Message in Turkish from the Prime Minister of Greece

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made a statement about Turkey on his social media account.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis shared in Turkish on his social media account: “Greeks and Turks are fighting side by side to save lives.”

While the Greek search and rescue teams that came to Turkey to help after the Kahramanmaras earthquake, the epicenter continued to support the work on the ground, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Michotakis praised the work of the Turkish and Greek teams from his Turkish post on his social media account . Michotakis said: “Images that fill us with pain are followed by images that fill us with hope. We just respect the inhuman efforts of rescuers. Greeks and Turks fight side by side, saving lives together. We are grateful to them for what they have done.”

On the other hand, Mitsotakis in a previous statement said that despite the tension between Turkey and Greece, Greece sent aid to Turkey: “Greece and Turkey are neighbors who should help each other in difficult times. This is not the first earthquake in our countries. “The time has come to temporarily put aside our differences and deal with a very, very urgent situation.”