A minute of silence for Turkey at the EU summit

The leaders of the European Union (EU) countries wrote a letter to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan due to the earthquakes in Turkey, conveying their condolences and expressing their solidarity.

The EU Leaders Summit, held in Brussels, began with a minute’s silence for those who lost their lives in the earthquakes centered on Kahramanmaraş. The leaders also published a letter addressed to President Erdogan. Using the phrase “Your people are having a terrible experience” in the letter, the EU leaders expressed their condolences for those who lost their lives in the earthquakes.

Saying their thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones and awaiting news from their relatives, the EU leaders wished a speedy recovery to the injured and expressed their respect for the work of the rescue teams fighting against time. .

The leaders said: “The EU and its member states stand in full solidarity with the people of Turkey and Syria in the face of this tragedy.”

Noting that they did their best to provide aid quickly after the earthquake, the leaders recalled that Sweden, as the president of the EU Commission and the EU mandate, took the initiative to organize a donor conference in March to raise support. finance from the international community.

In the letter, the leaders said: “We are ready to increase our support in close coordination with the Turkish authorities. Our thoughts will continue to be with you and your people.” he performed the assessment of it.

SECTION ON EARTHQUAKES IN THE SUMMIT DECLARATION

Earthquakes were also included in the final declaration of the EU Leaders’ Summit. This part of the statement was accepted and published by the leaders. Expressions of condolence and solidarity were included in the section of the statement entitled “The earthquake in Turkey and Syria”.

In the statement, which recorded that search and rescue teams of 1,600 people were sent to Turkey in the framework of the unwavering solidarity of the EU, it was stated that the EU is ready to increase aid and that the initiative of the leaders of the EU to organize a donor conference is welcome.

In the statement, it was stated that everyone was called upon to ensure humanitarian access for the victims of the earthquake in Syria, additional resources were allocated to support humanitarian efforts, and a call was made for the rapid delivery of humanitarian aid under the auspices of the UN. . (AA)