should be left alone in the face of such a tragedy.” he used the phrase.

Swedish Prime Minister Kristersson also stated that the earthquakes were unprecedented in the recent past, saying: “The effects of the earthquake are really terrible.” he shared his opinion.

Kristersson noted that they want EU assistance to be sufficient to meet the needs of the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria at such a difficult time. (AA)