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18 February 2023 - 11:21 AMT

Turkish Foreign Minister thanks Armenia in Armenian

Turkish Prime Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has thanked Armenia for assisting Ankara in overcoming the consequences of the devastating earthquake and searching for survivors.

Cavusoglu on Friday, February 17 posted a video featuring rescue teams from a number of countries, thanking each team in their own language.

He wrote “I am grateful” in Armenia on a picture of the Armenian rescuers in Turkey.

Death toll from the Turkey-Syria earthquakes passes 45,000. Total number of people killed in Turkey has hit 39,672. The Syrian government and the UN say more than 5,800 people have died there.