Turkey earthquake: Operation Dost shows friendship between India and Turkey, says Turkish Envoy Firat Sunel

Turkeys Ambassador to India Firat Sunel has said that Operation Dost is a very important operation and demonstrates the friendship between the two nationsFirat Sunel made the remarks at the Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad from where Indian Air Forces C17 Globemaster aircraft with the NDRF team medical equipment relief equipment took off for Turkey as part of the ongoing Operation Dost He said Operation Dost is a symbolic operation It already proves that we are friends We have to deepen our relationsSpeaking to ANI Firat Sunel said Operation Dost is a very important operation And this is the operation of friendship because DOST is the word in Hindi and Turkish which means friends And this operation shows our friendship between India and Turkey and friends always help each otherHe further said I remember two years ago in 2021 I was exactly in this airplane and Turkey sent two aircraft loaded with Covid medical assistance Now after two years now we have two huge devastating earthquakes in Turkey and India is now sending search and rescue teams in Turkey because real friends help each other in days if they are in needCalling Operation Dost helpful Turkeys Ambassador to India Firat Sunel said What we would need in Turkey especially in the first 72 hours is search and rescue actions together with emergency medical aid and everything is you know the start of the operation Dost it includes search and rescue teams and emergency medical aid Thats why it is very helpfulFirat Sunel said that there are over 15000 Turkish Troops doctors and foreign teams working on the ground in Turkey He said that the death toll is nearly 10000 however the rescue operation continues as there are rubblesIt is almost 10000 but we are racing against time and there are still so many rubbles and the operation is continuing Our government bodies are also overall there are more than 15000 Turkish troops rescue operations doctors and so on Firat Sunel saidHe added There are Turkish Red Crescents also and they are working there and now also some foreign teams So they are doing their best They are working day and night in order to rescue peopleUnion Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan who was also present at the Hindon Airbase has said that India stands ready to extend support to the people of earthquakehit TurkeySpeaking to ANI Muraleedharan said that there are four teams working on the ground in Turkey including two rescue teams dog squads and two medical teams He said that India has already opened a field hospital in TurkeyIndia has already sent four teams including two rescue teams of NDRF and two teams for medical assistance Today the third team of NDRF is taking off for Turkey along with a dog squad medicines blankets four wheelers Muraleedharan saidAlso Read Turkey President admits shortcomings as death toll from earthquake crosses 15000markHe further said India stands ready to extend support to the people of Turkey in this hour of grief India has always been coming to the help of people across the world and humanitarian assistance has been provided in various countries across the world So this is another such an exampleMuraleedharan said that India continues to stand with the people of Turkey He said that India would assess the situation and do the needful if any further assistance is required He said that Turkish Envoy Firat Sunel has called India a true friend as it is helping Turkey in the need of the hourEarlier on Wednesday External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India is providing materials supplies medical supplies and equipment to Syria as well as sending search and rescue teams to Turkey under Operation DostIndia is providing assistance to Turkey through the ongoing crisis after earthquakes jolted the country on February 6The earthquake of magnitude 77 on the Richter ripped through Turkey and Syria on February 6 followed by a series of aftershocks that caused huge devastation loss of lives and damage to infrastructure in the two countriesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever