The team from the Defence Ministry of Vietnam search for earthquake victims. (Source: VNA) Also on February 13 and 14, they informed localadministrations about the Vietnamese Government’s decision to give 100,000 USDin aid to each country.
Besides, the embassy in Turkey escorted the rescue team from theVietnamese Ministry of National Defence to the site in distress and handed overthe relief to the deputy governor of Hatay province.
It coordinated with local authorities to help the Vietnamese teamssettle down and ensure security for them.
The administrations of southeastern provinces of Turkey thankedand highly valued the capacity of the Vietnamese teams, the embassy noted.
Meanwhile, the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran and Syria, togetherwith the Vietnamese community in Iran, raised donations to earthquake victimsin Syria and presented the assistance to the Syrian Embassy in Iran.
On the coming days, under the Foreign Ministry’s directions,the two embassies will maintain a close watch of the situation while activelyworking with local authorities and the Vietnamese teams to give the bestsupport for research and rescue efforts, they added.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Turkey Do Son Hai grants an interview to the Vietnam News Agency. (Photo: VNA)He expressed his hope that the teams will show Turkey andintenational friends the rescue capacity of Vietnam, adding other countries havehighly valued not only the capacity but also the industriousness of theVietnamese teams.
The embassy will do its utmost to assist the teams, Hainoted, adding that the coordination with other international teams will alsogive considerable lessons to the search and rescue officers of Vietnam.
As of February 15, the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey andSyria on February 6 has killed over 41,000 people./.
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