His Excellency Mr. Jassim Muhammad Al-Budaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, confirmed that the official and popular position of solidarity of the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council with the victims and victims of the earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria and caused great loss of life and infrastructure, due to its large and expanded role in the business, His Excellency noted that Their Majesties and Highnesses the leaders of the GCC countries – may God protect and preserve them – issued royal directives for financial assistance to provide urgent assistance to victims in Turkey and Syria, in addition to the directives on the operation of air bridges for the delivery of humanitarian aid, as well as on the dispatch of medical teams to treat the wounded and injured. support and support groups to participate in the search for missing persons under the rubble of the earthquake, as well as to organize official public campaigns to collect financial and in-kind donations in support of the victims of the consequences of this painful disaster, as indicated in the directive for organizing these Campaigns stem from the insight of Their Majesties and Highnesses – may God protect and keep them – to affirm that the work of Relief and solidarity is rooted in our conscience as citizens of the Gulf, as well as the belief in the importance of the message of humanitarian action and brotherly solidarity. The harsh conditions that fraternal and friendly countries and peoples go through finds its embodiment today in the interaction and continuation of the work of various official and civil institutions in the GCC countries, accustomed to human interaction, especially with those who suffer natural disasters.
His Excellency emphasized that the solidarity of the Gulf countries with the suffering in Turkey and Syria at all levels goes beyond political geography to establish itself in the arena of humanity, which is indivisible and does not differ, especially in such difficult days when the Turkish and Syrian peoples are passing.
