If necessary, a team of doctors will be formed to send them to the affected areas of Turkey. The Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan, Gulnara Baatyrova, announced at a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey Ahmet Sadik Dogan, the press center of the ministry reported.
Gulnara Baatyrova noted that the Ministry of Health was ready to provide medical assistance, help with medicines and medical supplies to people affected by the earthquakes.
«The scale of the natural disaster in Turkey, which led to numerous human casualties, shocked each of us to the core. Medical workers of Kyrgyzstan sincerely mourn together with the friendly Turkish people for the citizens killed as a result of the natural disaster. If medical assistance is needed, a team of doctors will be formed from the Kyrgyz side and sent to the affected areas of Turkey,» she said.
Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 hit southern Turkey on February 6 near Gaziantep city, where more than a million people live. Dozens of aftershocks were registered in Syria, Georgia and other countries.
The Turkish Embassy in Kyrgyzstan announced collection of humanitarian aid. A single deposit account has been opened in Kyrgyzstan to raise funds to help the victims.
