Earthquake Turkey: New Blinken-Cavusoglu phone call to assess post-disaster needs

The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken contact him today Turk his counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, for the second time in four days to discuss how Washington can help Turkey and Syria after the devastating earthquakes.

“It was primarily an attempt to learn from our Turkish allies what they would want from the United States,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said. The US will soon be able to say more about the aid it will provide to Turkey, he added.

According to Price, the Cavusoglu gave details of Turkey’s needs and Washington “will do his best to meet the needs mentioned by the Turks».

The spokesman also said US helicopters are helping rescuers reach hard-to-reach areas. He recalled that the US has sent a disaster response team consisting of 200 people. It is also planned to send generators, medical supplies, tents for the homeless, water and water purification systems.

Price also said the US would continue to demand unhindered humanitarian access to Syria and urged the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to immediately allow aid to pass through the border crossings.

Source: News Beast

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