In a Turkish-language post, the prime minister continued Kyriakos Mitsotakisreferring to earthquake in Turkey and the dispatch of a Greek search and rescue team.

“Images that fill us with pain are followed by images that fill us with hope. We just respect the inhuman efforts of rescuers. Greeks and Turks fight side by side, saving lives together. We are grateful to them for what they have done.” This is a Turkish translation of the prime minister’s post, accompanied by a photograph from the field.

İçimizi acıyla doluran ıldımeri, bizi umutla doluran ıldım takip ediyor. Kurtarma ekiplerinin insanüstü şabalarına Tek kilimyle sıbağınız. Greeks and Turks fight together to save lives. We thank them for what they have done. pic.twitter.com/5qBOjuUznC

— Prime Minister GR (@PrimeministerGR) February 7, 2023

“We are neighbors, we must help each other”

“This is one of those moments where we must temporarily put aside our differences and face an urgent situation,” the prime minister told CNN. Kyriakos Mitsotakisreferring to the destruction caused Turkey after them strong earthquakes.

” Greeks and Turks friends. We may have disagreements at the political level, but in the end, we have nothing to share with the citizens of Turkey. And right now there is an abundance of compassion in front of these images. I can’t imagine another one powerful image of a Greek and Turkish lifeguard saving a 7 year old girl“, he stressed.

Mr. Mitsotakis noted that Greece was one of the first countries to respond by sending a rescue team to the operations sites in the city. Hatay– adding that “we are a country with considerable experience in dealing with earthquakes and we know that in these critical moments time is of the essence – rescue teams must hurry if we want to be able to rescue people who have been trapped for many hours underground”. terrible conditions.”

When asked about the phone conversation she had with him Tayyip Erdogansaid: “In these crises, it is important to understand that ultimately we are neighbors and we should help each other “This is not the first time we have had earthquakes, and in 1999 we helped, and then they helped us.” And he added: “These are extremely difficult conditions, full of challenges. We work with the Turkish authorities – the priority is save the caught“.

We invite you to comment on the situation Syriasaid that “the situation there is more complicated” and that “we are working with international organizations” to send aid.

“Right now, everything we do is not about geopolitics, but about rescuing people who are desperately asking for our help,” he said, adding: “It is important that steps are taken to help Syria, whether through the EU. or through the UN. I’m not sure that these discussions can take place bilaterally. We had no connection with Damascus, we focused on helping Turkey.”