Turkey’s PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan thanked Armenia for its offer to render assistance to Turkey, after the earthquake, Reuters News Agency informed.
According to the Agency, Erdogan said Turkey is capable of surmounting the tremor’s effects on its own, but at the same time thanked all those countries, including Armenia and Israel, that have offered to provide assistance.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who is on a state visit to the Russian Federation, sent an urgent message of condolence to his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul, regarding the earthquake in Turkey, and offered Armenia’s assistance.
“I learned with profound pain about the powerful earthquake that occurred in Van and about the destruction, human losses, and the people trapped under the collapsed buildings. I feel sorrow in that regard, express my condolences, and inform you that Armenia’s specialized rescue division is put on alert to reach the epicenter, as soon as possible, and to immediately start its rescue operations,” President Sargsyan’s message reads.
No formal response is yet received from Turkey concerning Serzh Sargsyan’s offer, Ministry of Emergency Situations informed.
In its turn, Armenian MFA informed that, according to its data, as of this moment there are no citizens of Armenia among the casualties.
The quake was also felt in Armenia, at 3:45 p.m. local time, and with magnitudes ranging between 3 and 5. The aftershocks continue on Monday, too. Around eighty aftershocks are registered so far and several of them were also felt in Armenia.
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