Published February 05,2024
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Monday expressed his nation’s “pride” to be alongside Ankara in reconstruction and restoration efforts forward of the primary anniversary of the devastating earthquakes that struck southern Türkiye, his workplace stated.
“Azerbaijan continues its humanitarian activities in Kahramanmaraş province and closely participates in the reconstruction and restoration works and the construction of social facilities. We are very proud to be with Türkiye in this noble and honorable mission,” Aliyev stated in a letter addressed to his Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 quakes struck Türkiye on Feb. 6, 2023, claiming the lives of over 50,000 individuals. Some 13.5 million individuals had been affected throughout 11 provinces-Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Malatya, Adana, Diyarbakır, Kilis, Osmaniye, Şanlıurfa, and Elazığ.
“Just as Türkiye stands by Azerbaijan in good times and in sad times, we always stand by Türkiye and will continue to do so. Because we are one nation, two states,” Aliyev stated.
He stated he’s sure that the Turkish state, because of Erdoğan’s management and the Turkish individuals’s “determination to fight, its spirit of solidarity and its strong will,” will overcome the difficulties introduced by the quakes, and are available out “even stronger and with honor.”
“On this sad day, I express my condolences to you, to the families and relatives of the victims, to the fraternal people of Türkiye on my own behalf and on behalf of the people of Azerbaijan,” he stated.
To mark the primary approaching anniversary, Erdoğan continues to attend handover ceremonies of recent houses constructed for these left homeless within the affected areas.
Source: www.anews.com.tr