Turkey’s FM: Tension with Israel won’t change over aid
Diplomatic tension between Turkey and Israel will continue despite Israeli earthquake aid to the stricken country, Turkey\’s foreign minister said.
Diplomatic tension between Turkey and Israel will continue despite Israeli earthquake aid to the stricken country, Turkey\’s foreign minister said.
Israel\’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to offer condolences for those killed in a devastating earthquake and said the Jewish state was ready to help, officials of both countries said.
Turkey has rejected all international aid, including an Israeli offer, in the wake of a strong earthquake that collapsed buildings and left hundreds dead.
Rescuers clawed through rubble on Monday to free people trapped by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 264 people and wounded more than 1,000 in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey.
More than 100 people were confirmed killed and hundreds more feared dead on Sunday when a powerful earthquake hit southeast Turkey, flattening buildings and leaving survivors crying for help from under the rubble.
Turkey has not yet made any call for international assistance after Sunday\’s powerful earthquake in which many people were feared killed, a Foreign Ministry official said.
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Sunday Ankara has declined aid offered by the Jewish state after an earthquake struck southeast Turkey.
Israel has offered to send aid to Turkey following a strong earthquake that has collapsed buildings and reportedly left hundreds dead.