The leaders of the European Union (EU) countries wrote a letter to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan due to the earthquakes in Turkey, conveying their condolences and expressing their solidarity.
The EU Leaders' Summit, held in Brussels, started with a minute's silence for those who lost their lives in the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes.
The leaders also published a letter addressed to President Erdogan. "Your people are suffering a heartbreaking ordeal," the letter reads. EU leaders expressed their condolences for those who lost their lives in the earthquakes.
Stating that their thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones and those who are waiting for news from their relatives, EU leaders wished a speedy recovery to the injured and expressed their respect for the work of the rescue teams racing against time.
The leaders said, "The EU and its member states are in full solidarity with the peoples of Turkey and Syria in the face of this tragedy." used the phrase.
Noting that they did their best to provide aid quickly after the earthquake, the leaders reminded that Sweden, as the EU Commission and EU term president, took an initiative to organize a donors' conference in March to collect financial support from the international community.In the letter, the leaders said, "We are ready to increase our support in close coordination with the Turkish authorities. Our thoughts will continue to be with you and your people." made its assessment.