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After Centre sends relief and humanitarian aid to Turkey, Turkish Ambassador to India calls India ‘dost’

According to the government, medical teams were also being readied with trained doctors and paramedics with essential medicines

PGurus Newsdesk

February 7, 2023

According to the government, medical teams were also being readied with trained doctors and paramedics with essential medicines

Turkish Ambassador shares proverb on ‘dost’ as India sends earthquake aid

After the Centre sent relief and humanitarian aid to the earthquake-hit nation, Turkey‘s Ambassador to India Firat Sunel referred to New Delhi as ‘dost‘ (Hindi for a friend).

Turkey was hit with massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake where more than 4,300 people died in the aftermath of a devastating calamity that struck an area close to the Syrian border.

In a tweet late Monday night, Sunel said: “‘Dost’ is a common word in Turkish and Hindi… We have a Turkish proverb: ‘Dost kara gunde belli olur‘ (a friend in need is a friend indeed). Thank you very much.”

“Dost” is a common word in Turkish and Hindi… We have a Turkish proverb: “Dost kara günde belli olur” (a friend in need is a friend indeed).
Thank you very much 🇮🇳@narendramodi @PMOIndia @DrSJaishankar @MEAIndia @MOS_MEA #earthquaketurkey https://t.co/nB97RubRJU

— Fırat Sunel फिरात सुनेल فرات صونال (@firatsunel) February 6, 2023

On Tuesday, India dispatched the first batch of humanitarian aid along with a rescue team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to Turkey. The 51-member NDRF team headed by Deputy Commandant Deepak Talwar left from the Hindon Airport in Ghaziabad for Turkey on board an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft.

On Monday, the Centre had announced that two NDRF teams comprising 100 personnel with specially trained dog squads and necessary equipment were ready to be flown to Turkey for search and rescue operations.

According to the government, medical teams were also being readied with trained doctors and paramedics with essential medicines.

As of Tuesday morning, the death toll in Turkey stood at 2,921, while in Syria it increased to 1,451.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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