AA / Ankara / Merve Aydogan
Emirati media reported on Sunday that the UAE foreign minister visited the earthquake-affected areas in Kahramanmaras province, Türkiye.
The Emirati daily Al-Ittihad covered Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit to the region, making him the third foreign minister to visit the area since last Monday’s earthquakes.
Pledging to provide necessary support and assistance to Türkiye in the followingmath of the earthquakes, Al Nahyan also expressed his “sincere” condolences and sympathy for the victims of the earthquakes.
According to the daily, Al Nahyan also met with Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu.
The earthquakes caused extensive damage and more than 29,000 people lost their lives in southern and southeastern Türkiye, according to the latest reports.
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Kahramanmaras province early on Monday. Nine hours later, an earthquake of magnitude 7.6, whose epicenter was also located in Kahramanmaras, shook the region, affecting several other provinces, including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa.
The earthquake was also felt in neighboring countries in the region, including Lebanon and Syria.
*Translated from English by Mourad Belhaj
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