UAE to set up field hospital, dispatch rescue teams, emergency supplies to earthquake-affected Turkey, Syria

The President of the State of UAE Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed the establishment of a field hospital and the dispatch of two search and rescue teams, in addition to urgent relief supplies to those affected by the earthquake in the friendly Republic of Turkey and the Syrian Arab Republic, to benefit families in the areas most affected by the earthquake.

These supplies come within the framework of the relations between the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Turkey and the Syrian Arab Republic, and within the humanitarian role played by the State in providing relief to people in need and affected by various disasters.

This initiative reflects the humanitarian efforts undertaken by the UAE in the international arena and its approach to helping the affected communities around the world through relief and humanitarian programs and projects that alleviate their suffering and promote their development.

The United Arab Emirates affirmed its solidarity with the Republic of Turkey and the Syrian Arab Republic in the aftermath of the earthquake in the two countries, which resulted in casualties and injuries, and expressed its sincere condolences to the two countries, their peoples, and the families of the victims in this painful injury, wishing a speedy recovery to the injured.