Macron offers French aid after quake in Turkey, Syria
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday his country stood ready to provide emergency aid to Turkey and Syria after an earthquake that killed hundreds in both countries.
French President Emmanuel Macron (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron gives a press conference as part of the COP27 climate conference at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre, in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of the same name, on November 7, 2022. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday his country stood ready to provide emergency aid to Turkey and Syria after an earthquake that killed hundreds in both countries.
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“We are receiving terrible images from Turkey and Syria following an earthquake of unprecedented force,” Macron tweeted.
“France is ready to provide emergency relief to the populations on the ground. Our thoughts are with the bereaved families,” said the French president, whose relations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have often been strained.
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, also on Twitter, said that she had sent her “sincere condolences” to her Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, his country and his people.
“France is by their side,” she said.
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