Bulgarian President Rumen Radev thanked Türkiye on Saturday for its assist in bringing fires in his nation below management.
“My sincere gratitude to President (Recep Tayyip) Erdoğan for the timely support of the Republic of Türkiye and the courageous Turkish firemen in the fight against the devastating fires in Bulgaria,” Radev wrote on X.
Responding to Radev’s publish, Erdoğan mentioned on Sunday: “Fighting forest fires is a humanitarian responsibility for all of us. Türkiye will continue to stand in solidarity with its friends in difficult times.”
A hearth erupted July 13 within the Svilengrad area of Bulgaria-6 kilometers (3.7 miles) from the border with Türkiye. The blaze unfold to Mladinovo and Mihalic within the south within the following two days, burning tens of hundreds of hectares of forest and agricultural land. Türkiye aided its neighbor with the firefighting efforts.
Bulgarian fireplace brigade and civil protection officers reported greater than 200 fires throughout the nation in current days.
Source: www.anews.com.tr