(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) A senior European Union official will be in Ankara on Feb. 22
for the preparations of an international donors' conference as part
of the EU's assistance to the disaster-hit people in Türkiye and
Syria, trend reports citing daily news .
Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi
will hold talks with Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and other
Turkish officials in the Turkish capital.
“Ahead of my visit to prepare the International Donors'
Conference, another devastating earthquake hit Türkiye. Our
condolences to the victims and their families. The EU stands firmly
with Türkiye. Our solidarity and support remains unwavering in
these difficult times,” he tweeted.
Türkiye and Syria were hit by devastating earthquakes on Feb. 6
that claimed the lives of more than 40,000 people. An additional
six people were killed due to a powerful aftershock tremor in Hatay
late on Feb. 20.
Varhelyi and Cavusoglu will hold talks about the modalities of
the donors' conference to be jointly organized by the EU Commission
and EU's term president, Sweden, on March 16 in Brussels. It will
be open to EU Members, neighbors, U.N. members, international
financial institutions and relevant stakeholders and will aim to
raise resources and coordinate a response to support Türkiye and
Syria.
The conference will be chaired jointly by Commissioner in charge
of Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations, Oliver Varhelyi, and
the Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and
Foreign Trade, Johan Forssell.
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