Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, called on Thursday morning Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, and conveyed to him his sincere condolences for the loss of Turkish Cypriots’ lives during the disastrous earthquakes in Turkey, Government Spokesman, Marios Pelekanos, said in a written statement.
According to Pelekanos, Anastasiades, who is currently in Brussels for the European Council summit, wished for a positive outcome to the ongoing operations of the rescue teams that are working to find Turkish Cypriots who are trapped under the rubble of the buildings that collapsed and of all the people who are still missing, stating the readiness of the Republic of Cyprus to offer any further required assistance to efforts made to save them.
President Anastasiades made a post on his Twitter account for his telephone call to Tatar.
Source: Cyprus News Agency